LCC to rename Arts & Sciences Building
Building will be renamed for college’s sixth president
Knight served as LCC’s president from 2008-2020, retiring after 12 years at the helm. The renaming of the Arts & Sciences Building is the latest honor bestowed on Knight. He was previously granted the title of president emeritus in 2020, making him the first LCC president to receive the title, one rarely seen among community colleges.
LCC Trustees Robert Proctor and Andrew Abood praised his philosophy of ambient learning and his redesign of the A&S Building.
Knight’s ambient learning philosophy made even the walls talk and teach through educational and artistic stimuli. Dubbed “the man behind the makeover” in a 2018 Lansing City Pulse article, Knight’s leadership and innovation transformed the face of LCC. He is responsible for some 27 sculpture installations across LCC’s campuses, including his final sculpture project at the center of the Downtown Campus, the soaring 43-foot, iconic Upward Bound.
The college will celebrate the renaming in 2024.
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Lansing Community College, founded in 1957, is one of the largest community colleges in Michigan, serving more than 14,500 students across a six-county area each year. LCC offers courses in general education for those interested in transferring to a four-year institution, career and workforce development, developmental education and personal enrichment. To meet the professional development and training needs of regional employees, the college offers customized programs for credit, non-credit and continuing education. The Transfer Center at LCC offers students the opportunity to earn bachelor’s and master’s degrees from five partner universities on the downtown LCC campus. For more information, visit lcc.edu.
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