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Edison
State President Dr. Doreen Larson cuts the ribbon to the Campus at
Eaton.
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Edison State Opens Eaton Campus with
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
Over 100 supporters were in attendance to witness the ribbon-cutting
ceremony at Edison State Community College’s Campus at Eaton Wednesday
afternoon. Those in attendance included business partners, community
members, elected officials, future students, and Edison State alumni,
faculty, and staff.
Edison State President Dr. Doreen Larson began her speech by welcoming
and thanking supporters in attendance. President Larson then took a
moment to outline the similar drive that has led Edison State Community
College and the Preble County Youth Foundation (PCYF) to success.
“In 1973, a group of leaders from the Upper Miami Valley refused to
take no for an answer when they failed to get a levy-based community
college. That group went back to the drawing board and they established
Edison State as the first state community college in Ohio.”
“Likewise, the leaders here in Preble County and the Preble County
Youth Foundation, in particular, refused to take no for an answer when
they saw a critical need for a community college in this region.”
“This campus will reflect and serve the most critical initiatives of
the county’s economy with programs and service models that are crafted
through student and community feedback. This learning center is a blank
slate, rather than a duplicate, rather than a template, is here for you
to tell us what you need, and for us to then deliver,” said Larson.
Edison State Board of Trustee Chairman Tom Milligan echoed Dr. Larson’s
sentiments, expressing the importance of this partnership.
“I feel that this new partnership will become an important extension of
the Edison State mission, to provide the learning opportunities,
support system, and commitment that enable students to complete their
educational goal and realize their dreams,” said Tom Milligan, Edison
State Board of Trustees Chairman.
Currently offering general education courses, the Campus at Eaton
presents the opportunity for credit and non-credit programs, including
College Credit Plus coursework; degree and certificate courses in
agriculture, agribusiness and ag education transfer pathways to both
in- and out-of-state four-year institutions; expanded articulation
agreements with Miami Valley Career Technology Center; and support to
regional businesses with response workforce training and apprenticeship
opportunities.
“Edison State’s success will be our success. The Preble County Youth
Foundation intends to improve the lives of the community of the
families and children in Preble County,” said Bill Dues, President of
PCYF.
“Children are the message that we send to a time we will never see, so
take our children and students, educate them, and send them into the
future of Preble County and this wonderful state and you’ll be one of
the best partners we have,” added Dues.
Rounding out the ceremonies, newly elected State Senator Steve Huffman
spoke of his experience taking classes at Edison State between his
sophomore and junior years of college. Senator Huffman stated, “Edison
State filled a need for me thirty years ago. I am not a graduate of
Edison State, but I am very proud to say I was a student. Edison State
has something for everybody and I think it’s going to be a big part of
this community.”
The Edison State Campus at Eaton is located at 450 Washington Jackson
Road neighboring a YMCA and a Kettering Healthcare and MedFlight
facility.
The Campus at Eaton will make the College’s fourth campus location.
Other locations include the main Campus at Piqua, the Campus at
Greenville, and the Campus at Troy, which is projected to open in fall
of 2019. Students services at the Campus at Eaton will mirror those
found at all Edison State campuses.
For more information, call a resource specialist at 937-778-8600 or
visit www.edisonohio.edu.
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