“Liberty University has plans to build an engineering campus that eventually would accommodate 2,000 students, a small research park and new degree programs for its School of Engineering and Computational Sciences.
\nThe project is slated for Liberty-owned land just across the city line in Campbell County between the dorms on Campus East and U.S. 29, said Ron Sones, dean of the engineering school. The land had been under contract to a shopping center developer, AIG Baker, but plans fell through when the economy took a nosedive, said Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr.<\/p>\n
The facility would provide a boost to Liberty\u2019s fledgling engineering school, which was launched two years ago and enrolls about 450 students.
\nPhase one of the project is an 8,000-square-foot building dedicated to welding engineering \u2014 a new undergraduate major that will be offered next fall. Construction will begin early next year, Sones said.
\nThe second phase includes a larger building that will hold the rest of the engineering school and a small research park. When the building is complete, Liberty plans to launch undergraduate programs in mechanical engineering and aerospace engineering, as well as graduate programs, Sones said.
\nAbout $1 million has been allotted from Liberty\u2019s budget for initial construction costs. The school is seeking an additional $500,000 in grants and donations for equipment.”<\/p>\n
Was there a facility in N. Campus where they did projects at?<\/p>\n
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