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In the news
Opportunity knocks for
Georgia Regents University [ G]
eorgia regents university
Woodruff Foundation. Along with state
our community. Over the next eight
is moving into the future with
funding and philanthropy, the university
years, Georgia Regents University’s local
a new year, a new name and amazing
will build a 160,000-square-foot
economic impact is projected to increase
opportunities for the Augusta area.
Interprofessional Simulation Center.
from $2 billion to $3 billion a year. This
Here, students from different colleges
means more business, more jobs and
operates nine colleges in 150 buildings
within the system will coordinate and
more opportunity for the CSRA.
that span 650 acres. We are home to
integrate their skills.
The consolidated university currently
more than 9,000 students, 5,000 staff
What’s more, the state is considering
It also means Augusta will be home to a renowned university, health care
members and 1,000 faculty members.
$45 million in bond funding to
system, and research facility posi-
We also operate an integrated health
help finance a new $100-million
tioned for national and international
care system that delivers world-class
cancer research building, for which
recognition.
care to people throughout the area and
the university has also received a
beyond.
$20-million pledge. If approved, the building will be the cornerstone of
Extending our outreach through partnerships
a comprehensive complex that will
In the years ahead, the institution will
Cancer Institute-designated
increase its student population, faculty
cancer center.
become Georgia’s second National
and footprint. What’s more, we are forging partnerships that will enrich both the university and the community. Take, for example, the $8 million grant the university received from the
Fueling economic development Consolidation opens a world of exciting possibilities for
Working together, we can create a stronger, more vibrant city.