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Sunday, February 10, 2019
Wildcat Country grows paw print in Gilbert BY CECILIA CHAN GSN Managing Editor
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he University of Arizona is expanding its presence in the East Valley and using Gilbert to do it. U of A will be offering a nursing program at the town-owned University Building in the Heritage District starting in the fall. Town Council last week approved a $1.7 million multi-year lease agreement with the U of A, which has been holding coding boot camp classes in the four-story building at Vaughn Avenue and Ash Street since May 2017. “I’m excited for the vote tonight,” Mayor Jenn Daniels said. “It’s a vote long time in coming.”
Missouri-based Park University currently occupies the first floor of the building under a three-year, $799,128 lease agreement with the town, offering classes in fall 2018. The U of A will take over the entire third floor of the building. “So now, we may have competition,” said Dr. Jeff Ehrlich, executive director of Park University’s Gilbert campus, adding, however, “I believe together we will grow. We welcome U of A to the Gilbert community.” Ehrlich added that his campus has 11 employees and expects to hire six to eight more and that the projected enrollment this fall is 300. Under the lease, the U of A’s offerings will expand to include a bachelor of science de-
More EV lawmakers Double joy backing suicideprevention training
BY JIM WALSH GSN Staff Writer
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nly days after a 16-year-old Mesa student hung herself in her parents’ garage, an Ahwatukee legislator last week introduced the latest version of a bill aimed at helping to prevent teen suicide and drew support from lawmakers who represent part of Gilbert. Sen. Sean Bowie’s bill would require the training every three years of all school personnel working in grades 6-12 in recognizing the early warning signs of teen suicide and appropriate intervention techniques.
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Gilbert High twins Marcus, left, and Isaac MacDonald were overjoyed when they were allowed to suit up for the Tigers’ finale on Senior Night. Diagnosed with a disorder that impairs their social skills, they spent the season on the bench, grateful they could get a seat on the bench to be part of a game the brothers love. But Tigers Coach Jerome Joseph couldn't just let them miss out on Senior Night activities, and they repaid his kindness as true athletes would. For more, see page 16.. (Kim Carrillo/GSN Staff Photographer)
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gree in nursing. In the first year, the program is expected to enroll 72 students, with a projected total enrollment of 216 students at year three. Councilman Jared Taylor said Gilbert will benefit tremendously from the U of A’s program as there is a waiting list in the state for students wanting to attend nursing school. “I hope they are successful that one of them will buy the building,” Taylor said. “I love their plans but I still want to get this off our books.” The town custom-designed the $36 million, taxpayer-funded, 87,000-square-foot building for Saint Xavier University, which inked a 15-year lease in 2015. Some of its program
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