Arrowhead campus celebrates

Thursday marked a day of celebration for Heidelberg’s Arrowhead Park campus. Community and college dignitaries gathered to commemorate a decade in the current facility.

The accelerated degree program, which has expanded over its 18-year history to include graduate programs as well, opened its doors in 1989 with courses in business and accounting in two classrooms in Arrowhead Park. Since then, the campus has twice outgrown its quarters and has moved to new locations within Arrowhead. In 1997, the program moved to its current location at 1757 Indian Wood Circle. The facility opened with six classrooms and a computer lab and continues to provide a convenient and accessible program for students who can register, pay tuition, purchase books, attend class and use the computer lab – all in the same building.

During Thursday’s festivities, Maumee Mayor Timothy Wagener issued a proclamation to the Heidelberg at Arrowhead program, thanking the college for its contributions to higher education in the Maumee community. He particularly singled out Dr. Mike Pratt for his ongoing efforts not only in leading the Heidelberg at Arrowhead program but for his professional contributions to the archaeological history of the community.

Echoing Mayor Wagener’s sentiments, President Dottavio praised Mike’s appreciation for the past and his vision for the future of the program, and his positive relationship with the Maumee community. He also thanked the staff at the Arrowhead campus for their contributions to the ongoing success of the program.

“Sunday marks Founders Day at Heidelberg. It’s a day I always appreciate because it celebrates our past as well as our future, as we look to grow bigger and better in the years ahead,” President Dottavio said.

Heidelberg at Arrowhead staff and students, as well as Maumee residents who attended the celebration also heard from Dr. David Weininger, vice president for academic affairs, who talked about ways in which the college’s mission statement guides in nurturing the adult learners and leads them to distinction in their professions and their lives.

  Dr. Pratt walked the participants through the history of the program and noted the recent addition of an art gallery that has featured exhibits by Toledo’s Monday Morning Painters.

Posted November 9, 2007