The addition of the $6.8-million Christian Activities Building will reflect the centrality of spiritual life to the student campus experience The $37.2-million Science, Engineering and Mathematics Building is designed to support new modes of teaching, particularly flexible laboratories and small-group interactions.

This spring, Grove City College will break ground on a Christian Activities Building and Science, Engineering and Mathematics Building that will transform the campus and provide enhanced opportunities for students, faculty and administration. The significant construction projects are key components of Grove City Matters: A Campaign to Advance Grove City College, which at $90 million is the largest capital campaign in the College’s history.

The addition of the $6.8-million Christian Activities Building will reflect the centrality of spiritual life to the student campus experience. Situated behind Harbison Chapel, the building will fulfill the demand for a central facility to house administrative offices, flexible training spaces and an appropriate atmosphere for all student religious activities.

The completion of the 16,500-square foot Christian Activities Building, which is projected to take 12 to 16 months, will create expanded opportunities for the College, including summer conferences, church retreats, programs for the enhancement of church members and special guests and speakers for Chapel and ministry programs. The architect of the Christian Activities Building is Archer & Buchanan Architecture, LTD, of Philadelphia, Pa., with contracting by Wallace Builders General Contractors of Pulaski, Pa.

The $37.2-million Science, Engineering and Mathematics Building is designed to support new modes of teaching, particularly flexible laboratories and small-group interactions. It will ensure that Grove City College continues to prepare students for future careers in an increasingly competitive workforce.

With an additional 63,000 square feet of teaching and research space, the Science, Mathematics and Engineering Building will allow the College to keep pace with increasingly sophisticated technologies and didactics, and to attract talented students, as well as a world-class faculty with a passion for teaching and interdisciplinary research. Construction and outfitting of the building is expected to take 24 to 30 months. The architect of the Science, Engineering and Mathematics Building is Ballinger of Philadelphia, Pa., with PJ Dick of Pittsburgh, Pa., serving as construction manager.

The decision to break ground in the spring of 2011 was made by the Grove City College Board of Trustees on Jan. 21.

Source: http://www.gcc.edu/College_to_break_ground_on_new_buildings_in_spring.php

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