Today, a little past noon, President John J. DeGioia sent an email, subject line “Good News on Campus Plan,” announcing the official agreement on the campus plan. After months, well, years, of back and forth between the University and neighborhood groups, this afternoon at 2:30 p.m. Mayor Vince Gray and ANC 2E Chairman Ron Lewis will stand beside DeGioia to formally declare the end of campus plan negotiations.

In the email, DeGioia says that the agreement is a fair and balanced representation of the community and the university’s interests. Presumably, more information on the agreement will be explained later today at the event.

“Georgetown is a university, and it is a neighborhood. Today, we move forward as one,” DeGioia concluded in his email.

This email comes after another one earlier today from Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson, announcing the agreement and stating that the “needs of our students were present in every discussion we had. Making our campus a more comfortable and inviting place to live and socialize is a win both for students and for the local community.” Olson also mentioned that in the future, students would be involved in this Georgetown Community Partnership.

Look back for another post later today on the happenings at the announcement event on P Street and 36th. Full email after the jump!

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