Science education and research facilities boosted at NKU

  • 2024-11-20
Ground has been broken at Northern Kentucky University (NKU) on a project that will expand the Dorothy Westerman Hermann Science Center. This may be of benefit to Southgate-based students who attend or plan to attend this university.

The expansion will add 85,400 square feet of state-of-the-art space to the center at a cost of $86m. It will enhance research centers and lab resources with an emphasis on collaboration. There will be disciplines focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and academic programs. In addition, a renovation across 19,000 square feet currently in the science center will be renovated. A plaza will be made to create a large entrance for the public and the lobby will be two stories in height.

Brochure printing can be used to inform the college community and those in neighboring communities of such projects and their benefits.

There has been an increase in student interest in STEM programs, which was the driving force behind the project. Since the science center opened in 2002, interest in STEM programs has grown by 50%.

The president of NKU, Cady Short-Thompson, said that the new facility will enable the engineering technology and natural sciences programs at the university to support the growing enrolment levels in these critical fields. The project is expected to be completed by Spring 2027.