UT Tyler breaks ground on Longview campus expansion [Video]

LONGVIEW, Texas (KETK) –  The University of Texas at Tyler held a groundbreaking for the expansion of their Longview University Center on Wednesday.

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The event was attended by community leaders, faculty and students to celebrate the new addition.

According to the university, this location will serve programs in nursing, biology, chemistry, education and business.

“It will focus on continuing to help us expand on our nursing program,” said Campus Director for the UT Tyler Longview University Center Rodney Ellis.

UT Tyler faculty said the new building is expected to be done by the 2025 fall semester. It will feature a new classroom, several lab spaces for training and workstations for students to study.

“There will be lots of things going on in this building there will be general education classes, science classes, nursing classes,” UT Tyler President Julie V. Philley …