A former astronaut and a former university president will be the featured speakers at a kick off reception, Wednesday, April 5, for the UNM Centennial Engineering Center fundraising campaign.
The School of Engineering is hosting the event to gather community and business support for construction and equipment for the Centennial Engineering Center, as well as increased support for its students, faculty and programs.
The capital campaign kick off event will feature a talk by former Columbia Space Shuttle astronaut Sid Gutierrez, who is currently manager of the Physical Sciences Department at Sandia National Laboratories.
Also speaking will be Dr. Charles Jennett, former president of Texas A&M International University and a professor and chairman of civil engineering at Syracuse University.
The event will be held at the UNM Mechanical Engineering Building atrium on Redondo Drive. Light refreshments will be served at 4:30 p.m. and presentations begin at 5:15 p.m.
For more information call 277-5539.
Scheduled for construction this year, the Centennial Engineering Center will be the springboard for next-generation learning, increased research and economic growth.
Contact: Greg Johnston (505) 277-1816
Posted by kwentworth at March 29, 2006 01:53 PM