{"id":2278,"date":"2015-03-31T10:22:36","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T16:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/?p=2278"},"modified":"2015-03-31T10:22:51","modified_gmt":"2015-03-31T16:22:51","slug":"uccs-ent-federal-credit-union-extend-agreement-new-arts-venue-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/?p=2278","title":{"rendered":"UCCS, Ent Federal Credit Union extend agreement; new arts venue named"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor’s note: UCCS Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak, Vice Chancellor Susan Szpyrka, and Ent Federal Credit Union CEO Randy Bernstein will be available for comment at a 3 p.m. March 31 signing ceremony. Reporters and photographers are welcome to attend.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Artist’s rendering of Ent Center for the Arts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. \u2013 The University of Colorado Colorado Springs and Ent Federal Credit Union will sign a 15-year marketing and operating agreement during a 3 p.m. March 31 ceremony at the University Center, room 116 on the UCCS campus.<\/p>\n

UCCS Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak and Ent CEO Randy Bernstein will officially sign documents that name the soon to be constructed UCCS visual and performing arts venue the Ent Center for the Arts. As part of the agreement, Ent will receive the right to construct a free-standing service center at the corner of Austin Bluffs Parkway and North Nevada Ave.<\/p>\n

This agreement extends for an additional 15 years the current Ent\/UCCS partnership where students, faculty, and staff have the option of having an Ent checking account and debit card as part of their university photo identification. The original Ent\/UCCS Lion OneCard agreement began in 2006. This 15-year extension agreement is valued at $12.6 million.<\/p>\n

“We are pleased to extend our partnership with Ent Federal Credit Union,” Shockley-Zalabak said. “Together, as community leaders, we will take arts in our community to new levels and continue the revitalization of North Nevada Avenue and our regional economy.”<\/p>\n

\u201cWe recognize the key role UCCS plays in our community \u2013 both as an educator of tomorrow\u2019s leaders and as a growth engine for our local economy,\u201d Bernstein said. \u201cThis extension of the Ent\/UCCS partnership allows Ent to continue providing high-quality financial services to UCCS students, faculty and staff, support the continued growth of the University and provide added service center convenience to our membership.\u201d<\/p>\n

Groundbreaking for the arts complex estimated at $60 million in total costs is scheduled for August with opening scheduled for Jan. 2018. The venue site is located on the west side of the UCCS campus on North Nevada Avenue across from University Village Colorado shopping center.<\/p>\n

Design of the Ent Center for the Arts is led by H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture, New York, with Semple Brown Design, Denver, serving as the architect of record. The venue will be designed to encourage and support working relationships with community cultural organizations and to provide direct public access to performances, exhibits, and classes.<\/p>\n

The Ent Center for the Arts will include a 750-seat main theater, a 250-seat recital hall, the university’s 250-seat Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theatre, home to the UCCS resident theater company, Theatreworks, the Osborne Theater, to be used by the theater and dance program, and the Gallery of Contemporary Art Education.<\/p>\n

About <\/strong><\/p>\n

Ent Federal Credit Union <\/em><\/p>\n

Ent Federal Credit Union, established in 1957, is the leading financial institution in Southern Colorado with more than $4.0 billion in assets and more than 240,000 members. The credit union provides a full range of financial solutions through 27 service centers throughout Colorado Springs, Woodland Park, Pueblo and Denver. They offer members online, mobile and telephone banking services, a Colorado call center and both a consumer and mortgage loan center. Ent is a not-for-profit, community-chartered credit union with membership open to businesses and individuals living or working in Denver, El Paso, Pueblo and Teller counties, as well as select communities in Weld, Adams and Arapahoe counties. Ent is federally insured by the NCUA. Ent.com<\/p>\n

UCCS<\/em><\/p>\n

The University of Colorado Colorado Springs, located on Austin Bluffs Parkway in Colorado Springs, is one of the fastest growing universities in Colorado. The University offers 36 bachelor\u2019s degrees, 19 master\u2019s and five doctoral degrees. UCCS enrolls about 11,000 students on campus annually and another 2,000 in online programs. For more information, visit www.uccs.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Artist’s rendering of the Ent Center for the Arts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Artist’s rendering of Ent Center for the Arts. This view is from North Nevada Ave.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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