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“We are excited to increase our presence in Stamford. The new Graduate Center will offer greater options for our graduate students while giving us an opportunity to build on an already strong relationship with the Stamford community,” University President John J. Petillo said in a statement.
The programs at the graduate center will include digital marketing, human resource management, film and television, and educational leadership and management, which are currently offered at the school’s main campus in Fairfield, the release said. There will also be new communications programs and other classes, the release said.
“The inauguration of Sacred Heart University’s digital marketing program in Stamford is another validation of the city’s diverse business base, well-positioned for the 21st-century economy,” Mayor Michael Pavia said.
The Graduate Center will offer a hybrid approach between online and face-to-face classes on nights and Saturdays as well to help working students, professionals and commuting students from Fairfield County and New York, the release said.
“This isn’t just an off-site campus – we will offer accelerated, modular and creative programs that maximize opportunities for convenience and value, interact extensively within the region and will be a beacon for working adult students,” Provost Laura Niesen de Abruna, vice president for academic affairs, said in the release.
The Landmark Square location will offer 10,000-square-feet of classroom, conference and administrative space for Sacred Heart, the release said. Currently, the school offers continuing education, limited undergraduate classes, and corporate training in Stamford at its Riverbend location, the release said.
Classes are expected to begin in the new graduate center for the fall 2013 semester.
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