Westminster College celebrating $11 million expansion

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College is celebrating an 11.2 million dollar expansion on its campus with a groundbreaking ceremony.
The school is expanding the Hoyt Science Center.
Phases one and two of the project included the construction of Westminster's new nursing and neuroscience facilities and the Dietz Sullivan Lecture Hall, as well as other structural and aesthetic renovations and upgrades to the existing Hoyt structure.
"With STEM majors accounting for nearly one-third of Westminster's student body and all students completing mathematics and science courses, the need to address our STEM facilities was critical," said Westminster College President Dr. Kathy Brittain Richardson.
The 27,000-square-foot addition to the campus central hub for scientific learning and research is phase three of the $20 million Hoyt Renovation and Expansion Project, which was begun in 2016 to address the needs of Westminster's dedicated faculty and the growing number of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students.
The celebration will be held on Friday, Sept. 20.