A construction worker lays brick for Founders Inn renovations.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.—Regent University’s Founders Inn is building two state-of-the-art conference centers and a food kiosk on the west end of the building. Tesoro Corporation is expected to have the conference rooms completed by July 1, 2001, providing for an additional 4,000 square feet of conference space.

When Benchmark Hospitality took over the management of Founder’s Inn in 1998 one of their philosophies was to remedy "the lack of high tech conference rooms," said Rich Jemiola, Director of Administration and Auxiliary Services at Regent University. We are now on a "fast-track" to provide for the development of these new conference rooms.

Construction continues on the West Wing.

Each of the newly constructed conference rooms will have a 75 seat capacity and will be equipped with smart podiums, tackable wall services, and audio-visual connectivity between the conference rooms and the amphitheater. The food kiosk in the center will service both conference rooms.

Founders Inn also recently completed a third conference room, which was the renovation of the Thomas Jefferson Amphitheater. The amphitheater now contains 2,200 square feet of meeting rooms with 78 work stations and features ergonomic seating, 9X12 rear-screen projection, Dolby digital surround sound, a 5000 lumens SXGA projector, and internet connections.

Regent University is the nation's preeminent Christian graduate university offering masters and doctoral degrees from a Judeo-Christian perspective. With a commitment to academic excellence and innovation, Regent prepares men and women to make a positive impact upon American society and the world. Twenty-five graduate degree programs are offered on the Virginia Beach campus, and 15 are being offered in the northern Virginia/Washington, D.C. area. Students may also pursue more than 20 programs online via the Regent University Worldwide Campus. The eight graduate fields of study offered at Regent University include business, communication and the arts, psychology and counseling, divinity, education, government, law and organizational leadership. Regent also offers a Degree Completion Program that allows qualified individuals to complete their bachelor's degree.

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