Thursday, December 8, 2011
We caught up the school’s new director, Suzanne Metelko, to talk about the future.
On Wednesday, the University of Akron Lakewood campus hosted its first open house. Prospective students and their parents trickled into the built-out space in the Bailey Building at the corner of Detroit Avenue and Warren Road. On the first official day of classes on Jan. 9, a couple dozen students are expected, said Suzanne Metelko, the director of UA Lakewood. But that’s just the beginning. The school is partnering with Lakewood High School and Lakewood Hospital to offer training in the university’s College of Education and Nursing. Within a couple years, university officials expect "a couple hundred" students to grace the downtown Lakewood campus. We sat down with Metelko to get the scoop on the classes offered, the future of the …
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Saturday, October 15, 2011
Suzanne Metelko, who helped to recruit the university to Lakewood starting in 2004, is set become the school's first director on Oct. 24.
Lakewood has often been called a college town without a college. For the past few months, there’s been a college but no leader. Not anymore. Suzanne Metelko, currently the vice president at Computer Systems Development Services and a trustee at the Lakewood Public Library, is set to become the first director of the University of Akron’s Lakewood satellite campus. Her first day is Oct. 24. “We’re going to hit the ground running," said Metelko. "I am excited about the opportunity because I honestly believe that this a game-changer in Lakewood.” The new University of Akron Lakewood Higher Education Center opened its doors last month in the historic Bailey Building at the corner of Warren Road and Detroit Avenue. Metelko was one of the key …
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
The public is invited to join UA, city and county dignitaries at the dedication and ribbon cutting at the Bailey Building on Detroit Avenue.
The University of Akron is officially opening its doors in Lakewood today. The new University of Akron Lakewood Higher Education Center —housed in the historic Bailey Building on Detroit Avenue — will be unveiled to the community at 5 p.m. in a special ribbon-cutting ceremony. The public is invited to join UA, city and county dignitaries at the dedication and ribbon cutting, which will be preceded by a community open house at 4 p.m. Expected to attend the dedication are UA President Dr. Luis M. Proenza, Lakewood Mayor Michael Summers and Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald. Last spring, UA’s Board of Trustees OK’d the satellite branch and construction crews have been working since to get the 11,000-square-foot facility ready to open. …
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