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Talladega College Opening The Final 2 Of 3 New Buildings On Campus
In January, 2020, the second and third new build- ings will open on the cam- pus of HBCU Talladega College, in Talladega, Ala- bama.
On January 31, 2020, a ribbon-cutting will be held for the Dr. William R. Har- vey Museum of Art, which will house six critically-ac- claimed Hale Woodruff murals, valued at $50 mil- lion, including the renowned Amistad Murals.
To finance construction of the museum, Talladega’s president, Dr. Billy Hawkins secured Tal- ladega’s largest-ever finan- cial gift, a $1M donation from alumnus Dr. William R. Harvey (president of Hampton University and owner of Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company in Michigan). Dr. Hawkins also secured a $1.5 million contribution from Alabama Governor, Kay Ivey and the State of
Alabama.
The second new building
is the Student Center.
The center is a 47,000
square-foot facility that in- cludes a 2,000-seat gymna- sium, dining hall, full kitchen, concession stand, coffee lounge, convenience store, fitness area, and multi-purpose rooms.There is also a health care clinic and a large convocation cen- ter with breakout rooms.
In January 2019, a new
MUSEUM AND STUDENT CENTER
Residence Hall was opened. It features 103 suites for ap- proximately 201 students, group study rooms and lounges, and energy-effi- cient features, such as LED lighting and access control cards for entry.
The residence hall was the first of three major con- struction projects that were completed on the College campus in 2019.
Talladega College had record-breaking enrollment numbers for the 2018-2019 academic year, enrolling 1,200 students. The College is listed among the Prince- ton Review’s 2018-2019 best colleges in the South- east and named one of U. S. News and World Report’s 2019 best regional colleges and best HBCU’s.
Talladega College re- cently launched its first-ever graduate program, a Master
of Science in Computer In- formation Systems with an emphasis available in cyber- security or health informat- ics.
Among the many Tal- ladega alums in the Tampa Bay Area include, Doretha Edgecomb, Joann Myers, Dr. Charles Myers, James and Gwen Hayes, Benny Kelly, the late Dr. and Mrs. W. W. ‘Billy’ Andrews, the late C. Blythe Andrews, Jr., Kay and Blythe Andrews, III, Rosalyn D. Earl, Dr. Norman Campbell, Archie B. and Gloria M. Harmon, Dr. Kevin Scott, Dr. Paul Sheehy, Jr., Loretta Jackson, Pamela Pollock, La- Verne Latson, Mary Ann Hobley, Harry L. Har- vey, Sherman Upshaw, Victoria Thomas Rogers, and Gwen Bates.
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