TROY – The Troy University Board of Trustees Friday voted to proceed with plans for a new building for the University’s College of Education.

The trustees approved a resolution setting aside up to $10 million to pay for the new building and authorized the sale of bonds to pay for construction. The resolution also authorized the Chancellor to “proceed with the development of detailed plans for the construction and equipping at the Troy Campus of new classroom and related facilities to the College of Education.”

The resolution attributes the need for a new building to the “significant growth in the numbers of students attending the Troy Campus,” and “increased interest” in the field of study.

Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., chancellor of Troy University, said the University plans to break ground on the new building in 2007.

“Of course, our roots at this University are buried deeply in the preparation of teachers,” Chancellor Hawkins said. “The College of Education enrollment is the second-largest in our University and it’s time that we provided an adequate -- in fact a beautiful setting that this building will represent -- in which to train future teachers.”

The 60,000 square-foot building will house instructional space on two floors, and faculty offices on its third floor.

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