{"id":14860,"date":"2017-03-06T16:58:48","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T16:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/for\/?p=14860"},"modified":"2017-03-06T16:58:48","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T16:58:48","slug":"a-note-to-parents-from-the-president-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/parent-news\/2017\/a-note-to-parents-from-the-president-7\/","title":{"rendered":"A note to parents from the President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/parent_presidentnote_icon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12089\" title=\"parent_presidentnote_icon\" src=\"http:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/parent_presidentnote_icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"108\" height=\"65\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14863\" style=\"width: 204px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/keller_class.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14863\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14863 \" title=\"keller_class\" src=\"http:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/keller_class.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"489\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Biology professor Melissa Keller teaches in one of the new classrooms inside the Meen Center for Science and Math. <\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, January 10, our first classes were held in the new Ronald H. and Verna June Meen Center for Science and Math. The opening of the Meen Center for Science and Math has created a strong sense of anticipation and excitement particularly for the students, faculty and staff who are the first to experience this 100,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility. Returning students couldn&#8217;t wait to see the new building and faculty began settling into their new spaces a week earlier.\u00a0This is just the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>The Meen Center for Science and Math is a four-story structure of approximately 100,000 square feet. Interiors include wings for biology, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, environmental science, and nursing, both BSN and MSN programs. There are laboratory spaces and research areas for both faculty and students. The ground floor features the environmental science wing with a loading dock, as well as large general classroom spaces and classrooms equipped for distance learning programs. A large lecture hall is included on the ground floor.<\/p>\n<p>Tusculum has a reputation for producing science graduates that have gone on to great success within their respective fields. Now, with the completion of the Ronald H. and Verna June Meen Center for Science and Mathematics, we expect enrollment in these programs to expand.<\/p>\n<p>The Meen Center will impact students in the areas of math, science, computer science, biology, chemistry, environmental science and nursing for generations to come.\u00a0This is an extremely historic event for an institution founded in 1794 by two Presbyterian ministers, who had the desire and foresight to bring education and religion to the area south of the Ohio River.\u00a0 Verna June and Ron Meen\u2019s legacy will live in perpetuity through the lives of the countless number of people who pass through these doors, graduate and serve communities throughout the United States and the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Nancy B. Moody, PhD<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14864\" style=\"width: 581px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/meen_drone.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14864\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14864\" title=\"DCIM102MEDIAMAX_0008.JPG\" src=\"http:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/meen_drone.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/meen_drone.jpg 571w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/meen_drone-300x151.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14864\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">While there was snow on the ground in the first week that the Meen Center was open, trees are beginning to bloom now and landscaping around the new facility will get underway as the weather continues to improve. <\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The opening of the new Meen Center for Science and Math and its impact are addressed this month in Tusculum President Nancy B. 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