CALLED TO GREATNESS
The Benedictine College Science
and
E ngineering Building P roject
Century of Science A century ago, in 1916, the college offered its first science degrees, using faculty trained at the finest universities. Fifty years later, in the mid-1960s, a new state-of-the-art Science Hall put the sciences front and center again.
Today, the college is looking to the next century of science. Benedictine College’s science mission is to be the Catholic, liberal arts college that educates engineers, doctors, scientists, and health care professionals for the 21st century.
‘All-in’ for the Sciences
The Impact of New Facilities
Benedictine College has invested heavily in the sciences. The college: • Invests more in STEM faculty than any other academic area, hiring 15 professors in the past 10 years. • Invests far more yearly operating dollars to STEM disciplines than any other area. • Invests more in attracting science majors than any other students; science majors receive the largest academic scholarships of any majors on campus.
With a renovated and expanded science and engineering building, Benedictine College will: • Attract even better and more ambitious students. • Educate leaders in cutting-edge science that can make a difference in the world. • Provide students a faith-based, liberal arts education that will give the world engineers, doctors, scientists and health care professionals who will serve with integrity, excellence and caring.
Sciences Attract Student Leaders The investment has paid off. • Benedictine College science students have the highest average ACT scores and GPAs of any in the school. • The sciences produce the largest number of Discovery Day Projects, providing our students graduate-level research opportunities in experimentation and presentation. • Our science excellence has helped Benedictine College become widely regarded as one of America’s best, rated a top-20 best college by U.S. News & World Report and the Newman Guide.
All of this is within reach. Together we can make it happen.
Goal: $25 million Science Building Upgrade With your help, Benedictine College is poised to shape the future with scientists who are committed to community, faith and scholarship for the glory of God. • The timing is urgent. The world is being shaped more than ever by science and technology. It is here that Benedictine must “educate students who will transform the world through intellectual, personal and spiritual greatness.” • The case is compelling. Great science is happening at Benedictine College, but the quality of the facilities do not match the college’s achievements. • Your impact will be dramatic. Science faculty members worked with one of the nation’s leading science and technology architects to design the best possible science facilities.
Wangari Maathai, 1964 (pictured center) Fr. Felix Nolte, OSB, c. 1916
The scale of our ambition is great, yet when our community comes together, there is no limit to what we can accomplish.
NORTH - ADDITION
WEST - ADDITION
First Floor Engineering Floor Westerman Floor (Remodel)
Classroom 103 $100K
Engineering Wing (Addition)
EE Lab $150K
Auditorium Classroom 102 $100K
Teaching Labs/Shops
Biology Mud Room $50K
Classroom/Seminar Faculty Office
Classroom 101 $100K
Classroom 100 $100K
West Outdoor Terrace $250K
Lobby Group Seating 1 $25K
Lobby Group Seating 2 $25K
West Vestibule $50K
Metals Shop $150K
Office 110 $25K
Computer Lab $200K
West Entry Lobby $500K Conference Room A $50K
Wood Shop $150K
Auditorium $1M
Welding Shop $50K
Junior/Senior Project Lab $150K Reception $25K
Office 100 $25K Office 101 $25K
Conference Room B $50K
Office 102 $25K
Office 103 $25K
Office 104 $25K
Engineering Lab $150K
Civil/Concrete Lab $150K
Group Group Study 1 Study 2 $25K $25K
Office 105 $25K
Office 106 $25K
Office 107 $25K
Office 109 $25K
Office 108 $25K
Naming Opportunities 1st Floor/Remodel Westerman Floor $1,000,000 Auditorium $1,000,000 West Entry Lobby $500,000 West Outdoor Terrace $250,000 Computer Lab $200,000 EE Lab $150,000 Classroom 100 $100,000 Classroom 101 $100,000 Classroom 102 $100,000 Classroom 103 $100,000 West Vestibule $50,000 Conference Room $50,000 Biology Mud Room $50,000 Lobby Group Seating 1 $25,000 Lobby Group Seating 2 $25,000 Reception $25,000
