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To Recognize The Columbus College of Art & Design for its dedication of the Design Studios on Broad and the Design Square Apartments.
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WHEREAS, The Columbus College of Art and Design has established itself as a unique community asset and become a distinct, recognized, and important educational and visual arts resource for Columbus; and
WHEREAS, over half of CCAD graduates remain in Central Ohio to join the creative services workforce, shaping our environment, our culture, our lives, and our economy; and
WHEREAS, CCAD's strategic campus row location helps fuel the downtown renaissance; and
WHEREAS, the new Design Studios on Broad and Design Square Apartments will contribute to campus life a foundation studio complex, industrial design center, fabrication studio, fashion design complex, and new student housing while providing CCAD with highly visible gallery space and valuable parking facilities; and
WHEREAS, CCAD will celebrate the buildings' dedication with a public program on the southwest corner of Cleveland Ave. and Gay St. on September 14, from 10:30 AM to noon; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council hereby congratulates the Columbus College of Art & Design on the dedication of the Design Studios on Broad and Design Square Apartments, and recognizes the college's continued contribution to the neighborhood, city, and region.