TAUNTON – The Charlton College of Business Learning Pavilion at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth received a $100,000 commitment from Mechanics Cooperative Bank, according to a fall release by the bank.
Mechanics Cooperative Bank President and CEO Joseph T. Baptista Jr. said in prepared remarks: “The new business school space will facilitate innovation and entrepreneurship by promoting collaboration among students, faculty, staff and the entire Southcoast community.”
A new building, the 22,000-square-foot pavilion adjoins the Charlton College of Business and is expected to cost $15 million. It will provide new technology-focused classrooms, meeting spaces, a business innovation center and a 165-seat auditorium.
Expansion of the campus and elevation of the Charlton College of Business brand “could not happen without the local support of organizations like Mechanics,” said UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Robert E. Johnson in a statement.
According to the release, enrollment at the college has jumped from 1,810 to 1,935 over the past decade, with the MBA program leaping from 143 to 330 in that time.
Emily Gowdey-Backus is a staff writer for PBN. You can follow her on Twitter @FlashGowdey or contact her via email, gowdey-backus@pbn.com.
