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Regional collaboration is the key to success in
today’s global economy. Two upcoming events will
demonstrate the University’s continuing commitment
to regional cooperation and advancement.
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The University of Akron and Lorain County
Community College have entered into an unprecedented
alliance that will accelerate educational efficiency,
knowledge creation and economic development within
an area we are calling the Innovation Alliance. By
combining the collective resources of a community
college and a research university, the alliance will
stimulate economic development and catalyze
innovation in education, government, healthcare,
manufacturing and high-growth industries.
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UA also participates in numerous joint degree
programs with the region’s other higher education
institutions. These consortiums combine resources
to offer students such high-value programs as
“critical languages” like Arabic, Mandarin Chinese
and Farsi. Such collaborations make prudent use
of taxpayer support.
In January 2008, UA will open a 30,000-square-foot
Medina County University Center (MCUC) in a new
technology park in Lafayette Township, just south
of the city of Medina. While not a branch campus,
this unique educational facility is designed to identify
and respond to the region’s economic development
needs. The state-of-the-art MCUC will deliver traditional
and newly developed specialized certificate programs,
customized training, video-conferencing, Web-based
instruction and on-sight programming for local
companies, as well as credit and noncredit
college coursework.
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