Article originally appeared in the Friday edition of Sun Publications
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National-Louis University announced last week it will open a new campus at 850-950 Warrenville Road in Lisle. Construction is under way and should be complete by year's end. The new campus is expected to open in January.
The campus will be nestled in the architecturally renowned Corporetum complex, just off Interstate 88 and across from the Morton Arboretum. It will house 42 classrooms, computer laboratories, a library, conference rooms, a public cafe, a student lounge and a welcome center.
Classrooms will be equipped with high-tech LCD projectors and screens, as well as computer ports to accommodate laptops, according to a press release issued by National-Louis President Curtis McCray.
"This is an exciting new chapter in the history of National-Louis University," McCray said in the release. "The West Suburban Campus in Lisle will be an outstanding example of modern college campus design that will accommodate traditional-age students and our busy adult learners."
"We have listened to what our students want and need and tried to incorporate as much of that as possible into the new campus," said William Roberts, vice president for operations at National-Louis.
The campus will replace the one in Wheaton. Roberts said administrators will work closely with students, faculty and staff members to ensure a smooth transition.
The Corporetum development features well-lit and patrolled parking lots, including adequate parking adjacent to campus buildings, according to the university.
Six student lounge areas will accommodate wireless and wired computers. Academic service areas will house National-Louis University's Center for Positive Aging and Gerontology as well as the Reading Recovery program that trains Illinois teachers in early intervention for struggling readers.
The 119-year-old university's main campus is at 122 S. Michigan Ave. in Chicago. It also has locations in Evanston, Wheeling and Elgin, as well as Washington, D.C., Florida and Poland.
