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to the
School of Sciences and Mathematics.
 Ground
breaking (see Photo Album for
pictures) for the 125,000 square foot
new
science center took place October 19th
at 2:00pm. Due to inclement weather the ceremony was held
at the Addlestone Library Stay tuned
for web cam construction updates.
This new facility will eventually house
the Departments of Chemistry/Biochemistry and Biology, and
will feature a 150-seat auditorium, state-of-the-art research
and teaching laboratories, gathering areas for faculty and
student interaction, and a large "greenspace"
that will recall the walled gardens of Historic Charleston.
Completion date is late Spring 2010.
Currently our single major science facility,
the Rita Liddy Hollings Science Center, was built in the
1970's and early 1980's to accommodate 5,000 students. Currently
undergraduate and graduate enrollment at the College is
approaching 11,000. As the College has grown and, more importantly,
as scientific discovery and technology have leapt forward
the Hollings Science Center simply cannot accommodate the
demand for modern classrooms and laboratories.
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