Carole Weinstein International Center Groundbreaking Ceremony

On October 3, 2008, more than 175 members of the University community and invited guests joined Carole Weinstein and her family for a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the beginning construction of the Carole Weinstein International Center. Featured speakers included, George W. Wellde, Jr., B’74, Rector, Board of Trustees, President Edward L. Ayers, Dr. Uliana Gabara, Dean, and Carole M. Weinstein Chair of International Education, Jennifer L. Lewis, ’09, Dr. John L. Gordon, Jr., Coordinator of International Studies, Pradeep Kumar Kushwaha, ’09 and Carole Weinstein. The Center is scheduled to be completed by the fall of 2010 and will include high-tech classrooms, support for study abroad and international students and scholars, a wide range of teaching and social spaces for faculty-student interaction, state-of-the-art facilities for language instruction, faculty offices and programmatic venues.