Approved
by the
Approved
by the Chancellor: November 24, 2009
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE
Whereas, the Departments of Biology
and Physics, which currently occupy the Howell Science Complex, have grown
beyond the capacity of the building with both Departments locating faculty
offices and laboratories in other space around campus;
Whereas, the Departments of Biology
and Physics have thriving undergraduate and graduate programs in biosciences,
which are Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics disciplines;
Whereas, laboratory space and
facilities in the Howell Science Complex are outdated and do not meet the needs
of the students and faculty in the Departments of Biology and Physics;
Whereas, the Departments of Biology
and Physics require more classroom and teaching laboratory space than is
available in Howell Science Complex;
Whereas, the Howell Science Complex,
which opened in 1969, has extensive problems with the HVAC and other core
facilities systems that require a complete renovation of the entire building;
Whereas, ECU Facilities Services has
projected potentially “catastrophic” impacts on our core University missions
should these decaying systems fail; and
Whereas, temporary relocation of
faculty laboratory space for building renovation would interrupt or even halt
student and faculty research for multiple and extended periods.
Therefore Be It Resolved That the faculty of