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Contact: Laura Hanna

Director of Communications

Office: (817) 531-4498

lhanna@txwes.edu

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONIES FOR SCIENCE CENTER AND PAVILION ON FRIDAY

Texas Wesleyan University will celebrate its continued growth with two groundbreakings beginning at 1 p.m. Friday, April 21, on the historic campus. The first ceremony, for The Ed and Rae Schollmaier Science and Technology Center, will be between the Oneal Sells Administration Building, 1201 Wesleyan St., and the Ella C. McFadden Science Center. The second event will celebrate The Louella Baker Martin Pavilion, which will be built next to the Baker Martin House, 3015 Avenue D.

The $2 million Ed and Rae Schollmaier Science and Technology Center will be a 7,000 square-foot facility housing six SMART classrooms, four faculty offices, two multimedia seminar rooms, a student lounge and a kitchen. The Center will support a variety of science and math programs, benefiting all of Wesleyan's students. More specifically, it will allow the science departments to enhance curriculum with bioinformatics technology.

The Louella Baker Martin Pavilion will be a 3,500 square-foot building that will be designed for University functions, including receptions. When used for dining, the facility will seat 144 people. The project will cost $739,000.

All events are open to the public. A reception will immediately follow on the back patio of the Baker Martin House.