WHAT: A groundbreaking ceremony to kickoff construction of Lone Star College-Montgomery’s three new instructional buildings—the Health Science Center, the General Academic Center, and the Music Hall.

WHEN: Friday, November 20, 2009, at 12:15 p.m. A reception with light hors d’oeuvres will begin at 11:30 a.m., and a dessert reception will immediately follow the groundbreaking event at 1:15 p.m.

WHERE: The reception will take place in The Commons, Building A. The kickoff ceremony and groundbreaking event will take place in the theatre, Building D. The dessert reception will follow in the theatre lobby and Mary Matteson-Parrish Art Gallery, Building D.

WHO: The ceremony will feature Randy Bates, chair of the Lone Star College System Board of Trustees; Dr. Richard G. Carpenter, LSCS Chancellor; Dr. Austin A. Lane, LSC-Montgomery President; Ian Powell, partner of PBK Architects; George A. Pontikes, Jr., principal of Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc.; Congressman Kevin Brady; Dana Morales, president of the LSC-Montgomery faculty senate; and Ana Marie Colchado, LSC-Montgomery student.

For more information on the upcoming construction projects at LSC-Montgomery, please visit www.LoneStar.edu/construction-updates.

LSC-Montgomery is located at 3200 College Park Drive, one-half mile west of Interstate 45, between Conroe and The Woodlands. For more information about the college, call (936) 273-7000, or visit www.LoneStar.edu/montgomery.

Lone Star College System consists of five colleges including LSC-CyFair, LSC-Kingwood, LSC-Montgomery, LSC-North Harris, and LSC-Tomball, six centers, LSC-University Center, LSC-University Park, Lone Star Corporate College, and LSC-Online. With more than 58,000 students in credit classes this fall, LSCS is the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area and third largest community college system in Texas. To learn more visit LoneStar.edu.