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GROUND BREAKING November 14, 2013
A standing room only crowd gathered at the future site of the Science Building. With friends of Clayton State, including senators and representatives from the Southern Crescent region, Board of Regents repre- sentatives, faculty, staff, administration, and representatives from McCarthy Build- ing Companies, Inc. and S.L.A.M. archi- tects present, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal delivered the exciting news of an ad- ditional $2.9 million in funding to equip the new space.
A SOLID FOUNDATION May 31, 2014
With the faculty parking lot removed, the foot- print of the new Science Building begins to ap- pear. Images from a camera on top of the neighboring Laboratory Annex Building posted on the Clayton State website shared the build- ing excitement online with the campus and community.
“TOPPING OUT” September 12, 2014
Clayton State and community partners, including Senators Valencia Seay and Gail Davenport, came together again to celebrate the “topping out” as the last structural beam was hoisted into place.
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