August 8, 2005
Groundbreaking Ceremony for College’s New Public Safety Complex Set
for Tomorrow (Aug. 9)
DMC Board of Regents to “switch on emergency lights” to break ground
for latest West Campus construction project
WHO: Del Mar College Board of Regents, including President Gabriel Rivas
III; DMC administrators, including College President Dr. Carlos A. Garcia; City
of Corpus Christi Mayor Henry Garrett; representatives from the architectural
firm McGloin+Sween and general contractors Zachary/Moorhouse Construction; Department
of Public Safety Education faculty, including department chair Chris Black;
Stonewall Van Wie, Acting Dean of the College’s Division of Business; numerous
representatives from public safety agencies from across the Coastal Bend; and
DMC students majoring in areas of public safety
WHAT: Groundbreaking Ceremony for Del Mar College’s new Public Safety
Complex
WHEN: 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 9
WHERE: Open concrete classroom area between the Coleman Center and the Barth
Learning Resources Center, Del Mar College West Campus, Boaz Blvd. cul-de-sac
off Airport Road (Campus map available at www.delmar.edu/maps/west.html)
VISUALS: DMC Board of Regents each throwing large breaker box switches
to “turn on the emergency lights” and break ground for the new Public
Safety Complex. Lights will begin flashing on the 8 by 24-foot construction
sign as well as lights and sirens going off on DMC emergency training vehicles–
including the fire apparatus, ambulance and squad car–located around the
construction sign site. After the ceremony, the College will move the sign to
Old Brownsville Road to designate the construction site of the new complex.
FYI: As the third major construction project on the College’s West
Campus, the new $11.5 million Public Safety Complex will house the Division
of Business’ Department of Public Safety Education, which encompasses the
Del Mar College Regional Police Academy, the Emergency Medical Services Professions
program, the Fire Science Technology program and the Occupational Safety and
Health program. The new facility will highlight state-of-the-art features that
will provide advanced training for law enforcement, firefighting, emergency
medical paramedic and Homeland Security professionals.
Targeted for completion for fall 2006, the new complex will incorporate over
35 training features. For a full release about the complex, go to www.delmar.edu/news/publicsafetycomplex080405.html.
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