Building the U's Future
12/29/2005 12:05 PM | | Part of the 2006 capital request is $60 million for phase I of the Medical Biosciences Building, pictured in the foreground, on the East Bank of the Minneapolis campus. The project will accommodate expanded research for the Medical School and the Institute of Technology, particularly in biomedical engineering, medical devices, cancer, immunology, and pharmacology. The building will also house Biosafety Level 3 labs for research on infectious diseases. ILLUSTRATION COURTESY OF PERKINS + WILL ARCHITECTS |
The University has requested $206.1 million from the state legislature for 2006 to fund several projects that will help build the U’s future. The capital request includes funds for several building upgrade and maintenance projects as well as construction of new buildings, all of which will enable the U to expand its groundbreaking research and to provide excellence in education.
Now, friends and alumni of the University must step up and ask their legislators and governor Tim Pawlenty (B.A. ’83, J.D. ’86) to invest in the U—and the future of Minnesota—by supporting the full funding of the request. (The University will supplement state funding with an investment of $63 million.)
The annual Legislative Briefing, where University president Bob Bruininks explains the capital request and what it means for the future of the U, takes place January 25, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak St. SE, Minneapolis. The 2006 capital request includes $80 million for preserving and replacing existing campus facilities, including changes to address health and safety issues; $39.9 million for expanding the Carlson School of Management; and $60 million for phase I of the Medical Biosciences Building.
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