Friends University this week broke ground on the new addition to the William Penn Science Building that will house the new $2 Million mechanical engineering and visual arts labs.
The mechanical engineering labs will provide two state-of-the-art facilities enabling students to conduct relevant, real-world experiments along with an art studio space that will provide visual art students a place to construct works of art.
Friends University launched its mechanical engineering program in 2019. The addition of the two mechanical engineering labs will meet the American Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) accreditation standards.
The project was partially funded by a Department of Commerce SPARK grant and is part of the $12.5 million investment in capital projects and student programming on the Friends University campus. Other projects include a $1 million investment in Cyber Security labs and scholarships, a $2.5 million Garvey Athletic Center remodel and the upcoming $7 million Riney Fine Arts Center renovation.
For more info on the Friends University mechanical engineering program, visit friends.edu/mechanical-engineering.
