Truett-McConnell expands with $3.7 million gift

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CLEVELAND, Ga. — Truett-McConnell University (TMU), a private, Christian, coeducational liberal arts college, has continued its expansion at an accelerated pace, thanks to a $3.7 million gift from the Mildred Ruth Brown estate.

Approximately $1.7 million will be used to purchase two facilities at 529 Kytle Street and 49 Dixon Drive from the Cleveland Worship Center. TMU entered into a lease/purchase agreement to acquire the two facilities in 2016, but thanks to the Brown endowment, the school was able to complete the purchase a year earlier.

The balance (approximately $2 million) will be set aside as the lead gift for the new Brown Hall Academic Building. The new academic facility will be approximately 30,000-square feet and will house classrooms, lecture halls, a psychology lab, offices, tutoring rooms and study carousels.

TMU will officially begin fundraising efforts for the remaining portion of the $5 million Academic Building this summer.

Additionally, TMU purchased two of the remaining Heritage Condominiums, which are contiguous to TMU property. “This latest purchase brings the purchase of the Heritage Condominiums to completion,” stated Dr. Emir Caner, president of the university.

The Heritage Condominiums will now provide housing to 56 students, allowing for continued growth in both undergraduate and graduate student populations.

The expansion of TMU facilities is a continuation of the growth pattern that has occurred over the past ten years, including an increase from 461 students to over 2,600 undergraduate, graduate, online and dual-enrollment students. In addition, the university now offers 30 bachelor degree programs and five graduate degrees in the areas of biology, counseling, education, business and theology.

To learn more about degree programs at TMU or to support funding for the new Brown Hall Academic Building, visit truett.edu.

 

 

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