The gift will help fund construction of a new academic building that will be the centerpiece of the 麻豆原创 Downtown campus serving about 7,700 麻豆原创 and Valencia College students.

Dr. Phillips鈥� gift comes just one day before university leaders will present plans for the campus Wednesday at 麻豆原创 to the Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the State University System.

Dr. Phillips鈥� $3 million contribution also brings the total community support for 麻豆原创 Downtown to $16 million.

鈥淲hen our Board first heard about 麻豆原创 Downtown and the compelling vision of President Hitt and his team, we knew we wanted to help make this campus a reality,鈥� said Dr. Phillips鈥� President and CEO Kenneth D. Robinson. 鈥淥ur mission as an organization is to help transform lives, and in doing so, lift our entire community. We believe this gift to downtown is an investment in our children鈥檚 future.鈥�

Dr. Phillips Charities have a long-standing partnership with 麻豆原创, contributing toward the College of Medicine, College of Business Administration and the Dr. P. Phillips School of Real Estate.

鈥淭hese gifts have produced life-changing opportunities for so many of our students,鈥� said 麻豆原创 President John C. Hitt. 鈥淲e are so grateful for Dr. Phillips Charities鈥� support of the 麻豆原创 Downtown campus and the lasting impact it will have on our community.鈥�

One-third of the new $60 million downtown academic building will be funded through community support. The university also is contributing $20 million from its resources and asking the state for an additional $20 million.

The Orlando Magic, CFE Federal Credit Union and Florida Hospital each pledged $1.5 million toward the construction of the new academic building that 麻豆原创 would share with Valencia College. University leaders and board members have made personal contributions totaling more than $1 million. Orange County commissioners voted unanimously to contribute $3 million, and Valencia College will contribute $2 million.

Other contributors to the campus include Creative Village Development, Orlando philanthropist Alan Ginsburg, Orlando City Soccer Club, CNL Financial Group, Universal Orlando Foundation and Universal Orlando Resort, Dr. Bruce Douglas of Winter Park, and Coca-Cola.

Additionally, the value of in-kind contributions of land and infrastructure by the City of Orlando and the developers of Creative Village is approximately $75 million.

Pending approvals, the campus will open in fall 2018. 麻豆原创 Downtown will offer students an innovative learning environment within walking distance of a wide array of internship and job opportunities in fields such as digital media, communication, public service and health-related programs.

麻豆原创 will share the campus with Valencia College, which will offer programs in digital media, health information technology and culinary and hospitality, including workforce training and other certificates to increase access to education in the immediate downtown area.

The new academic building at 麻豆原创 Downtown will complement a renovated Center for Emerging Media building where 麻豆原创鈥檚 nationally ranked graduate video gaming school, the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy, is located.

The gifts will help fund construction of a new academic building that will be the centerpiece of the 麻豆原创 Downtown campus serving about 7,700 麻豆原创 and Valencia College students.

The new contributions are:

These donations bring the total amount of community support to $13 million.

Today鈥檚 announcement comes just two days before university leaders will present plans for the campus on Wednesday in Orlando to the Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the State University System.

鈥淢any of our community partners have responded generously to our request for $20 million in philanthropy supporting 麻豆原创 Downtown,鈥� 麻豆原创 President John C. Hitt said. 鈥淲e appreciate our community鈥檚 strong commitment as we look forward to making our case for a downtown campus to the Board of Governors.鈥�

One-third of the new $60 million downtown academic building will be funded through community support. The university also is contributing $20 million from its resources and asking the state for an additional $20 million.

The Orlando Magic, CFE Federal Credit Union and Florida Hospital each pledged $1.5 million toward the construction of the new academic building that 麻豆原创 would share with Valencia College. University leaders and board members have made personal contributions totaling more than $1 million. Orange County commissioners voted unanimously to contribute $3 million, and Valencia College will contribute $2 million.

Additionally, the value of in-kind contributions of land and infrastructure by the City of Orlando and the developers of Creative Village is approximately $75 million.

