Behrend Collegian
VOLUME XXXIII NO, 1
High-Tech and High-Rises for Fall 'B5
By: Kevin Moore
Collegian Staff Writer
As the world looks forward to
the future, so does Penn State-
Behrend. The PSB community is
once again stretching its prover
bial arms with expansion within
the areas of education and
residential life.
With an ever increasing enroll
ment at Penn State-Behrend,
comes a high demand for more
facilities to which northwestern
Pennsylvania has responded
generously.
On May 25 University President
Dr. Bryce Jordan overturned a
shovel of earth which symbolized
the commencement of the con
struction of the Hammermill and
Zurn buildings. This new complex
has been designed to house
science, engineering, business and
technology facilities.
The Hammermill Building will
contain the new General Electric
Computer Center, laboratories,
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classrooms and faculty office
space, while the Zurn Building
will be the central location of the
engineering laboratories and
technological studies.
Dr. Jordan stated that "The
groundbreaking symbolizes the
partnership of Penn State with
diverse industries of Northwestern -
Pennsylvania."
The establishment of the Ham
mermill and Zurn buildings has
been made possible ' mostly
through the generosity of The
Hammermill Foundation, Zurn
Industries Inc., and The Zurn
Family. The General Electric
Foundation has contributed funds
for the new General Electric Com
puter Center which will be located
in the Hammermill Building.
These new high-tech buildings
will be located between the
Behrend and Nick buildings on
the northwest side of campus. The
Hammermill and Zurn buildings
will be joined by a central lobby.
On the south side of the
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Behrend campus, other crews are
busy with the construction of the
new student apartment buildings.
There will be six apartment
buildings with eight apartments in
each. The apartments will have
two bedrooms, a kitchen and a
living room-lounge area and will
house four residents. Each
building has a multi-purpose
room with a gameroom, laundry
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room, kitchenette, and office.
One of the apartment buildings
will be completely accessible to
handicapped students. The new
housing complex will be located
behind Lawrence and Dobbins
halls on the south side of campus.
According to PSB Provost Dr.
John M. Lilley, hundreds of
students are turned away from
Behrend each year because of in-
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adequate housing. When all of the
buildings have been completed
there will be housing for nearly
half of the school's 2000 students.
Cost for the apartment complex
has been set at $4 million and fun
ding has been provided by the
University. Both the
Hammermill-Zurn complex and
the new apartments will be ready
for student use in the fall of 1985.
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