{"id":537,"date":"2015-01-21T10:12:06","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T15:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/downtown\/?post_type=post&#038;p=537"},"modified":"2025-03-17T14:09:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T14:09:54","slug":"orlando-sentinel-supports-ucf-downtown-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/downtown\/orlando-sentinel-supports-ucf-downtown-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando Sentinel supports UCF Downtown project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/opinion\/os-ed-ucf-downtown-campus-20150120-story.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Orlando Sentinel<\/em> editorial<\/a> Tuesday lauded the benefits of a UCF downtown campus as an economic driver and pathway for employment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Building and running the new campus would create jobs, its graduates would be a magnet for new employers looking for talent, and its thousands of students would spur new residential and retail development downtown,&#8221; the editorial said. &#8220;Those students also would find more opportunities nearby to land internships and jobs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The editorial also noted UCF&#8217;s support from its partners <a href=\"https:\/\/valenciacollege.edu\" target=\"_blank\">Valencia College<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/cityoforlando.net\" target=\"_blank\">City of Orlando<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/creativevillageorlando.com\" target=\"_blank\">Creative Village<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In fact, UCF has lined up $65 million worth of commitments from other public and private sources, and plans to raise an additional $45 million in private contributions for a grand total of $110 million &#8211; nearly double the university&#8217;s state funding request,&#8221; the<em> Sentinel&#8217;s<\/em> editorial added.<\/p>\n<p>Several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/downtown\/ucf-presents-downtown-campus-to-florida-board-of-governors\/\" target=\"_blank\">Florida Board of Governors members last week heard more details about the project <\/a>and heard from community leaders excited about UCF establishing a campus downtown.<\/p>\n<p>The Board of Governors meets this week to discuss and vote on its support for the project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An Orlando Sentinel editorial Tuesday lauded the benefits of a UCF downtown campus as an economic driver and pathway for employment. &#8220;Building and running the new campus would create jobs, its graduates would be a magnet for new employers looking for talent, and its thousands of students would spur new residential and retail development 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