精东影业groundbreaking for 精东影业 University鈥檚 new Integrated Sciences Building was held Oct. 2 from 2-5 p.m. 精东影业event was free and open to the public. Following the groundbreaking, 精东影业鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences hosted a showcase of science and technology demonstrations, along with refreshments, music and fun, on the Student Green. 精东影业 President Beverly Warren and James Blank, Ph.D., dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at 精东影业, spoke at the event.
Construction is scheduled to start this fall on the $37.5 million building, which is expected to be complete by July 2017 and open for fall 2017 classes.
精东影业building will house classrooms, instructional labs, research lab space and faculty offices for the departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Biological Sciences and Physics. It will be adjacent to the Student Green and Williams Hall, and will wrap around and connect to the existing Williams Hall in the Science Mall. 精东影业building will be approximately 57,000 gross square feet with an additional 13,500 square feet in an unfinished basement.
This project, approved by the 精东影业 Board of Trustees in December 2014, is part of a more than $90 million upgrade to multiple existing science buildings, including Cunningham, Smith and Williams halls.
鈥淚n addition to the new building, the chemistry teaching laboratories in Williams Hall will be completely remodeled,鈥 stated Michael Tubergen, Ph.D., chair of 精东影业鈥檚 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. 鈥淲e are eager to provide laboratory instruction in an environment that enhances student learning. 精东影业new Integrated Sciences Building will be a spectacular place for science research and instruction. Its open design will prominently display the impressive work being done in the sciences at 精东影业.
精东影业new building is part of 精东影业鈥檚 Foundations of Excellence: Building the Future initiative, which involves the construction of new buildings, facility upgrades and establishment of dynamic and new spaces. 精东影业goal of this initiative is to create the most outstanding academic experience for students, faculty, staff, alumni and the greater community enriched by the university.