Heartland Community College opens renovated student center

Posted on October 4, 2024

*^{It will feature a space dedicated to student success, well-being and even a game room. (WJBC File Photo)}*

By WMBD-TV

NORMAL – Heartland Community College is celebrating the opening of a renovated space designed to help assist students outside the classroom.

It will feature a space dedicated to student success, well-being and even a game room.

Heartland had a celebration with students to commemorate the opening. They provided food and music and even had a “beach ball drop”.

“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,” Heartland president Keith Cornille said.

The new building joins a food service and a lounge that opened last year. The school plans to include advertisement and enrollment services to the building in the future.

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