Naming Opportunities by Gift Level - Phase I

Naming Opportunities by Gift Level - Phase II

Landmark Opportunity

Name the Science Center ($10 million)

With a modern faηade, which captures the brick patterns of historic Elizabeth Hall, the new Science Center will rise with a grandeur appropriate for its prominent location in the vista from the campus gateway.

A $10 million gift names the Science Center at Stetson University and associates the donor with a facility that will house some of the most advanced instrumentation and rigorous research on the campus. It will also enable the University to begin construction on the Phase I 20,000-square-foot new addition in front of Sage Hall. The Science Center will become a major campus landmark.

Common Spaces

The Grand Atrium (#1) ($3 million) With two stories of windows and skylights, this impressive 2900-square-foot space, adjacent to the main entrance, will be a natural gathering place for students, faculty, and visitors. Along with comfortable seating and conversational areas, the Grand Atrium will feature a Coffee Kiosk (#2) ($25,000), an important social hub.

First-floor Lobby (#3) ($250,000) This 900-square-foot space, illuminated by natural light from its large glass doors and the adjacent Grand Atrium, will showcase both the building and the science that occurs in it. Display cases will feature student and faculty research. Within the lobby, the Satellite Exhibit for Gillespie Museum (#4) ($25,000), will spotlight one of the University’s most distinctive collections, linking the Science Center with the Gillespie, a nature museum in a natural setting.

Northwest and Southwest Study Towers (#5) ($750,000 each) These two distinctive glass enclosures, with an open view of campus, are prominent architectural features of the building. Each includes two individual study areas.

Study Alcoves (#6) ($7,500-$25,000) Seven study alcoves provide space for private study as well as collaborative work.

Western Promenades, First and Second Floors (#7) ($150,000 each) Designed to support interaction not only between the old and new areas of the Science Center but also among the disciplines, these spacious passageways will also open to study areas.

North, South, and East Corridors, First and Second Floors (#8) ($75,000 each) These corridors will serve not only to connect spaces but to exhibit departmental notices, faculty and student research, and university information.

Student Lounge (#9) ($50,000) On the second floor, and opening to the corridor overlooking the Grand Atrium, this lounge will invite student involvement and promote conversations across disciplines.

Large Teaching Laboratories (#10) ($125,000-$350,000) These 1000 to 2000-square-foot laboratories will support instruction in courses for both majors and non-majors. Many of these laboratories will bring disciplines together, some with movable lab benches for the most flexible use of the space. Most will provide networked computer stations and projector systems to enhance individualized laboratory instruction. All will be equipped with state-of-the art ventilation and safety features.

These include the following: Geography and Environmental Science/Biology Computer

General Biology • Vertebrate Anatomy

Human Physiology • Field Science • Microbiology and Genetics • Molecular Biology/Biochemistry • Neurobiology • General Chemistry • Organic Chemistry • Introductory Physics • Acoustics/ Astronomy

Intermediate Teaching Laboratories (#11) ($75,000-$150,000) These spaces of 500 to 900 square feet, with adjacent preparation and storage rooms and instrumentation suites, will support advanced courses and independent research. These include: Analytical Chemistry • Physical Chemistry • Modern Physics • Advanced Physics

Research Laboratories and Instrumentation Suites (#12) ($40,000-$175,000) Ranging from 400 to 1200 square feet, these spaces will support the individual and collaborative projects of both undergraduates and faculty. In many cases, these areas are designed to reveal

both sophisticated instrumentation and ongoing research – to reveal science as practiced at Stetson as well as its underlying principles of rigor, openness, and environmental responsibility. These include: Ecology • Geology • Geomorphology

Aquatic Biology • Cell Biology • Molecular Biology • Analytical Chemistry • Holography/ Optics • Optics/Electronics/Robotics • Magnetism/ Thin Film • Laser • Electron Diffraction • Inorganic Chemistry • Organic Chemistry • Biochemistry • Neurobiology • and the following Instrumentation Suites: Biochemistry/Molecular Biology • Chemistry

NMR/FTIR • and Microscopy.

