McFadden Science Center — $1,300,000
In the area of academic excellence, funding will be used to reconfigure and expand the capacity of the existing single-use chemistry lab in the Ella C. McFadden Science Center to create three lab spaces, two for chemistry and one for computer-based work and general lab needs. Improvements to science laboratories are necessary to help ease course scheduling across the science curriculum and improve the marketability of the science program. Additionally, modernized facilities will improve safety and energy efficiency.