Mark E. Smith Performance Center Has Grand Opening

  • Friday, January 17, 2025

Cleveland State Community College Foundation celebrated the Grand Opening of the newly renovated Mark E. Smith Performance Center on the Cleveland State campus.

The Performance Center provides state-of-the-art fitness equipment to help student athletes maintain athletic consistency during the academic year. The facility is also open to students and employees.

The President and CEO of Smith Family McDonalds, Mr. Smith graduated from Cleveland State in 1980 with an Associate of Science Degree in Business Management and continued at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK). He has served on Cleveland State’s Foundation Board of Trustees for more than 26 years.

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