Pending approvals, the campus will open in fall 2018. 麻豆原创 Downtown will offer students an innovative learning environment within walking distance of a wide array of internship and job opportunities in fields such as digital media, communication, public service and health-related programs.

麻豆原创 will share the campus with Valencia College, which will offer programs in digital media, health information technology and culinary and hospitality, including workforce training and other certificates to increase access to education in the immediate downtown area.

The new academic building at 麻豆原创 Downtown will complement a renovated Center for Emerging Media building where 麻豆原创鈥檚 nationally ranked graduate video gaming school, the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy, is located.

鈥淭his is the realization that all four community stakeholders are committed to advancing life science in our community,鈥� said Lars Houmann, President and CEO of Florida Hospital. 鈥淯nited, our efforts will accelerate the process and capitalize on opportunities that could not be achieved alone.鈥�

Goals for IQ Orlando include improving the health of the population, increasing access to care for individuals, and lowering the cost of health care. As part of its mission, IQ Orlando is excited about the potential to partner with companies like SMRxt, a smart sensor and software technology that records, monitors and quantifies the time and dose of patient medication adherence behavior.

鈥淲e are evaluating sites across the nation, including Central Florida, in search of strong medical communities and tech hubs for the relocation of our corporate operations and manufacturing headquarters,鈥� said Michael Huffer, CEO of SMRxt. 鈥淭his region provides rich resources including Lake Nona Medical City, Florida Hospital Health Village, the Florida Advanced Manufacturing Research Center, and the 麻豆原创 College of Medicine. These assets, accompanied by the collective strength of the IQ Orlando partners, would be excellent sources of support and collaboration for our pioneering medical adherence product.鈥�

IQ Orlando is focused on recruiting and launching both national and international health-focused companies.

鈥淭hese companies we are investing in are looking for a U.S. base to launch their products and services,鈥� said Alan Ginsburg, CEO, The AHG Group. 鈥淭hey will utilize the IQ Orlando ecosystem to do everything from complete the FDA certification process to develop and advance their marketing capabilities.鈥�

As another resource for companies, IQ Orlando is introducing a Digital Health Lab to provide start-ups with a platform to develop and test new enterprise and consumer applications in smart sensors, health care IT, and the Internet of Things. The Digital Health Lab will offer an integral asset to life science start-ups as technology advances. Life sciences have digitized the human genome, medical diagnostics, the medical record, and is now poised to do even more.

鈥淚 believe that what will distinguish IQ Orlando is the benefit of having a living lab so innovators can develop their solutions in concert with consumers,鈥� said Rasesh Thakkar, Senior Managing Director of Tavistock Group, developer of Lake Nona, the 7,000 acre, award-winning, health-inspired community anchored by Lake Nona Medical City, one of the nation鈥檚 fastest growing life sciences innovation clusters.

IQ Orlando will harness the collective strengths of its founding partners in order to create an environment rich in real-life, functional health resources for companies.

鈥淭he power of partnerships drives virtually all of our successful economic development activities in Central Florida, including Medical City, the Florida High Tech Corridor, and the Florida Advanced Manufacturing Research Center in Osceola County, which will develop the next generation of smart sensors,鈥� 麻豆原创 President John C. Hitt said. 鈥淭hrough our newest partnership venture, IQ Orlando, we look forward to helping our local and state leaders attract high-tech, well-paying jobs that strengthen our innovation economy.鈥�

This announcement took place during the 2015 Lake Nona Impact Forum, which attracted more than 250 of the nation鈥檚 top CEOs, health care innovators and thought leaders to Lake Nona Medical City for three days of collaborative conversation to inspire impactful health innovation.

For further information on IQ Orlando, visit http://iqflorida.com/.

The ceremonies will be:

Doors open 90 minutes before the ceremonies, and graduates begin processing 20 minutes before the ceremonies, which are expected to last about two hours each.

