The university's board of trustees has approved funding for the five-story facility. The $37.5 million for the building project and $9 million for the parking project will come from donor support, university-issued bonds and campus development funds.
The building will contain four classrooms, 15 teaching laboratories, a computer lab and 90 faculty and staff offices and parking spaces. The project also includes student study spaces, student organization space and work/break rooms.
Construction is expected to begin in December and be completed in May 2018.
The architect is Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr and Huber, and the construction manager is Rockford Construction Company.
Mike Kennedy has been writing about education for American School & University since 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.
