{"id":2230,"date":"2017-09-08T12:32:51","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T16:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=2230"},"modified":"2017-09-08T12:32:51","modified_gmt":"2017-09-08T16:32:51","slug":"genesee-countygcc-officially-opens-two-new-buildings-on-the-batavia-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2017\/09\/08\/genesee-countygcc-officially-opens-two-new-buildings-on-the-batavia-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/GCC officially opens two new buildings on the Batavia Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S6g3hBwSTXg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Press release<\/p>\n<p>The Dedication Ceremony of the Richard C. Call Arena on Thursday officially opened the new 54,000 square foot facility that now houses many of Genesee Community College\u2019s physical education classrooms and coaches offices, a new Fitness Center, meeting rooms, a press box overlooking the Turf Field, and the 20,400 square foot field house that can accommodate many different types of events\u2014from sporting competitions to trade shows and community gatherings.<\/p>\n<p>The Dedication Ceremony also honored and recognized the many donors who contributed to the \u201cCreating Our Future Together\u201d capital campaign. GCC\u2019s new facilities, include the Student Success Center, which was occupied in July, and the Richard C. Call Arena.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2015, Genesee Community College kicked off its \u201cCreating Our Future Together\u201d fundraising campaign with the goal to raise $5 million to support the construction of two new facilities at the College\u2019s Batavia Campus, and also to support student scholarships emphasizing outreach to students living near GCC\u2019s campus centers in Albion, Medina, Arcade, Warsaw, Dansville and Lima.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of 2016, \u201cCreating Our Future Together\u201d exceeded its goal and a total of $5.5 million was raised. In May 2016, Genesee Community College\u2019s Board of Trustees formally dedicated the College\u2019s new event center in honor of longtime College supporter Richard C. Call, who was a member of the GCC Foundation Board from 2001 until his death in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Call was a strong proponent of volunteerism and philanthropy, and also an advocate of a new event center at GCC. He recognized its potential economic impact on the overall region as well as its intrinsic value to the teaching and learning experience for students of all ages.<\/p>\n<p>Over many decades, Mr. Call and his brother, Robert, built Call Farms into a highly innovative and nationally-known agricultural enterprise. Mr. Call\u2019s brother and their children continue to operate the farm. Not surprisingly, Mr. Call encouraged other agricultural leaders across the region to get behind the \u201cCreating Our Future Together\u201d campaign and collectively, they were instrumental in making the new Arena possible. Mr. Call was also a strong supporter of many community causes, and had a special interest in youth. In addition to his local volunteer commitments, he was well-known across the U.S. for his leadership in agricultural organizations and he served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Cornell University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release The Dedication Ceremony of the Richard C. Call Arena on Thursday officially opened the new 54,000 square foot facility that now houses many of Genesee Community College\u2019s physical education classrooms and coaches offices, a new Fitness Center, meeting rooms, a press box overlooking the Turf Field, and the \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2017\/09\/08\/genesee-countygcc-officially-opens-two-new-buildings-on-the-batavia-campus\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2231,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8,23],"tags":[557,558,559],"class_list":["post-2230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-batavia","category-genesee-county","tag-gcc","tag-richard-c-call-arena","tag-student-success-center"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-zY","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":75370,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/genesee-county-2026-graduates-earn-gcc-degree-alongside-high-school-diploma\/","url_meta":{"origin":2230,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/2026 Graduates earn GCC degree alongside high school diploma","author":"aka","date":"May 21, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release BATAVIA, NY (05\/20\/2026) On May 16, 2026 Genesee Community College celebrated its 58th annual Commencement Ceremony with a group of 7 students from area high schools deserving special mention. 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