Atelier IN SITE, a Clemson University Creative Inquiry class of six Life Science students and six Art Department students run by Professor Dave Detrich, and Senior Lecturers Joey Manson and Denise Woodward-Detrich, will take center stage to officially open the new 90,000 sq. ft. complex. The group is working with the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences (CAFLS) to implement site-specific public artwork for the building. This should be a very special event that demonstrates the power of moving from a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) educational and research model to a STEAM (STEM + Art) model.
Clemson University officials will dedicate the new 100,000-square-foot Life Sciences Facility on campus in a public ceremony at 1 p.m. Friday. The $50 million facility has been designed for a new era of collaborative, interdisciplinary research and education for the College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences.
The facility has 25 laboratories, organized by research clusters that focus on emerging pathogens, cancer prevention and cure, microbiology and food safety, and an advanced-imaging suite
"The goal of the College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences is to become a new model for a life-based, interdisciplinary college for the 21st century," said Tom Scott, dean of the College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences.
"The goal of the College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences is to become a new model for a life-based, interdisciplinary college for the 21st century," said Tom Scott, dean of the College of Agriculture, Forestry & Life Sciences.
The architects were Perkins+Will of Atlanta and the builders were DPR Construction, also of Atlanta.
Friday’s public events include:
- 10-11 a.m. Celebrating the Life Sciences: A Colloquium for Scientists in the McKissick Theatre in the Hendrix Student Center
- 1 p.m. Dedication Ceremony, Life Sciences Facility
- 1:30-3:30 p.m. Self-guided tours of the facility
The new facility is located adjacent to the Poole Agriculture Center near the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts. For more information: http://www.clemson.edu/cafls/lsf/dedication/index.html.
