US EditionVanderbilt University 'Optimistically Exploring' West Coast Expansion
SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 28 – Vanderbilt University aims to expand its reach with a new satellite campus as part of San Francisco's plan to boost downtown economic activity and education offerings.
- ByTim Johns reported Tuesday that Vanderbilt University is exploring a campus in downtown San Francisco, with the university saying it was `optimistically exploring` the possibility.
- Continuing those efforts, Mayor Daniel Lurie’s office is optimistically exploring a Vanderbilt campus in downtown San Francisco, building on previous university discussions.
- Meanwhile, Golden Gate University’s 210,000-square-foot complex at 536 Mission sits largely unused, as Vanderbilt explores taking over The Cube at 345 Montgomery Street, which would displace the Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco.
- City officials have met multiple times with Vanderbilt, and Lurie said, `Our administration is working every day to create a clean, safe, and thriving downtown`.
- Vanderbilt's broader expansion strategy includes exploring a downtown San Francisco campus, with officials optimistic about potential impact, following recent West Palm Beach and New York City initiatives.
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Vanderbilt University is in talks with the city of San Francisco to establish a campus there, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. A Vanderbilt spokesperson confirmed to the Chronicle that the university—which is based in Nashville, Tenn., but also has satellite campuses in New York City and West Palm Beach, Fla.—has been working with the San Francisco mayor’s office on a plan to gain a foothold in the Bay Area.
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Continuing on former Mayor London Breed's efforts to attract a university to create a new satellite campus in SF's still semi-vacant downtown, Mayor Daniel Lurie's office is reportedly in talks with Nashville-based Vanderbilt University.The Chronicle had the news Monday morning of Vanderbilt's interest in coming to SF, after the school has already built satellite campuses in New York City and West Palm Beach, and as it tries to expand its offeri…
Vanderbilt University exploring possibility of downtown SF campus
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Vanderbilt University is in talks with the City of San Francisco about potentially opening a campus in downtown SF, a university spokesperson confirmed to KRON4. The news was first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. "Our administration is working every day to create a clean, safe, and thriving downtown -- one that draws peoples, businesses, and investments back to our city," said San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie in …
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