Campus building dedication on Friday

One of Purdues newest additions to campus will be dedicated on Friday.

The nations demand for more engineering is being met with the new Seng-Liang Wang Hall. The building is based on an innovative public/private partnership.

Purdue and the Purdue Research Foundation will dedicate the new $38.9 million hall. The four-story, 147,000-square-foot building is located on Northwestern Avenue across from the Purdue Mall and next to the Northwestern parking garage.

The Purdue Research Foundation is leasing space to the University and private businesses within the building, a cost-effective partnership.

This public/private mix is a first for Purdue and it proved a great success, President Mitch Daniels said. Purdue Research Foundations approach saved millions on construction and created a revenue stream to support Wang Hall. It is a formula that we plan to use again for other new construction on Purdues campus.

None of this would have been possible, however, without the dedication and financial support of our Purdue alumni. We especially thank Patrick Wang and his wife, Lucy, for their gift of $5 million to name the building in honor of his father, Seng-Liang Wang.

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Campus building dedication on Friday