1st Floor/Addition Engineering Wing Civil/Concrete Lab Engineering Lab Wood Shop Metals Shop Jr/Sr Projects Lab Welding Shop Conference Room Office 100 Office 101 Office 102 Office 103 Office 104 Office 105 Office 106 Office 107 Office 108 Office 109 Office 110 Group Study 1 Group Study 2
$2,500,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $50,000 $50,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000
Engineering Department Faculty (Left to Right) Dr. Scott Newbolds, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Engineering Dr. Scott Blonigen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Engineering Dr. Patrick O’Malley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Engineering Myron Fanton, M.S., Assistant Professor, Engineering Dr. Darrin Muggli, Ph.D., Chair, Professor, Engineering Charles Sprouse, III, ’07, Assistant Professor, Engineering Steve Spencer, M.S., Assistant Professor, Engineering
Second Floor Office 202 $25K
Biology Floor
Office 203 $25K
Office 201 $25K
Westerman Floor (Remodel) Biology Wing (Addition)
Faculty/ Student Research $100K
Faculty/Student Research
Biology Lab $150K
Teaching Lab Computer Lab $50K
Classroom/Seminar Faculty Office
Biology Lab 200 $150K
Office 200 $25K
Biology Lab 201 $150K
Dark Room $25K
Classroom $100K
Biology Lab 203 $150K Office 205 $25K
Green House $250K
Biology Lab 202 $150K
Engineering Lab $150K
Office 204 $25K
Cell Molecular Large Lab $150K
Cell Molecular Small Lab $150K
Plant Biology Lab $150K
Naming Opportunities 2nd Floor/Remodel Westerman Floor Biology Lab Biology Lab 200 Biology Lab 201 Biology Lab 202 Biology Lab 203 Classroom Faculty/Student Research Computer Lab Dark Room Office 200 Office 201 Office 202 Office 203 Office 204 Office 205
$1,000,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $100,000 $100,000 $50,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000
2nd Floor/Addition Biology Wing Green House Cell Molecular Small Lab Cell Molecular Large Lab Engineering Lab Plant Biology Lab
$1,000,000 $250,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000
Biology Departmet Faculty (Left to Right) Dr. Mark Schramp, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biology Dr. Virginia L. Winder, Ph.D., ’04, Assistant Professor, Biology Dr. Travis Almquist, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biology Dr. Martha Carletti, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biology Dr. Terrence Malloy, Ph.D., ’95, Chair, Associate Professor, Biology
Third Floor Study/ Tutor 1 $50K
Physics Floor
Faculty/Student Research
Teaching Lab
Office 302 $25K Office 303 $25K
Office 301 $25K
Westerman Floor (Remodel) Physics Wing (Addition)
Study/ Tutor 2 $50K
Student/Faculty Research $100K
North Entry $50K North Entry Lobby $50K
North Vestibule $50K
Classroom 300 $100K
Elec Lab $150K
Optics Lab $150K
Modern Physics Lab $150K
Classroom/Seminar Faculty Office
Study Room $50K
Astronomy Lab $150K
Office 300 $25K
Classroom 301 $100K
Computational Physics $50K
General Physics Lab $150K Office 305 $25K
College Physics Lab $150K
Chem E/ Environ Lab $150K
Office 304 $25K
Classical Physics Lab $150K
Organic Chemistry Lab $150K
General Chemistry Lab $150K
Naming Opportunities 3rd Floor/Westerman Westerman Floor $1,000,000 North Entry Lobby $500,000 Astronomy Lab $150,000 College Physics Lab $150,000 Elec Lab $150,000 General Physics Lab $150,000 Modern Physics Lab $150,000 Optics Lab $150,000 Classroom 300 $100,000 Classroom 301 $100,000 Student/Faculty Research $100,000 Computational Physics $50,000 North Entry $50,000 North Vesitbule $50,000 Study Room $50,000 Study/Tutor 1 $50,000 Study/Tutor 2 $50,000 Office 300 $25,000 Office 301 $25,000 Office 302 $25,000 Office 303 $25,000 Office 304 $25,000 Office 305 $25,000
3rd Floor/Addition Physics Wing Chem E/Environ Lab Classical Physics Lab General Chemistry Lab Organic Chemistry Lab
$1,000,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000
