Construction started in June on a computer science wing in the Upper Division of the Hightower Building on the Casady School campus.
The project features a 4,000-square-foot expansion to the east side of Hightower, one of the first classroom buildings on the Casady campus. In addition, the existing building is to be completely renovated and remodeled, said Betty Jane Garrett, Casady’s director of institutional advancement.
The job is expected to be finished next January or February, according to Jim Bonfiglio, Casady’s director of operations. At completion, Hightower will encompass 11,315 square feet with four additional classrooms “designed for today’s teaching pedagogy,” Garrett said.
Casady announced several academic initiatives under the school’s Strategic Academic Plan in the spring of 2022, she recalled.
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