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Scholarships | Faculty Growth | Program & Space Enhancements
Program & Space Enhancements
These are exciting times at Emory College.
As a premier destination for students and scholars, Emory is dedicated to providing the next generation of leaders a deeper understanding of the world and conducting research that will lead to healthier and more fulfilling lives.
To accomplish this mission, the College is continuously seeking to upgrade or build new facilities that take advantage of fresh approaches and technological innovations to educate students and conduct research.
Your philanthropic contributions are needed more than ever to advance the College’s exciting momentum in the years ahead. There are many ways to share your gift. If you would like more information, please contact an Arts and Sciences Development staff member.
Selected Naming Opportunities
Science Commons: Psychology and Chemistry Buildings
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As part of the College’s strategic plan, we plan to focus on building special strengths in Psychology and Chemistry, two of the strongest building blocks for scientific research, training and teaching in the College.
Both departments address some of the most serious problems of the twenty-first century: HIV/AIDS, Parkinson’s, drug addiction, schizophrenia and depression. Both departments have the potential to vault Emory University into the top ten of U.S. universities in each of these disciplines. To achieve this goal, however, Psychology and Chemistry require more faculty appointments and additional space for research and teaching.
The field of psychology has entered a new era that promises to bring dramatic advances in the understanding of behavior and its cognitive, environmental and biological foundations. In recent years, researchers have adapted new technologies for studying brain function, created collaborative research programs that combine the imagination and tools of the social and natural sciences, and received federal funds designed to support research that will shed light on the complex relationships between behavior and health. This knowledge, in turn, will have major implications for real-world problems in health, education and industry.
The new facilities, combined with faculty strengths, are expected to lead to the development of a Center for Mind, Brain, and Cognition, which will concentrate existing resources in the Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine, and Yerkes National Primate Center.
In the field of chemistry, a broad consensus is growing that the scientific frontiers of the 21st century will be in the biological and nanotechnology sciences. These two areas share an interest in learning how the sub-nanometer building blocks of nature—electrons, atoms and molecules—assemble and interact to form the next level of complexity that pervades biology, molecular evolution and new nano-materials. The social and economic benefits from this new science will be breathtaking.
To continue attracting top scholars and conducting significant research in this competitive area, Emory is prepared to build nationally recognized programs in nanoscience, biomolecular chemistry, materials chemistry, and mathematical modeling. Currently, many senior faculty, even though they have generously funded research
programs, must restrict the size of their research groups due to lack of space. As we accommodate more faculty, graduate students, and post-doctoral researchers, we will require more space for offices, laboratories and undergraduate classrooms.
Read more: Emory psychologists to build new connections in a Science Commons
If you are interested in naming opportunities for the new Psychology building or Chemistry addition, contact 1-866-MY-EMORY.
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Mathematics and Science Center
 When the Mathematics and Science Center opened in 2002, it was the answer to many dreams. Not only did it bring together the Departments of Physics, Mathematics & Computer Science and Environmental Studies for the first time, it brought them together in a space that continues to awe and inspire. The facility features many design and construction principles that make it popular with today’s students and a showcase for '"green buildings," that is, places that are environmentally responsible, healthy for occupants, and economical to maintain.
Naming opportunities for the Center include the following:
- Building Name. This magnificent five-story, 138,000-sq.-ft. center includes a planetarium, observatory, outdoor research and teaching space, physics shop, wet and dry laboratories, computational laboratories, 24 classrooms, 180-seat auditorium, and a spectacular three-story atrium space that looks into a grove of shade trees. The Center has quickly become one of the University’s most popular sites for hosting academic meetings and receptions, and stands as a powerful symbol of Emory’s commitment to the sciences and environment.
- Planetarium. One of the most striking features of the Mathematics and Science Center is this planetarium with its 35-foot domed ceiling and state-of-the-art projection system. In recent months the planetarium has hosted live astronomical events (thanks to a direct video feed from the 24-inch telescope located in the building’s rooftop observatory), as well as musical and dramatic performances. The planetarium also doubles as classroom space for teaching undergraduate astronomy in the Department of Physics.
- Atrium. With its slate floor, copper columns and soaring three-story windows offering abundant natural light and a view of mature hardwoods, the atrium is the stunning centerpiece of this impressive building. Outside the atrium, set between the exterior walls of the building’s two wings, a slate courtyard provides a congenial place for quiet reflection or outdoor gatherings.
- Telescope. Housed in a 16-foot silver dome, this 24-inch diameter, fully automated, DFM Cassegrain reflecting telescope is a critical element in Emory’s new astronomy major and the active astronomy outreach program that serves the entire Emory community.
For a complete list of naming opportunities in the Mathematics and Science Center, contact 1-866-MY-EMORY.
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Donna and Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
 Since the grand opening of Emory College’s Donna and Marvin Schwartz Center in 2003, faculty and students have given rave reviews to this comprehensive arts facility that combines an academic setting with a performance environment.
"For people who come to inspire and to be inspired, to study, create, and perform, to see and hear, to learn and enjoy, and to be enriched within the great academic tradition of this university, this building will help reinforce not only the development of the mind, but of the creative heart, and the limitless expression of the human spirit," said Donna Keesler Schwartz ’62C-’97P, whose gift of $8 million (shared by her husband) provided the foundation for the Schwartz Center.
The performing arts facility provides a central space for Emory’s rapidly growing music, dance, and theater programs. The 90,000-square-foot building, designed with superb acoustics in mind, provides space for a comprehensive education in musical performance whether it be a solo, chamber, or large group experience.
Students, faculty, and world-renowned guest performers, designers, and artists combine their talents to create an artistic experience appreciated by the entire community—over 30,000 people attend the arts at Emory each year.
Naming opportunities for the Center include the following:
- Dance Studio. Used for classes, rehearsals and performances by students, faculty, and guest artists, the studio features a specially built dance floor that was installed with Emory’s specific climate conditions and usage needs in mind. The studio seats approximately 135 people and regularly hosts events such as the Friends of Dance Lecture Series and performances by the Emory Dance Company. Each year one of the world’s top professional companies such as the Urban Bush Women (2005) or the Toronto Dance Theater (2006) performs in the studio.
- Theater Laboratory. As the primary lab for the development of new work, the collaborations of students and professionals (including playwrights who have received Nobel, Pulitzer and Tony awards) have begun here and have gone on to major productions across the U.S., Canada, South America and Europe. The lab is also the primary home for readings by The Playwriting Center, the new play development center of Theater Emory. In 2004, the lab was named by local theater critics as the most important place for new work in Atlanta.
 Concert Hall Organ. The Jaeckel Opus 45, 3-manual, 54-stop mechanical action pipe organ provides an exquisite treat to both the ears and eyes in Emerson Concert Hall. With its rounded pedal towers, wood carvings of southern foliage, and colored panels, some have described the organ as the crown jewel of the concert hall. Made by one of North America’s top builders of hand-crafted organs, this unique work of art -- a fourteen-ton structure that includes 3,605 pipes -- integrates the tonal design of the French Classic and German Baroque in a manner reminiscent of the work of the eighteenth century builder Andreas Silbermann.
- Performing Arts Studio. This active rehearsal and classroom space for the Department of Music is also used to host public lectures and programs by a variety of College departments and performances by student groups.
For a complete list of naming opportunities in the Donna and Marvin Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, contact 1-866-MY-EMORY.
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