Cartright Hall, University of Bridgeport, Connecticut, circa 1962. Cartright Hall is the main administration building of the University of Bridgeport and overlooks the university’s 31 acre campus. (Archive Photos/Getty Images)
The governor will be taking part in a briefing this afternoon about the future of higher education in Bridgeport.
The briefing will be held at 12:30 p.m. at the University of Bridgeport.
According to a news release from the city of Bridgeport, Goodwin University, Sacred Heart University and University of Bridgeport, together with Paier College of Art, will announce a plan to co-locate the four schools in a single learning environment on the current University of Bridgeport campus.
A news release says students will be able to take advantage of the strengths of each institution.
Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim; Tim Larson, the director of the Connecticut Office of Higher Education; Mark Scheinberg, the president of Goodwin University; Dr. John Petillo, the president of Sacred Heart University; Dr. Stephen Healey, the president of the University of Bridgeport; and Joseph M. Bierbaum, the president of Paier College of Art, will take part in the new conference.
No additional information was immediately available.
