Florida Tech’s Gleason Goes All-In on LEDs

Among the first places new Florida Tech students visit for orientation and the last place they see before walking over to the university gymnasium for graduation, Gleason Performing Arts Center has spent its nearly 52 years as an unobtrusive but essential facet of campus life. After a summer-long project it replaced the 1960s-era lighting system from lobby to stage with cutting-edge LED lights. “This is a huge jump in technology,” Jeffrey Richardson, Gleason’s assistant manager, said of the $225,000 project.