The Friday morning speaker will be Alan Ginsburg, a real estate developer who founded The CED Companies, which has built more than 85,000 affordable apartment residences. He is active in many professional and charitable organizations, and his philanthropic contributions have benefited causes all over Central Florida, including The 麻豆原创 College of Medicine Capital Campaign. The college鈥檚 Harriet F. Ginsburg Health Sciences Library is named in honor of his late wife. During the ceremonies, Ginsburg will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Public Service.

聽The Friday afternoon speaker will be Rick Walsh, a founding member of the 麻豆原创 Board of Trustees and a former senior vice president for corporate affairs of Darden Restaurants. Today he is president of the KnobHill Group, a strategic counseling and development company. He received the 1985 麻豆原创 Distinguished Alumnus Award and has served on the 麻豆原创 Foundation board for more than 10 years. During the ceremonies, Walsh will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Commercial Science.

聽The Saturday speaker will be Beverly J. Seay, a business executive in the Central Florida modeling and simulation industry for more than 25 years and a member of the 麻豆原创 Board of Trustees since last year. She also serves as a board member on the Florida High Tech Corridor Council and on the Steering Committee of the 麻豆原创 Downtown Campus. She chairs the dean鈥檚 advisory board for the 麻豆原创 College of Engineering聽and Computer Science, and has helped to establish the 麻豆原创 Women in Science and Engineering program.

Of the 5,067 students who filed an intent to graduate, there are 4,308 seeking bachelor鈥檚 degrees, 659 master鈥檚 degrees, three education specialist degrees, 11 educational doctoral degrees, 80 Ph.D.s, and six Doctor of Nursing Practice.

With these expected graduations, 麻豆原创 will have awarded 271,257 degrees since classes began in 1968.

Each guest attending the ceremonies, including children and infants, must have a ticket to enter the arena. Tickets are available from graduates. Guests who do not have tickets can view a live telecast of the ceremony via closed circuit television at the FAIRWINDS Alumni Center, Student Union and on Campus Cable Channel 21.

聽Parking for guests will be available in garages C, D and H.

聽Additional details about commencement can be found at .

麻豆原创 College of Medicine students received a high-tech gift for their Christmas stockings Wednesday as local philanthropist Alan Ginsburg gave new iPads to each of the school鈥檚 100 M.D. students. The hand-held electronic devices will allow students to take notes, review on-line scientific journals and 3-D medical imaging, and even take paperless exams. And students鈥� use of the iPad will be part of a two-year research study on the use of technology in medical education.

Students cheered as Dr. Deborah German, vice president for medical affairs and dean of the College of Medicine, announced the gift. During the past few days, rumors were circulating about the possibility of an iPad holiday gift for the medical students. 鈥淏ut we didn鈥檛 want to get our hopes up and then be disappointed if the gift ended up being chocolate,鈥� said M-1 student Alvin deTorres. Alvin said he was delighted with the portable technology because it will provide immediate access to the college鈥檚 Harriett F. Ginsburg Health Sciences Library, which is 98 percent digital.

Nadine Dexter, library director, told students that the iPads were a 鈥済ift of love鈥� from Ginsburg, who thought they would be a fitting tribute to his wife鈥檚 love of reading and learning. 鈥淲ith the iPads, you have information in an 鈥榓nytime, anywhere鈥� environment,鈥� she said. The Ginsburg family鈥檚 earlier donation of $4 million created the 麻豆原创 College of Medicine鈥檚 library. 鈥淲e are delighted to be part of the 麻豆原创 College of Medicine and the way it is training doctors for the 21st century continues to exceed our highest expectations,鈥� Ginsburg said. 鈥淲e hope this gift provides one more way for the students to develop the skills they need to take care of us all.鈥�

iPads offer several learning advantages for medical students: They can download PowerPoints from class lectures and type notes directly on the presentation. The device鈥檚 imaging provides what Dexter described as 鈥渆xquisite鈥� 3-D images of systems such as the brain and vertebrae, and the large screen allows students to have electronic journals, books and databases at their fingertips.

M-1 student Marcos Colon said he had just told his father last week that he intended to steal Dad鈥檚 iPad over winter break to help with his medical school studies. 鈥淣ow I don鈥檛 have to steal his,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 have one of my own.鈥