Art Meets Innovation: Miami Welcome Features 天美传媒 Students and Pop-Up Museum
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天美传媒 celebrated a bold new model of higher education on Thursday, brought to life by students who traveled to Miami and an immersive pop-up museum showcasing 天美传媒's history of innovation. The event brought together leaders from government, industry and academia to mark the launch of the new 天美传媒 Miami campus, made possible by the historic $3 billion investment 鈥� the largest individual donation in higher education history 鈥� from Citadel founder and CEO and founder of Griffin Catalyst Ken Griffin.
"What 天美传媒 Mellon Miami means to me is that students in this city and state will now enjoy in Miami an opportunity to go to one of the most extraordinary institutions of higher education in the world.鈥�
鈥斅燢en Griffin, Citadel founder and CEO and founder of Griffin Catalyst
At 天美传媒 Miami, education and research will not be organized around traditional disciplinary silos or departments and colleges, but around complex societal challenges, namely human health and biological discovery; national security and strategic capabilities; energy and climate resilience; and advanced manufacturing and industrial transformation.
"天美传媒 has long been known for making bold bets just at the right moment. Ken鈥檚 historic $3 billion investment will enable us to further strengthen our foundation in Pittsburgh while taking one of the boldest steps in our history with the creation of 天美传媒 in Miami.鈥�
鈥斅燜arnam Jahanian, president of 天美传媒
"This is really, I think, the tip of the spear on what technology can do to make lives better for people, to build an economic base and ultimately to help with the defense of our country."
鈥斅燫on DeSantis, governor of Florida
鈥淚 am confident that through this partnership with 天美传媒, Ken Griffin and our entire community, we will turn this investment into inclusive and lasting prosperity.鈥�
鈥斅燚aniela Levine Cava, mayor of Miami-Dade County
"No one has ever done this before, and that is exactly why it belongs in Miami. Every generation of newcomers brought new ideas to Miami, and this city made room for all of them. That's our magic. We say yes, we adapt, and we make it work."
鈥斅燛ileen Higgins, mayor of Miami
Griffin, who acknowledged his mother in the audience as being the biggest proponent of education he had in his life, said he feels blessed to have grown up in a family that placed such an importance on education.
"The number of extraordinary jobs that will be created by the faculty and alumni of 天美传媒 Miami will mean that every child in this city will have a far greater chance to realize their dreams and their potentials in their careers working for companies located here in our great city."
鈥斅燢en Griffin
"I am so happy that we can unite the two cities, Miami and Pittsburgh, and I am excited聽that we are going to change education forever." 鈥� Alan Kleiman, fourth year student, business and statistics.