Physics and Astronomy Department Faculty (Left to Right) Dr. Ryan Maderak, Ph.D., ’03, Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy Dr. Matthew Richard, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy Dr. Eric Fox-Linton, Ph.D., Chair, Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy Dr. Douglas Brothers, Ph.D., Professor, Physics and Astronomy Dr. Scott Baird, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Physics and Astronomy Dr. Georgiy Shcherbatyuk, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Fourth Floor
Study 401 $100K Office 402 $25K
Chemistry Floor
Office 403 $25K
Office 401 $25K
Westerman Floor (Remodel)
Faculty/Student Research 2 $100K
Chemistry Wing (Addition)
Instrumentation
Lab $150K
Faculty/Student Research
Teaching Lab Classroom/Seminar
Office 406 $25K
Faculty/Student Research 1 $100K
Faculty Office
Office 400 $25K
Advanced Lab $150K
Classroom $100K
Study 400 $100K
Upper Division Lab $150K
Biochemistry Lab $150K
Office 405 $25K
Office 404 $25K Observatory $1M
Naming Opportunities 4th Floor/Westerman Westerman Floor Advanced Lab Biochemistry Lab Instrumentation Lab Upper Division Lab Classroom Faculty/Student Research 1 Faculty/Student Research 2 Study 400 Study 401 Office 400 Office 401 Office 402 Office 403 Office 404 Office 405 Office 406
$1,000,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000
Roof Observatory
$1,000,000
Chemistry Department Faculty (Left to Right) Dr. Douglas Burns, Ph.D., Visiting Professor, Biochemistry Cody Sherlock, ’15, Department Assistant Dr. Kolbe J. Scheetz, Ph.D., ’07, Assistant Professor, Inorganic Chemistry Dr. Patrisha Bugayong, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Organic Chemistry Dr. Paul Steinbach, Ph.D., Chair, Professor, Analytical Chemistry Dr. Gail S. Blaustein, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Physical Chemistry Dr. Larry D. Sutton, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Biochemistry
Benedictine College Science Faculty Make an Impact Students are the focus of Benedictine College faculty — but in their personal projects, our faculty are exposing students to groundbreaking research.
Ravens vs. Superbugs The World Health Organization has declared antibiotic resistance one of the top three greatest threats to human health. Dr. Larry Sutton, Benedictine College associate professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry is the scientific founder at Gladius Pharmaceuticals. Using his original research, which Benedictine students had the opportunity to participate in directly, he is exploring an answer to drug-resistant superbugs. The project has received major financing, led by Lumira Capital Investment Management via its Merck Lumira Biosciences Funds.
Patented Engineering Darrin Muggli, the Chair of Engineering, was recently awarded his third patent in collaboration with engineers at the University of North Dakota in a process related to the production of military-grade aviation fuel from crop oils like soybean oil or canola oil. The project identified several waste streams in an existing process and turned those waste streams into profitable products, making the overall process economically feasible. The research showed how engineers can help the private sector while serving the public good.
Raven Research Significant research from Benedictine College science professors includes: • Dr. Travis Almquist is doing important work in the management and ecology of the non-native Japanese hop vine. • Dr. Gail S. Blaustein is helping break new ground in our understanding of the release, fate, and toxicity of nanomaterials. • Dr. Martha Carletti is doing important research into esophageal cancer. • Dr. Ryan Maderak is tracing the history of the galaxy through the oxygen in stars. • Dr. Terrence Malloy and students are assessing the impacts of flooding on plant communities along the Missouri River for the Corps of Engineers. • Dr. Mark Schramp is studying morphological changes in epithelial cells during organogenesis and disease. • Dr. Georgiy Shcherbatyuk is investigating high-level solar energy harvesting techniques. • Dr. Paul Steinbach is researching environmental testing and luminescence spectroscopy. • Dr. Virginia Winder addresses anthropogenic change on the ecology of wildlife populations, especially wind energy facilities, rangeland management techniques, and conservation efforts.
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