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UMD Benefits from Bonding Bill
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Civil Engineering Building will be located on the east side of campus,
near the Library |
The Civil Engineering Building
The UMD request in the bonding bill includes $10 million for the civil
engineering building which will house the new civil engineering program
that starts this fall. The building is planned to open in fall 2010. The
total cost of the building is $15 million. The university will contribute
$2 million, and $3 million will come from the Swenson Family Foundation.
The new structure will include state-of-the-art teaching and research
laboratories, classrooms, and administrative offices. Many of the materials
and methods used by civil engineers are necessary in the construction
of this building. Those construction elements will be made visible to
provide an important educational opportunity for students. The design
of the building will serve as a laboratory in construction methods.
The new program, a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, will focus on four areas critical to northeastern Minnesota: transportation, geotechnical, water resources, and structures.
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concept of the proposed arena |
The DECC, Duluth's waterfront entertainment and convention facility, will receive $38 million in renovation dollars for a new arena in the state bonding bill.
Primarily, the DECC will add a new ice hockey arena for UMD hockey teams. It will replace the DECC's current arena which has been in use since 1966. The new, larger arena will seat 6,630 for hockey, or 8,200 for other events like concerts.
UMD Recent Building Projects Include:
Library, $26 million, open 2000
Weber Music Hall, $9.2 million, open 2002
Kirby Plaza, $20 million, open 2004
James I. Swenson Science Building, 33 million, open 2005
Sports and Health Center Addition $13 million, open 2006
Life Science Renovation, $15 million, open 2006
Labovitz School of Business & Economics $23 million, planned opening 2008
Bagley Environmental Classroom, planned opening 2009
Civil Engineering Building, $15 million, planned opening 2010
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