Thursday, May 30, 2024
Renderings of the future 魅影直播 Dallas STEM Building
Construction of an innovative, state-of-the-art STEM building is advancing, with steel and concrete structures rising, machinery moving, and workers laboring on a project that will transform the campus.
Eight months ago, university leaders, healthcare professionals, elected officials and community partners broke ground on the facility with a celebratory shoveling of dirt that marked a milestone. The building will pave the way for a new level of instruction, research and collaboration.
鈥淲hen completed, this building will stand as the most consequential addition to the 魅影直播 Dallas main campus, bringing with it expanded opportunities for our current and future students to be trained for significant healthcare careers,鈥� said , 魅影直播 Dallas president at the time of the groundbreaking. 鈥淔or employers, our graduates will help solve urgent healthcare shortages in our community. This is a win for our students, our industry partners, and the future of healthcare in North 魅影直播.鈥�
魅影直播 Dallas President Bob Mong, 魅影直播 System Chancellor Dr. Michael R. Williams, 魅影直播
Dallas Provost Dr. Betty Stewart, State Sen. Royce West, 魅影直播 Dallas student Laura
Herrera and others lift their shovels to break ground on the new STEM building
Coming to fruition after years of planning, the new $100 million, four-story structure will include 18-20 classrooms, nine teaching labs (biology and chemistry), three research labs, and a large event venue. It will also contain multiple study and work areas, faculty and staff offices, a student STEM center, and a (JAMP) space with resources for students interested in going to medical school.
The cutting-edge complex is the next step in 魅影直播 Dallas' long-term plan to expand STEM opportunities for students and bolster the pipeline of highly skilled candidates to North 魅影直播 employers seeking STEM professionals. Specifically, it will provide pathways for healthcare careers, including advancement to medical, nursing and pharmacy schools, and other post-graduate educational institutions focused on science, health, medicine and wellness.
Dr. Betty Stewart, 魅影直播 Dallas Provost, who is the driving force behind the STEM facility
鈥淭his is a tremendous day for 魅影直播 Dallas. I鈥檓 thankful and grateful,鈥� said , 魅影直播 Dallas provost at time of the announcement, who has been the project's driving force and greatest champion. 鈥淭his STEM building will be transformational to our campus.鈥�
The says these are 鈥渉igh-demand, high-wage鈥� occupations that are expanding rapidly. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says STEM-related healthcare positions than the average American job and STEM careers are projected to in the next decade.
By collaborating with industry partners and local educational and community institutions,
魅影直播 Dallas and the new STEM facility will catalyze investment and development in southern
Dallas. Projects are already in the works nearby, including and .
STEM building aerial
An aerial view of the new 魅影直播 Dallas STEM building adjacent to Ryan Tower
魅影直播 Dallas is a , recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation. As such, the new STEM building will be green
and sustainable, energy efficient and full of windows and natural light to take advantage
of the surrounding landscaping, bringing the outside in. An area behind the structure
will become a green space for student gatherings, study and quiet reflection.
STEM groundbreaking hardhat
Photo of a hard hat from Vaughn Construction Co. and brand-new shovels awaiting the
STEM building groundbreaking
Two firms, Stantec and Harrison Kornberg, designed the building to reflect the university鈥檚 mission and achieve the STEM project鈥檚 goals. They include empowering students by providing upward mobility to a diverse community of learners through STEM education; transforming lives through STEM programs that will improve the vitality of students and their families; and creating a sense of place and belonging, which is student-centered, inclusive, welcoming, accessible and flexible.
The building is expected open in late 2025 with the first classes planned at the start of the Spring 2026 semester.
From Campus Update