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UCF and Valencia College broke ground on a new partnership campus in downtown Orlando that will serve 7,700 students from both schools when it opens in 2019.

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On May 11, Central Florida leaders and children from the Parramore community broke ground on the new UCF Downtown campus. The 148,000-square-foot Dr. Phillips Academic Commons will be the center of campus when it opens in 2019.

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The groundbreaking was a chance for the community to celebrate the campus 麻豆精品 S beginnings.
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In celebration of the partnership between UCF and Valencia, Pop Parlour created a special strawberry, mango and chocolate popsicle that symbolizes both schools 麻豆精品 S colors. 
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A model shows what the Dr. Phillips Academic Commons and other buildings at UCF Downtown and Creative Village will look like when the project is completed.
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Central Florida leaders and children from the Parramore community break ground on the new UCF Downtown campus.
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Chairman of the UCF Board of Trustees Marcos Marchena 麻豆精品 S82 and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer look at historical photos of the Parramore district and downtown Orlando.
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Students from the UCF School of Visual Arts and Design sketch scenes from the groundbreaking.
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Valencia President Sandy Shugart and UCF Provost A. Dale Whittaker present a $1,000 scholarship to Porcha Jones, a Parramore resident and junior at nearby Jones High School, who plans to attend the new campus and pursue a career in medicine.
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