Science and Engineering
S&E was the sixth building to be erected on campus. Funds were not available until 1924, and the building became occupied in January of 1925, before it was completely finished. This building served as the new gymnasium after Engineering Hall was renovated.
The main floor contained a regulation basketball court and bleachers to seat 2,500 spectators. The locker room and showers were located in the basement as well as a swimming pool (completed in 1927), handball courts, a suite of offices, and equipment storage. A running track and gallery were built above the main floor. This third floor gallery was attached to a trophy room and dressing room.
A football-player gargoyle with vintage uniform is located outside the main entrance of the building. This building overlooks Leonard Field, the original football field, and players used the tunnel, which is no longer in use, from the gymnasium to reach the field.
In 1980, a carefully matched addition at the rear expanded the facility, and the interior was completely remodeled to three conventional levels for classroom use. The building is now used for classrooms, laboratories, faculty offices and computer labs. It also houses the General Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Safety, Health and Industrial Hygiene departments. The building also has access to the tunnels which connect it to Engineering Hall, Main Hall, and the Museum Building.
Today, the Science and Engineering building houses the General Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Safety, Health and Industrial Hygiene departments. The administrative and faculty offices for these programs are located on the third floor. The third floor also houses a large general-use computer lab, an Environmental Engineering computer lab, and the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle club.
The second floor houses labs that are used primarily for Safety, Health and Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Engineering, as well as the Environmental Design team and graduate student offices. One remodeled graduate office was formerly the cadaver lab! The Science and Engineering building provides ample study and meeting areas for students, and undergraduate student research posters line the walls throughout.
The ground floor consists of classrooms, including one multimedia lecture hall, and the General Engineering laboratories. General Engineering labs include Fluids, Strengths, Electrical Machines, Mechanical Engineering and Instrumentation and Control.
As you can see, these labs provide students with hands-on experience in several areas of general engineering.
