Missouri State Undergoes 20 Construction Projects
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — More than 20 major construction projects are underway to improve the Missouri State University (MSU) campus in Springfield.
June 2015
Microsoft Donates $10 Million to University of Washington Project
SEATTLE — Microsoft, headquartered in Redmond, Wash., recently donated $10 million to the development of the new University of Washington (UW) Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) building in Seattle, with hopes that the facility will help to double the number of computer science and engineering degrees awarded by the university annually.
Legal Battle Hinders Lehigh Charter School Relocation
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Due to severe overcrowding and the inability to expand in its current home, the Lehigh Valley Dual Language Charter School (LVDLCS) is currently seeking approval from the Bethlehem Area School District in Bethlehem to move from 551 Thomas St. to the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts building on East Broad Street. Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts plans to vacate its current building and move to a new facility this summer.
Thomas C. Katsouleas
Thomas C. Katsouleas will begin his role as the University of Virginia’s new executive vice president and provost beginning Aug. 17. As part of this new appointment, Katsouleas will also serve as the Robert C. Taylor professor of electrical and computer engineering in the university’s School of Engineering, and will receive a courtesy appointment as professor of physics in the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Short-Throw Projector
Hitachi America Ltd. introduced the CP-AX2505, CP-AX3505, CP-AW2505 and CP-AW3005 LCD projectors capable of large, high-quality images in small spaces. Each model offers an ultra-short-throw design that features an improved 10,000:1 contrast ratio for more vivid and realistic image quality and improved lamp life. The ultra-short-throw lens enables projection of images up to 100 inches diagonal and the space-friendly design lets it fit easily onto a tabletop.
PALATINE, Ill.SUNY’s Farmingdale State College Debuts Business School
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Farmingdale State College recently debuted a new $26.7 million School of Business building, which will serve 2,200 students and 40 professors of the growing undergraduate business program.
CHERRY HILL, N.J.Arizona State Hits Law College Construction Milestone
PHOENIX — Nearly a year after Arizona State University (ASU) in Phoenix beginning construction on its new Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and Arizona Center for Law and Society building, the campus community gathered again to mark the project’s topping out. The June 9 event was an important milestone for the 280,000-square-foot, $129 million facility, which will hold its first classes in August 2016.
Todd Thackery
Todd Thackery, AIA, LEED AP, vice president at SHP Leading Design in Cincinnati, recently received the Certified Educational Facility Planner (CEFP) designation, a mark of excellence developed to reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities of a competent educational facility planner. The longest standing partner at the firm, Thackery has been providing design solutions and support to SHP clients since joining the firm in 1984.