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TRANSFORMING<br />
MONMOUTH<br />
aRchITEcTuRal RENdERINg Of ThE EasTERN ElEvaTION (facINg ThE gREaT laWN) Of PROPOsEd<br />
RENOvaTIONs TO schOOl Of scIENcE buIldINgs. RENdERINg shOWs NEW TWO-sTORy fOyER<br />
ThaT WIll REPlacE ThE lINk bETWEEN hOWaRd hall aNd EdIsON. INSET: RENdERINg Of NEW<br />
ENTRaNcEWay TO RENOvaTEd buIldINgs ThaT WIll facE TORcIvIa cOMMON aNd ThE NEW<br />
POzyckI hall. cOuRTEsy: EyP aRchITEcTuRE & ENgINEERINg<br />
ACADEMIC FACILITIES<br />
Renovation and expansion of the School of<br />
Science buildings, which began in the summer,<br />
will result in major upgrades that will open<br />
new opportunities for collaborative learning<br />
and research, especially for students and faculty engaged<br />
in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and<br />
mathematics (STEM).<br />
“Faculty and facilities are the two most important ways we<br />
can advance the School,” said Michael Palladino, dean of the<br />
School of Science. “Implementation of this plan will produce<br />
sorely needed competitive facilities for student and faculty<br />
recruitment, improve the student and faculty experience, and<br />
dEaN MIchaEl PalladINO shaREs RENdERINgs Of ThE schOOl Of scIENcE<br />
buIldINg WITh jONaThaN syby '03, aN assOcIaTE scIENTIsT, PREclINIcal<br />
REsEaRch, EThIcON aNd hIs WIfE gEORgIaNa syby '03, a sENIOR clINIcal<br />
REsEaRch cOORdINaTOR aT alchERabIO, llc., duRINg ThE caREER chOIcEs<br />
ROuNdTablE ON fEbRuaRy 4. ThE sybys WERE aMONg a NuMbER Of schOOl<br />
Of scIENcE aluMNI WhO RETuRNEd TO caMPus TO shaRE ThEIR EXPERIENcE<br />
WITh cuRRENT sTudENTs<br />
give us modern facilities that will allow us to interact, teach and<br />
do research in ideal ways into the future.”<br />
A new façade and state-of-the-art interior laboratory and<br />
teaching space—along with creatively designed study areas—<br />
will offer an inviting destination for the entire student body.<br />
Associate Dean Catherine Duckett said that students are<br />
already making use of the area that was renovated during<br />
the summer. “Students organically congregate in the newly<br />
designed study areas,” Dr. Duckett said. “This is a great<br />
indicator for the long term impact of the renovations for our<br />
students,” she said.<br />
According to Palladino, the guiding principle for the<br />
renovations is “integrating four components: teaching labs,<br />
student-faculty research labs, faculty offices, and student study<br />
space for student-student and student-faculty interactions.”<br />
A two-story foyer will replace the link between Edison<br />
and Howard Hall, becoming a centerpiece entranceway for<br />
the redesigned structure. According to Patti Swannack, vice<br />
president for Administrative Services, the $40 million project<br />
is expected to be complete by the end of 2016.<br />
Construction crews are already active just yards from<br />
the School of Science, doing groundwork in preparation<br />
for construction of another significant academic facility<br />
that will be connected to Samuel E. and Mollie Bey Hall,<br />
home of the Leon Hess Business School, by a second-story<br />
pedestrian bridge.<br />
4 MONMOuTh uNIvERsITy MagazINE WINTER
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