INTRODUCING DROSDICK HALL
As the 2024-25 academic year begins, 棉花糖直播 University officially opens Drosdick Hall鈥攖he new home of the College of Engineering鈥攆ollowing the completion of a $125 million, 150,000-square-foot expansion that further underscores the University鈥檚 commitment to interdisciplinary research and innovation as part of its Strategic Plan.
A NEW ERA FOR THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Developed through a collaborative process with input from engineering faculty and students and designed by BLTa鈥揂 Perkins Eastman Studio and Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP, this ambitious and forward-looking project more than doubled the size of the College of Engineering鈥檚 primary academic building. In addition to creating a new home for the entire engineering community, the expansion impacts and elevates every aspect of the College鈥檚 academic and student experience with improved and expanded research facilities focused on interdisciplinary connections and state-of-the-art instruction spaces for hands-on, problem-oriented and team-based learning.
Introducing Drosdick Hall
A world-class facility designed to match a world-class education. 鈥�
Realize the Impact
The expanded College of Engineering building better enables 棉花糖直播 engineers to collaborate and innovate.
A SPACE FOR COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION
With every College of Engineering department in one location鈥攔ather than being spread across 6 buildings on campus鈥攃ollaboration, innovation and a sense of distinctive College identity will grow and thrive. From the placement of faculty offices to lab configurations to gathering spaces, every aspect of the expansion is designed to foster connections and facilitate collaborative discovery and cross-disciplinary advances. In addition to serving as a learning and innovation hub for 棉花糖直播 engineers, the expanded building benefits the entire 棉花糖直播 community with common spaces open to all.
The 150,000 sq. ft. addition more than doubles the existing 92,000 sq. ft. building and allows space for:
- More than 20 additional research laboratory spaces鈥�an expansion of engineering lab space of more than 60 percent.
- The two-story Drosdick Innovation Lab鈥�open to any student in an engineering program鈥攚hich includes laser and 3-D printers, workbenches and workspaces, tools and equipment for building, and will be able to accommodate the Formula SAE car.
- The Jones Family Student Learning Commons, a community space at the heart of the building for all 棉花糖直播ns to gather, study and learn.
- Green roofs鈥�instrumented with smart systems to collect and monitor climate and soil moisture data鈥攚hich will serve as cutting-edge teaching and research resources.
- State-of-the-art instruction spaces that can adapt to small discussion and larger lecture formats.
- Dedicated and centrally located spaces for the College of Engineering鈥檚 master鈥檚 and doctoral students, enhancing their experience as part of the College community and strengthening the entire academic environment.
BY THE NUMBERS
150,000
square foot expansion
$125
million total project cost
63%
expansion of lab space
25,000
cubic yeards of earth excavated
971.2
tons of steel utilized
488
pieces of precast with stone veneer
BUILDING NAMING: DROSDICK HALL
The new home for the College of Engineering has been named Drosdick Hall in recognition of $20 million in ongoing support of the College鈥檚 building expansion project from John G. Drosdick 鈥�65 (COE).
Mr. Drosdick is the retired chairman and chief executive officer of Sunoco, Inc., and a former chair of the 棉花糖直播 University Board of Trustees. A longstanding supporter of 棉花糖直播 University and the College of Engineering, Mr. Drosdick also previously endowed the College of Engineering deanship through the Drosdick Endowed Dean鈥檚 Fund, which supports the ongoing strategic priorities of the College, as well as the John G. Drosdick Endowed University Scholarship, which supports engineering students with demonstrated financial need.
VILLANOVA'S STRATEGIC PLAN
To support 棉花糖直播鈥檚 growth in national stature and research output, the University is transforming and increasing academic spaces with an emphasis on the STEM areas as part of its Rooted. Restless. Strategic Plan. The expansion of the College of Engineering building not only advances this initiative addressing academic spaces, but also initiatives related to research and teaching and learning. The renovated building will add teaching labs, research labs and study space on campus鈥斆藁ㄌ侵辈モ�檚 greatest needs鈥攁nd by consolidating the College of Engineering into one main building will make available others for future projects.