{"id":16590,"date":"2013-04-05T10:55:23","date_gmt":"2013-04-05T14:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=16590"},"modified":"2016-01-06T09:06:21","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T14:06:21","slug":"emu-plans-7-million-science-center-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2013\/emu-plans-7-million-science-center-upgrade\/","title":{"rendered":"EMU Plans $7 Million Science Center Upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eastern Mennonite University is seeking to raise about $2 million to complete a $7 million renovation to the university\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/science-complex\/\">Suter Science Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/kls765\">Kirk Shisler<\/a>, EMU\u2019s vice president for advancement, said that while the 45-year-old building has undergone various upgrades over the years, the renovation\u2019s technology and safety updates will give students and faculty the up-to-date facilities necessary for successful science programs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will be the most significant renovation project since it was brand-new,\u201d Shisler said.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to aesthetic improvements, the building\u2019s heating and air conditioning system will be upgraded, as well as laboratory and classroom technology.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/president\/\">EMU President Loren Swartzendruber<\/a> announced plans for the renovation at a March 25, 2013, meeting. The university released information about the project Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Shisler said the university had been working \u201cfairly quietly\u201d for the last few years to raise money for the project. So far, about $5.1 million has been collected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow that we\u2019re just at the 75 percent mark toward our goal \u2026 we are stepping up our efforts [to raise money] much more intensely,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The school hopes to break ground on the project in a year to 19 months.<\/p>\n<p>Since it opened, the building has housed classes for 3,528 alumni who majored in a science discipline, including 890 now employed in the Shenandoah Valley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re very excited about the opportunity to get this project completed so that we can continue to prepare qualified graduates to serve and benefit the Harrisonburg community,\u201d Shisler said.<\/p>\n<h3>For more information or to make a donation<\/h3>\n<p>To make a donation, contact the advancement office at 432-4203 or visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/science-complex\/\">emu.edu\/science-campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Courtesy Daily News Record, April 4, 2013<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eastern Mennonite University is seeking to raise about $2 million to complete a $7 million renovation to the university\u2019s Suter Science Center. 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