Lecture Halls, Classrooms and Seminar Room

Large-Tiered Classroom I (#13) ($250,000)This 1300-square-foot auditorium, located above the main entrance and accessed from the Grand Atrium, will be the showcase classroom. Floor-to-ceiling windows will provide a sweeping view of campus, and a large seating capacity will serve most introductory classes and will accommodate lectures and large meetings. This classroom will provide a common experience of the sciences for the campus.

Large-Tiered Classroom II (#14) ($150,000) Located on the second floor, adjacent to the Grand Atrium, this 1200-square-foot classroom with tiered seating will provide a flexible learning environment for larger classes and will feature twenty-four networked computer stations.

General Classrooms (#15) ($60,000-$75,000) On each floor, these medium-sized spaces (500 to 600 square feet) will provide intimate, discussion-oriented learning environments for up to twenty-five students.

Small Seminar Room (#16) ($30,000) This 200-square-foot room, overlooking the Grand Atrium, will provide space for small, discussion-oriented classes, a signature of a Stetson education in the sciences. Informal Learning Areas (#17) ($20,000-$40,000) Adjacent to faculty office suites, these spaces will make possible informal conversations and group meetings among faculty and students. On the first floor: Biochemistry, Biology, and Integrative Health Science. On the second: Chemistry, Environmental Science, Marine Biology, and Physics.

Faculty Offices and Administrative Suite

Faculty Offices (#18) ($20,000 each) Twenty-four office spaces are interspersed throughout the Science Center, for individual conferences as well as collaborative work. Much of the one-on-one instruction that is at the center of science education at Stetson takes place in these offices. They are designed to invite conferences and quiet reflection but are also adjacent to Informal Learning Areas and in proximity to classroom and research areas.

Administrative Office Suite (#19) ($50,000) Adjacent to the Grand Atrium and shared by all disciplines, this 1800-square-foot space will serve as the logistical hub of the building. Students, faculty, staff, and visitors will congregate in a reception area. The suite will also include a meeting room and a kitchen, as well as separate spaces for mail, copy equipment, and filing.

Instructional and Research Support Rooms (#20) ($5,000-$75,000) A range of rooms throughout the new center will support the practice of safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible science, including: Biology Sample Preparation • Chemistry Sample Preparation • Physics Machine Shop • Environmental Chamber Laboratory • Field Equipment Room • Phlebotomy Room • Chemistry Balance Room • Darkroom • Tissue Culture Room • Animal Suite.

Laboratory Storage and Auxiliary Support (#21) ($5,000-$40,000) Although not glamorous, these spaces are important for convenience, safety, technical support, and environmental responsibility – necessities for a modern science facility.

Exterior Spaces

Greenhouse ($350,000) With state-of-the-art temperature and water control, this 1150-square-foot center for botanical research will allow students to maintain experimental plants year-round and will be adjacent to the Science Center.

Outdoor Classroom ($50,000) Conceived of as a space for small class meetings outdoors, this space will provide concrete seating near the center of campus.

Native Plant Garden ($30,000) A site for student research in native plant ecology and landscape practices, the garden will extend classroom learning outdoors and enact the goal of minimizing the environmental impact of the building and grounds.

"It is critical to have this kind of building, one that invites cooperation, one that will get others from across the campus into the Science Center...and one that makes possible the kind of relationship I‘d like to see continue at Stetson œ that strong bond between students and a challenging faculty, giving undergraduates a sense of independence and of accomplishment."

- Diana Kunze, BS ‘61, Professor of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine; Chair, Board of Advisers, College of Arts and Sciences, Stetson University

"As a responsibility to our students, to the state ofFlorida, to our country, Stetson needs to stay on thecutting edge ofscience education.Undergraduatesneed to come out of here with afamiliarity inscience, whether ornot they are sciencemajors….Themajors must haveraw intellectualfirepower, dedication and discipline, and researchexperience."

- Bill Newsome, BS ‘74, Professor of Neurobiology, Stanford University; Board of Advisers, College of Arts and Sciences, Stetson University