College of Engineering Building Receives Funding Boost

Utah State's College of Engineering is $333,333 closer to its goal of raising $12 million for a new academic building.


The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation has delivered its third and final installment on a $1 million pledge.

Ground was broken for the new engineering building in April 2002. Funded through a combination of state, corporate and private funding, the facility will be both a place of learning and a tool for learning. It will be a teaching lab, with its infrastructure visible to all who enter. Construction is expected to be completed in summer 2003.

"The new engineering building will be a living, breathing example of our student commitment," stated the funding proposal. "From the rooftop remote sensing laboratory to the systems that monitor the air quality and seismic stability of the structure itself, this building will enable professors to focus on imaginative and innovative teaching."

The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation has supported higher education for years. Prior gifts to Utah State University include major support of the Eccles Science Learning Center, which opened in 2002.