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Grove City College to Dedicate STEM Hall
GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Grove City College will dedicate its new 68,000-square-foot building dedicated to science, technology, engineering and mathematics at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 19.
STEM Hall, built at a cost of $39.5 million, will house 12 laboratories, a vivarium for plants and animals used in research and 18 offices for faculty plus study space for students.
More than one in three of the 2,500 students at Grove City are enrolled in the Hopeman School of Science, Engineering and Mathematics, the school says.
The building is anchored by four glass-walled laboratories that put “science in sight,” based on the plans of Ballinger of Philadelphia, the architect. The concept is intended to allow students to witness scientists as they work in the laboratories and, the college hopes, inspire more students to “explore STEM disciplines.”
Another key feature of the building, for which P.J. Dick of Pittsburgh was general contractor, are the floor-to-ceiling SageGlass windows that tint automatically as the sun shines in the commons area that face east.
The completion of STEM Hall concludes the first phase of the college’s $90 million capital campaign, the largest in its history. As of Aug. 1, $69.1 million had been raised. The campaign ends in June 2015.
The second phase involves razing most of the Rockwell Hall of Science and replacing it with a similar building that connects with STEM Hall. The tower of the current Rockwell Hall will be retained.
Said Dick Jewell, class of 1967 and president of Grove City College, “We are grateful to the many alumni, foundations and friends of the college who have given generously of their treasure to offer Grove City College students a magnificent learning opportunity for years to come. This is about our faculty, students and the future education of our institution.”
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.