With a grand opening yesterday afternoon, The University of Tampa officially dedicated and named the new Technology Building, along with the adjoining building currently housing Graduate and Health Studies. The two buildings, linked by a sky bridge, will be named the Jenkins Health and Technology Building, in honor of Howard and Patricia Jenkins, who made a generous donation to the University to support student learning in both health and technology.
The gift and the renaming were announced by UT President Ronald L. Vaughn.
“The Jenkins have made such a significant and visible impact on UT. I am pleased that they have continued to be engaged and interested in supporting student learning,” Vaughn said.
The two six-story buildings, totaling almost 200,000 square feet, will comprise the Jenkins Health and Technology Building. The first building, currently known as the Graduate and Health Studies Building (GHS), was built in 2018 and houses UT’s programs in nursing and physician assistant medicine, as well as the Office of Graduate and Continuing Studies. It will now be known as the Jenkins Health Building.
The adjoining building is the new Jenkins Technology Building, which houses many academic programs related to information technology and features state-of-the-art labs and audio-visual equipment. Additionally, the building is the home of the Department of Communication and the Department of Film, Animation and New Media.
The building is also a hub for UT’s Information Technology and Security (ITS) department, which occupies most of the first floor with ITS tech support functionality and learning spaces. The building opened for campus use this fall.
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