Nashville, Tennessee (PRWEB) November 22, 2011

Meharry Medical College recently opened a new Alumni Hall. Located behind the Salt Wagon Cafe near the center of campus, the building of 5,600 square meters, will be used for seminars, receptions and community meetings. Included a meeting space and will seat 300-350 people.

President and CEO Dr. Wayne J. Riley said the center is a place they can call their alumni Meharrys,. A place to meet and engage in dialogue to change the world

The construction of the new Alumni Hall

represents a significant milestone in the history of Meharry Medical College, said Riley. Alumni Hall meets a need we had for a time appropriate for a meeting and social place in our campus.

The building was made possible in part by a grant from Aramark. That represents an investment of $ 1.6 million Meharrys on campus, and is one of three construction projects under way at Meharry.

in the new Delta Dental of Tennessee Center for Simulation. It is made possible by a donation of 770,000 dollars from Delta Dental. Last year, began the renovation of historic Meharry Lyttle Hall, which had been closed since 1992.

About Meharry Medical College

Meharry Medical College, founded in 1876, is the center of the nations largest private, independent historically black academic health dedicated to educating minority and other health professionals. True to its heritage, is a United Methodist Church affiliated institution. The College is particularly known for its only cure, highly effective educational programs, research on emerging preeminence in health disparities, culturally sensitive, evidence-based health services and contribute significantly to the diversity of professions Nations health manpower. Several issues in higher education ranking institutions annually lists Meharry as a leading national educator of African Americans with MD and MD degrees and doctoral degrees in biomedical sciences. Visit http://www.mmc.edu to learn more.

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