EMU plans to turn old school into new Autism Center
Eastern Michigan University is buying the old Fletcher Elementary School and plans to turn it into the university’s new home for the Autism Collaborative Center and Children’s Institute.EMU is purchasing the circa-1963 building for $2.2 million. The Autism Center and Children’s Institute are expected to move into the 40,000-square-foot building this fall. The Autism Center provides services for 40 families in the Bright Horizons building located at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor. This new space will allow the center to reach 2,000 people within the first couple years. The building will be used for research, interventions and community outreach. Services will be provided on a sliding scale.EMU’s Children’s Institute provides early childhood education for the children of university students, faculty, staff and surrounding communities. It serves 150 children ages six and below at the Rackham Building on EMU’s main campus Source: Eastern Michigan UniversityWriter: Jon Zemke
Eastern Michigan University is buying the old Fletcher Elementary School and plans to turn it into the university’s new home for the Autism Collaborative Center and Children’s Institute.
EMU is purchasing the circa-1963 building for $2.2 million. The Autism Center and Children’s Institute are expected to move into the 40,000-square-foot building this fall.
The Autism Center provides services for 40 families in the Bright Horizons building located at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor. This new space will allow the center to reach 2,000 people within the first couple years. The building will be used for research, interventions and community outreach. Services will be provided on a sliding scale.
EMU’s Children’s Institute provides early childhood education for the children of university students, faculty, staff and surrounding communities. It serves 150 children ages six and below at the Rackham Building on EMU’s main campus
Source: Eastern Michigan University
Writer: Jon Zemke
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