WSU Noorda Engineering Building

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Noorda Engineering & Applied Science
Building
Utah State Board of Regents Presentation
September 14, 2017

The quality of education
offered by
Weber State University’s
College of Engineering,
Applied Science &
Technology (or EAST...

OBJECTIVE
 Secure $39.9 million in state funding for a $49.9
million project
 Demolish Technical Education Building(TE)/...

Demolish Tech-Ed/Build Noorda
Engineering and Applied Science
Building on Ogden campus
Build Computer and
Automotive Engin...

• Expands affordable student participation
• Facilitates timely completion of STEM courses
• Promotes innovative discovery...

 Improves campus safety
 Provides state-of- the-art learning environment
 Accommodates surging enrollment
 Increases g...

The Project Will Solve Existing
Infrastructure Deficits and
Spatial Constraints

Awkwardly shaped like a “U”

UNSAFE
Does not meet current fire and life-safety codes

Noncompliant with ADA requirements

Outdated facility does not reflect current
gender diversity

Energy-deficient windows
Eroding steel window frames
Decaying building seals

Poor HVAC
Frequent flooding

Inadequate space

EAST boasts the largest share of degree growth for
Utah’s computer science and engineering programs
since 2014

Number of declared majors in EAST is increasing
67%
INCREASE
2,374
3,966
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
200...

Computer Science
138%
INCREASE657
1,566
0
400
800
1200
1600
2008 2016

Electrical Engineering
186 majors &
99 graduates for
program that began
in 2010

Portable classrooms

Faculty offices are converted closets and storage rooms

 An estimated 40,000 additional square
feet
 Centralized location for
interdepartmental collaboration
The Project Will E...

 Reduce carbon footprint
 Allow for alternative capital investment
opportunities
 Eliminate needless rental expenses
 ...

The Project is
Time-Sensitive, Has Community Support,
Fulfills Industry Needs and Expands
Partnerships

(global security company)
 Layton: Aircraft manufacturing
 Clearfield: Engineering
(leader in aerospace and defense tech...

The Project Will Support Regional Economic
Development

Project will improve timely completion of
degrees and certificates
 Computer engineering master’s
degree
 2 + 2 degrees
...

Northern Utah Academy of Math, Engineering, & Science
Ranked #1 out of 143 high schools in
the Utah Accountability System.

 Accelerated STEM workforce pipeline.
 Agreement to fund $7.5 million (15% of project)
 Signed 9/6/2017
 Request addit...

EAST Outreach Programs impact
more than 6,000 Utah public
school students

PREP

Parent/Daughter
Engineering Day

FIRST LEGO
League Jr..

FIRST LEGO
Tech Challenge

SheTech

Girls Go
Digital

We owe students
a building that is
worthy of their dreams.

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