Science Center
Why Now?
Conceptual Rendering
The Carl E. Wynn Science Center on East Campus, dedicated in February 1976, was built to serve a little more than 2,000 students and 10 faculty members. Thirty years later, the number of students majoring in math and science and anticipating careers in medicine, physical therapy, and other health care professions has soared from 8 to 326, faculty membership to 48, and the student body of 8,128 far outnumbers the 2,167 students attending more than three decades ago. Given the current inadequate space, the university has already made remarkable accomplishments, and it is exciting to imagine what will be done with an expansive new facility.
In a February 2007 task force report to Governor Schwarzenegger, the California Council on Science and Technology outlined: “The state is facing a serious shortage of fully prepared science and mathematics teachers . . . California is at a crossroads, and executive decisions made in the near term will shape the future and determine whether or not we stay at the vanguard of research and discovery while maintaining an economy that thrives on California-based creativity, informed risk taking, and investment in innovation.”
APU has a voice and a contribution to make in response to this need, especially through the 7,300 square feet of new labs in the Science Center dedicated to research and development in the areas of math, science, and advanced technology.
Related Links
- View the Construction Photo Gallery
- Watch a short film on Jon Milhon, Ph.D., associate professor of biology and chemistry
- Give online
Get Involved
To learn more about the project and how you can give, contact the Office of University Advancement at (626) 815-5333 or development@apu.edu.
