Dr. Ronald Carter, president of Johnson C. Smith University, describes the new Mosaic Village building as a symbol of the school's commitment to diversity and inclusion. The vibrant colors and distinctive shape represent the Northwest Corridor's love of beauty and create a thriving community where students experience both academic and cultural richness.
Those who know me know that I'm very frank. When I made my first visit to Charlotte to assume the presidency of the university, I was downtown Center City and I had a colleague with me and we drove Trade Street and we came under the bridge and he looked at me and asked, what in the world have you gotten yourself into? Why the, the stark difference between Trade Street, Center City? You go under the bridge and all of a sudden you see a sense of despair. And I became very passionate that Johnson C. Smith University would not sit behind gates. So this magnificent building really represents the soul of the Northwest Corridor, the corridor's love for beauty, and we wanted it to represent a place of diversity and inclusion. So this is why you see the many colors in the front of the building and the shape of the building.
Mosaic Village is beautiful, amazing, and as a student, I think quite a privilege to be in such a building.
We want our students to understand that they are part of a thriving, real world, so we want them to be part of this vibrant community and have a beautiful place to live and learn.
