University administrators and legislative leaders broke ground this afternoon on a new academic building at the Everett University Center. The ceremony drew community leaders, educational partners and members of the Legislature, which approved $54.6 million in funding for the expansion during the 2015 legislative session.
The 95,000 square foot building will house classrooms, laboratories, faculty offices, and services for students working toward degrees in STEM education fields. Construction is expected to be completed by spring of 2017.
The Seattle Times editorialized in support of the expansion at WSU North Puget Sound at Everett this week, declaring “WSU at Everett is a different animal, foreshadowing a new, innovated era in higher education.”