Groundbreaking development

From left to right: Faculty Senate Chair Thomas Breslin, FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg, Ernest E. Stempel Foundation Trustee Calvin Stempel, FIU Provost Douglas Wartzok, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work Interim Dean Michele Ciccazzo, College of Arts & Sciences Dean Kenneth Furton, and Skanska USA Building Executive Vice President and General Manager Fred Hames.

University leaders participated in a traditional “photo op” Wednesday, July 11, commemorating the official groundbreaking of FIU’s Academic Health Center 5 building. The building will be the new home of the Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, the Extreme Events Institute and the Department of Earth and Environment from the College of Arts & Sciences. The building will house research space, including food science and behavioral labs, as well as classrooms, conference rooms and faculty offices. It is expected to be completed by December 2013.