Heartland Community College cuts ribbon on Student Services remodel

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[October 14, 2024] 

Heartland Community College is celebrating the opening of 24,000 square feet of renovated space dedicated to supporting students outside of the classroom.

The first phase of Heartland’s Student Center project, located on the first floor of the Workforce Development Center (WDC), features new spaces dedicated to supporting student success and wellbeing.

On Wednesday, October 3, Heartland unveiled a number of these new spaces including the Penn Family Veterans Center, Styczynski Family Multicultural Lounge, Chadwick-Walter Project RISE Suite, Woodruff-Feicke Career Center, Messinger Lounge, and Dr. Sandra Hupp Testing Center along with a Game Room, Student Leadership office and Student Engagement office.

The student services ribbon cutting event was a celebration for Heartland students with food, music, and a “beach ball drop” accompanying the informal opening of the new spaces. Student Trustee Auston Koch and student Candice Byrd delivered remarks alongside Heartland Community College President Keith Cornille.

“Creating this space has been a real community effort and I want to thank the many folks who have contributed resources to build these spaces for our students,” said President Cornille. “Heartland students can come to this Student Center to get what they need to support their learning, engage with clubs and activities, or decompress between classes. No matter where they are headed for class, our Heartland Hawks will know they will find the support they need inside and outside of the classroom.”

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HCC Student Trustee Auston Koch, HCC Student Candice Byrd, HCC President Keith Cornille

The new student services spaces join a food service area and lounge which opened last year in the WDC building. The College has future plans to continue consolidating student services to include advisement and enrollment services on the second floor of the building.

[Steve Fast
Assistant to the President, Public Information and Communication
Heartland Community College]

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