District officials have spent months figuring out how to counter negative economic trends spurred by emptied offices downtown. But their efforts to repopulate the area are set to get a big boost from the University of Southern California — which on Wednesday will unveil its East Coast campus, located in the heart of D.C.’s business district.USC’s “Capital Campus” will transform the 60,000-square-foot, crescent-shaped building at 1771 N St.
USC President Carol Folt says the hub could draw nearly 1,000 of the university’s students to D.C. each academic term, potentially tripling or quadrupling the university’s presence in the city. For D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser , who toured the new facility with Folt on Tuesday, that prospect fits squarely into her administration’s plan to “reimagine” sectors of downtown that have long been associated with large office buildings and the working professionals within.
On Tuesday, Folt showed off the building’s fourth floor, which features a multipurpose design for meetings and workshops as well as individual student work. The building’s other floors are still being configured, and it probably will be a year before the building’s full array of programming is available, she said. USC programs and classes that were previously taught in spaces along Pennsylvania Avenue will relocate immediately.
“We did something kind of unusual: Jump first, and now we’re developing programs,” Folt said. “Some of these decisions will be made as we build it out. But it will be open for business right away.” Plans for USC to acquire the hub came together quickly in the fall when the university’s alumni network helped facilitate the conversation between Folt and city officials. In addition to policy and politics, USC believes D.C. offers unique learning opportunities in the realms of urban planning and medicine, as well as the more obvious connections to government, think tanks and research institutions, Folt said.
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Yeah, that sounds the worst idea ever. Have u seen California, and u want people that believe their model is working to bring that to the capital. Good bye the USA 🇺🇸
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