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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE John Carroll University Purchases Temple Emanu El building on Green Road
University Heights, OH- John Carroll University has agreed to purchase Temple Emanu El, located at the corner of Cedar and Green Roads in University Heights. Temple Emanu El is in the process of constructing a new synagogue in Orange Village and was seeking a buyer for its current building in University Heights. John Carroll will develop the site with several future long-term goals, including possible:
The university’s most immediate need for the site is to provide additional temporary campus parking, a plan that will be implemented in August 2008 when Temple Emanu El relocates. However, the university may move some of its facilities management operations to the site. For much of the past year, John Carroll University has been working on a new master plan for its campus. The University hired Sasaki Associates to assess needs and the current configuration of campus, and then to propose solutions that will make sense for the University and the surrounding community. In recent months, representatives of the University have been meeting with elected officials and neighbors to talk about the plan, which is still in draft form. In announcing the purchase agreement, John Carroll University President, Rev. Robert L. Niehoff, S.J., stated, “We are delighted to reach an agreement with Temple Emanu El that will enable us to better serve our students this fall and provide the Temple with the resources its congregation desires as it moves to the next level in serving the needs of its supportive and generous community.” Rabbi Steven L. Denker, spiritual leader of Temple Emanu El adds, “This transaction, between neighbors of over sixty years, blesses both institutions by facilitating Temple Emanu El’s move to our new home in Orange Village while providing John Carroll University with space for its future development. We are pleased to have reached an agreement that is truly in the best interest of the communities we serve.” John Carroll University, located in University Heights, Ohio, is a Jesuit, Catholic university that inspires individuals to excel in learning, leadership and service in the region and the world. The university has 3,000 undergraduates and nearly 700 graduate students. The U.S. News & World Report’s 2008 annual college guide ranks the master’s degree program at John Carroll University among the top 10 universities across the Midwest. The university is ranked 13th in the “Great Schools, Great Prices” category which compares academic excellence with cost. Originally founded as St. Ignatius College in 1886, the university was renamed in 1923 to honor America’s first Catholic bishop, John Carroll of Maryland. John Carroll is one of 28 Jesuit colleges and universities located in the United States. 08-08
________________ John Carroll University, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a liberal arts university grounded in the Jesuit, Catholic tradition. The university has some 3,100 plus undergraduates and just over 700 graduate students. The U.S. News & World Report’s 2007 annual college guide ranks John Carroll University among the top 10 master’s-degree granting universities in the Midwest and first in average graduation rate. Originally founded as St. Ignatius College in 1886, the university was renamed in 1923 to honor America’s first Catholic bishop, John Carroll of Maryland. John Carroll is one of 28 Jesuit colleges and universities located in the United States. ### 07-41
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