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Leading
Architecture University Appoints 365 Main President and CEO
to Board of Directors
Catholic University Architecture Makes Strides to Improve
Academic Program
SAN FRANCISCO, CA., OCTOBER
4, 2004 –– 365 Main,
the Bay Area’s safest, most secure and reliable critical
facility, today announced the appointment of Chris Dolan,
President & CEO of 365 Main to the Catholic University
of America’s School of Architecture and Planning Executive
Development Board. Dolan, an alumni of CUA, accepted the invitation
to join the executive board along with more than a dozen other
alumni’s and industry leaders.
The new Executive Board will advise
the Office of Development and Dean on plans, programs and
activities organized to raise private funds to support the
school, faculty and future academic programs. The board will
also offer professional advice and direction on curricular,
internship, accreditation and other general academic matters
affecting the University.
“We are extremely proud and
honored to have someone of Chris’s stature and leadership
on the board.” Says Randall Ott, Dean, Catholic University
of America. “The Executive Board is looking forward
to his involvement and the industry expertise he will contribute
to better our academic programs.”
Dolan and his company, 365 Main,
recently supported the University by developing a Undergraduate
Design Program encouraging students to participate in a semester
long, hands-on workshop to develop more advanced architecture
and planning skills before they graduate. The program was
implemented for the Fall 2004 semester and is a design competition
for the next generation data center. Dolan and other industry
leaders were invited as guest lectures to present Architecture:
Technology for a New Economy as part of the program kick off.
Dolan also hosted a select group of graduate students for
the day at 365 Main to tour the critical facility and to hear
expert advice on HP’s Smart Data Center program from
HP Labs.
“It is both an honor and
a privilege to be invited to serve on the Executive Board.
With the challenges higher education faces these days, I want
to help the University strengthen its architecture programs
and academics,” says Chris Dolan, President & CEO,
365 Main. “Developing the design program and working
with the students on the challenges of architecture and building
was a great experience for myself and for 365 Main. I look
forward to contributing to more projects and programs with
them.”
Other industry leaders involved
in the program included Chandrakant Patel, Distinguished Technologist,
Internet Systems and Storage Laboratory for Hewlett Packard
Laboratories, David Sukinik, P.E, Managing Principle for EYPMCF,
Inc, Geoffrey Cope, P.E, Principle for EYPMCF, Inc and Peter
Lee, S.E, Associate Partner for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
Due to the success of the design program, 365 Main will continue
to pursue implementing the program with other accredited Universities
in the near future.
About 365 Main
365 Main is an industry leading data center providing
a superior, neutral environment that uniquely ensures continuous
operations. In partnership with Union Property Capital, Inc.
and Rockwood Capital, 365 Main provides a trusted, secure,
world-class service for companies and delivers superior, flexible
colocation infrastructure that adapts to customer needs. Equipped
with ten 2.1 Megawatt continuous power systems, N+2 facility-wide
redundancy, award-winning base-isolation system, 60,000 gallons
of fuel on-site, and carrier neutral charter, 365 Main is
one of the most intelligently designed buildings in the United
States. 365 Main is privately held company based in San Francisco.
For more information about 365 Main, please contact 877-365-6246
or visit www.365main.com
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