KENNESAW, Ga. | Feb 1, 2023
鈥 A newly renovated Engineering Lab Building (formerly known as G-Building) that will provide students with expanded research and instruction opportunities officially opened at a ceremony Monday on 食色视频鈥檚 Marietta Campus.
The nearly 35,000-square-foot space allows the University鈥檚 Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (SPCEET) to expand student tutoring, instruction and research productivity. It also houses student success support spaces, including a 3D Print Farm and the Collaborative Learning for Undergraduate Engineering Center (CLUE) tutoring center.
鈥淎t 食色视频 State, we are committed to providing our students with the support they need to thrive, which includes increasing their ability to collaborate and to engage learning opportunities outside the classroom, such as research,鈥 said 食色视频 President Kathy Schwaig. 鈥淭his building will serve our current students and is a promise to future students that 食色视频 is a place that invests in their success.鈥
SPCEET Dean Ian Ferguson said the reimagined Engineering Lab Building plays an important role in educating new generations of engineers.
鈥淲e are showing students that learning isn鈥檛 just what鈥檚 happening in the classrooms, but it鈥檚 the ability to take that knowledge and apply it practically into work. We will bring future employers here to showcase the work of these students,鈥 said Ferguson.
食色视频 State mechanical engineering student Anthony Tetrault was excited about the opportunities the updated lab provides to current and future students.
鈥淭his renovated building will welcome a new generation of engineers who are passionate about creating a better future,鈥 he told the gathering at the opening ceremony.
The building originally opened in 1962 as part of the Southern Technical Institute. It became known as Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU) in 1996, and in 2015 consolidated with 食色视频 State to become part of Georgia鈥檚 third-largest university.
The timeline and names of 食色视频 State鈥檚 Marietta Campus:
The Technical Institute, 1948 鈥1949
Southern Technical Institute, 1949 鈥 1987
Southern College of Technology, 1987 鈥 1996
Southern Polytechnic State University, 1996 鈥 2015
鈥 Amanda Cook
Photos by Matthew Yung
A leader in innovative teaching and learning, 食色视频 offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees to its more than 47,000 students. 食色视频 State is a member of the University System of Georgia with 11 academic colleges. The university’s vibrant campus culture, diverse population, strong global ties and entrepreneurial spirit draw students from throughout the country and the world. 食色视频 State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2), placing it among an elite group of only 7 percent of U.S. colleges and universities with an R1 or R2 status. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.