For Immediate Release
Nov. 4, 2003
Contact: Edmond McDavis III
(662) 329-7119
 

Renovated Parkinson Hall to be dedicated Nov. 10
 

COLUMBUS, Miss. -- Mississippi University for Women¹s Parkinson Hall,the newly renovated home of the Division of Science and Mathematics, will be dedicated on Monday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m.

"It is a new building with state-of-the-art classrooms and high-tech auditoriums," said Jody Kennedy, campus engineer. Dr. Dorothy Kerzel, interim head of the Division of Science and Mathematics, said, "We will be moving to a much larger building with brand new top-notch facilities which include instructional laboratories, student
research laboratories, classrooms, faculty offices, a computer lab and an auditorium."

Renovation of the building began September 2001. Structural problems caused delays in the project.

Parkinson will contain state-of-the-art laboratories and smart classrooms, which include desks with computers installed in them.

Vice President for Finance and Administration Nora Miller said, "The University is very excited about the progress that has been made with the renovation and enhancement of Parkinson Hall. Faculty from the Division of Science and Mathematics have been very involved in various phases of this project, from the design phase, to the selection of furnishings and multimedia packages that will be installed in the auditorium, case study and
computer labs."

One of the more unique features of Parkinson will be its multimedia movie screen located in Nissan Auditorium.
Miller said, "The Nissan contribution of $150,000 will provide multimedia packages to enhance instruction and to provide an excellent venue for movie screenings and other student programming opportunities."

As part of the ceremony on Monday, Dave Boyer, vice president of manufacturing for Nissan North America, will speak.


 

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