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Rockland Trust donates $50,000 to fund Cyber Café at Claire T. Carney Library

The Cyber Café will be a technology-equipped campus meeting spot

Author:  John Hoey [Contact]
Date:  May 6, 2008
Department:   Library
Rockland Trust has donated $50,000.00 to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, it was announced today. The donation will sponsor the creation of the Rockland Trust Cyber Café in the expanded Claire T. Carney Library on campus.

The Claire T. Carney Library project, slated to open in the Fall of 2010, will contain, in addition to the library collections of books, periodicals and other information, a lecture venue for guests speakers and University receptions, a campus gallery and the Rockland Trust Cyber Café--a technology equipped campus meeting spot.  The expanded library space will benefit not only the University's student population but the greater Dartmouth-SouthCoast community as well.

"We are grateful for the generous support of Rockland Trust," stated UMassDartmouth Chancellor Jean F. MacCormack. "Their donation will help us transform the library--the intellectual heart of the university--into a modern hub of knowledge creation, dissemination and interaction."

"At Rockland Trust, we are committed to strengthening the communities in which we work and live," stated Jane Lundquist, Executive Vice President of Retail Banking and Corporate Marketing for Rockland Trust. "We are proud to assist the University in creating a vibrant, attractive, interactive learning space for the community."

About Rockland Trust Company

Rockland Trust Company is the sole bank subsidiary of Independent Bank Corp. (Nasdaq: INDB), with approximately $3.4 billion in assets. Rockland Trust offers commercial banking, retail banking, investment management services, and insurance sales services from 61 retail branches, 9 commercial lending centers, and 5 mortgage origination offices located throughout southeastern Massachusetts and on Cape Cod; and, from 4 investment management offices located throughout southeastern Massachusetts, on Cape Cod, and in Rhode Island. With 870 professionals, they are one of the largest employers in Southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod. Rockland Trust lives by four key promises:  a commitment to providing superior customer service, strengthening the communities in which it works and lives, investing in their employees' success, and meeting shareholders' expectations. To find out more about the products and services available at Rockland Trust, please visit https://www.rocklandtrust.com/.

PHOTO, L-R: UMass Dartmouth Vice Chancellor for Library Services, Information Resources, and Technology Robert Green; UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Jean F. MacCormack; Rockland Trust Executive Vice President of Retail Banking and Corporate Marketing Jane Lundquist; and UMass Dartmouth Dean of Library Services Sharon Weiner.


 

Contact Info:

Email: kbeals@umassd.edu Kathy Beals, UMass Dartmouth Office of Public Affairs