Knott Science Center Renovation Showcases STEM in Action

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BALTIMORE, Md. – The Knott Science Center at Notre Dame of Maryland University is undergoing a $9 million renovation to create innovative instructional and collaborative spaces to enhance student learning and success in STEM. The NDMU community will join with state and local officials and supporters to celebrate the renovation on Sept. 8, 2022, at 10 a.m. under a tent outside the building.

Dr. James Fielder, Jr., secretary of the Maryland Higher Education Commission, and Maryland Senator Mary Washington (District 43) are expected to bring remarks at the celebration, and Baltimore City Comptroller Bill Henry and Baltimore Councilman Mark Conway (District 4) are expected to attend.

The renovation will create glass-walled classrooms and labs to display science in action, instructional spaces for student-faculty collaboration, specialized research labs, and flexible group learning spaces. Set to start in fall 2023, NDMU’s new master’s degree in physician assistant studies program will also have a new clinical procedures lab and faculty offices in the Knott Science Center. The enhancement to the instructional spaces supports the needs of 21^st century STEM students and promotes a project-based, experiential approach to teaching and learning.