Mesa’s 5th new college, Benedictine U., blesses, opens downtown campus

The Benedictine University at Mesa will start classes next week, as the school held its ribbon cutting ceremony, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013 in Mesa. / Tim Hacker: Tribune
The Benedictine University at Mesa will start classes next week, as the school held its ribbon cutting ceremony, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013 in Mesa. / Tim Hacker: Tribune

By Katie Mayer, Special to East Valley Tribune

A crowd of more than 250 gathered in downtown Mesa Tuesday for a blessing and ribbon-cutting in the building that was once Mesa’s Southside Hospital and is now home to Arizona’s first Catholic university.

The 44,000 square-foot contemporary renovated space, located at 225 E. Main Street, is the primary academic building for Benedictine University at Mesa and includes nine classrooms, a nutrition lab, computer lab, a chapel and faculty and administrative offices, along with empty space to grow.

On Sept. 3, students will step foot on campus and be the first to experience a learning style that university officials call “lecture-free classes.” University officials would not release the number of students starting classes, but said the number is changing, as enrollment is ongoing.

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