New SMU Construction
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 7:25 pmNEWS
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The James M. Collins Executive Education Center will feature a 300-seat auditorium and a 5,000 square-foot commons area.
New buildings target athleticcs, academics, administration
By Veronica Terefenko
Contributing Writer
June 07, 2004
The Campaign for SMU: A Time to Lead ended in 2002, raising more than $500 million.
The fund-raiser allowed SMU to begin constructing and renovating several buildings on campus.
One project under way is an addition to the engineering school. The school has received a $7.5 million gift from J. Lindsay Embrey, Jr., a civil engineering graduate, and his wife, Bobbie.
Since the University has not approved construction, the groundbreaking date has yet to be chosen.
The J. Lindsay Embrey Engineering Building will be located at the corner of Dyer Street and Airline in the East quad next to the Jerry R. Junkins Electrical Engineering Building.
The 50,000 square-foot Embrey building will have three floors and a basement and will be the home of the environmental and civil, and the mechanical engineering departments. It will also house classrooms, teaching and research laboratories and offices.
Its East quad location, which will serve as the new entrance to the University, will be one of the first things prospective students see, as well as the Blanton Student Services building.
Barbara Hollis, director of development for the engineering school, said the Embrey building will make a powerful statement at the entrance to SMU.
The economy is centered on business and technology right now, she said, and society needs more engineers to keep up with the demand.
“We want to attract the best students we can,†Hollis said.
Construction continues on the James M. Collins Executive Education Center, located at the corner of Binkley and Ownby. The center will be part of the Cox Business School. The Cox school received more than $16 million toward completion of the Collins Center.
Features of the Collins center include a 300-seat auditorium; a 5,000 square-foot, three-story commons area; four 66-seat classrooms; 15 seminar rooms and a 120-seat dining room.
Letterman Hall, the Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity houses will be demolished in summer 2005 to make room for a 650-car parking garage. It should be completed by fall 2006. The James M. Collins Center is expected to be finished by November of this year.
Construction is continuing on the Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports which is scheduled to be complete by fall 2006.
The Dedman facility will have two basketball courts, a climbing and bouldering wall, an indoor soccer field, swimming facilities and a juice bar.
Students and visitors should use caution around the construction sites. For more information go to smu.edu/construction.
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The James M. Collins Executive Education Center will feature a 300-seat auditorium and a 5,000 square-foot commons area.
New buildings target athleticcs, academics, administration
By Veronica Terefenko
Contributing Writer
June 07, 2004
The Campaign for SMU: A Time to Lead ended in 2002, raising more than $500 million.
The fund-raiser allowed SMU to begin constructing and renovating several buildings on campus.
One project under way is an addition to the engineering school. The school has received a $7.5 million gift from J. Lindsay Embrey, Jr., a civil engineering graduate, and his wife, Bobbie.
Since the University has not approved construction, the groundbreaking date has yet to be chosen.
The J. Lindsay Embrey Engineering Building will be located at the corner of Dyer Street and Airline in the East quad next to the Jerry R. Junkins Electrical Engineering Building.
The 50,000 square-foot Embrey building will have three floors and a basement and will be the home of the environmental and civil, and the mechanical engineering departments. It will also house classrooms, teaching and research laboratories and offices.
Its East quad location, which will serve as the new entrance to the University, will be one of the first things prospective students see, as well as the Blanton Student Services building.
Barbara Hollis, director of development for the engineering school, said the Embrey building will make a powerful statement at the entrance to SMU.
The economy is centered on business and technology right now, she said, and society needs more engineers to keep up with the demand.
“We want to attract the best students we can,†Hollis said.
Construction continues on the James M. Collins Executive Education Center, located at the corner of Binkley and Ownby. The center will be part of the Cox Business School. The Cox school received more than $16 million toward completion of the Collins Center.
Features of the Collins center include a 300-seat auditorium; a 5,000 square-foot, three-story commons area; four 66-seat classrooms; 15 seminar rooms and a 120-seat dining room.
Letterman Hall, the Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity houses will be demolished in summer 2005 to make room for a 650-car parking garage. It should be completed by fall 2006. The James M. Collins Center is expected to be finished by November of this year.
Construction is continuing on the Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports which is scheduled to be complete by fall 2006.
The Dedman facility will have two basketball courts, a climbing and bouldering wall, an indoor soccer field, swimming facilities and a juice bar.
Students and visitors should use caution around the construction sites. For more information go to smu.edu/construction.
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