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THE LEGACY OF A PRESIDENT

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Kevin J . Manning , Ph . D ., assumes his role as Villa Julie ’ s fourth president . A week of events are held on campus leading up to his inauguration on Oct . 28 .
Villa Julie is named as one of the 2002 “ Best Values in Education ” in the U . S . News & World Report ’ s ranking for Northern Comprehensive Colleges .
Villa Julie unveils plans to build a second campus on Owings Mills Boulevard , starting with the construction of gardenstyle apartments to house more than 500 students . President Manning is selected as one of Maryland ’ s “ Innovators of the Year ” by The Daily Record for his introduction of the Career Architecture SM planning process .
Villa Julie opens its first College-owned housing complex on the Owings Mills site with seven residential buildings housing more than 540 students . The College announces plans to build more housing at the site scheduled to open in fall 2005 .
The College agrees to buy the former Baltimore Ravens training facility from the City of Baltimore . The facility , originally built in the late 1970s for the Baltimore Colts , brings Villa Julie ’ s Owings Mills campus to 48 acres . The facility includes two full-sized fields suitable for soccer and lacrosse and one half-sized field .
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