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The Martha Miller Center for Global Communication houses the departments
of communication and of modern and classical languages, as well as the
offices of international education and multicultural life. It is also
the location for the director of the college's new Center for Faithful
Leadership program, which is currently under development. The 49,000
square foot building is named in honor of the late Martha Miller, who
died in 1999 at age 96, in recognition of a $3 million leadership gift
her family made on behalf of the project through her estate. The project
totals $12 million.
Quick Facts
- The Martha Miller Center for Global Communication is named in honor
of the late Martha Miller, who died in 1999 at age 96, in recognition
of a $3 million leadership gift her family made on behalf of the
project through her estate.
- The two-story, 49,000 square foot building houses the departments
of communication and modern and classical languages, and the offices
of
international education and multicultural life, with an emphasis
on ways that the four programs can interconnect. It is also the location
for
the director of the college's new Center for Faithful Leadership
program, which is currently under development.
- The department of communication relocated from Lubbers Hall, and
the department of modern and classical languages relocated from Graves
Hall.
The office of international education moved from a home located in
the center of campus, and the office of multicultural life relocated
from
the college’s DeWitt Center. The moves will in turn provide
additional space in the existing facilities for use by other programs.
- The Martha Miller Center for Global Communication was built on Columbia
Avenue between 10th and 11th streets, on property formerly occupied
by Lincoln Elementary School.
- The college broke ground in late April of 2004. The Martha Miller
Center opened for the 2005-06 school year, with the dedication being
held October
15, 2005
- Construction manager for the Martha Miller Center was Lakewood Construction
Co. of Holland.
- The architectural firm was Design Plus of Grand Rapids.
- The project totaled $12 million.
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