LehighWeek Volume 09, Issue 27

              LEHIGHWEEK
Volume 10, Issue 27
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Lehigh University Campus Weekly
May 1,1996
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SMART Discovery Center Move
First Step in "Renaissance of the South jgyde
The Bethlehem Steel Corp.
and Lehigh have reached an
agreement of sale for
Bethlehem Steel's office
building at 501 E. Third
Street.
The building, formerly
known as the Bethlehem
plant office, will be the home
ofthe SMART Discovery
Center, a hands-on science
and math learning center.
Lehigh, on behalf of the
center, has received an
anonymous restricted gift to
apply toward the purchase
and renovation of the property. A wholly owned subsidiary of the university, and
governed by a separate board,
the SMART center currently
leases space from Bethlehem
Steel at 715 E. Third Street
and will move to the new
building once renovations are
complete.
Pres. Peter Likins said,
"This gift represents a
commitment to the children
of our community, and we
accept our host responsibilities with appreciation ofthe
trust implied."
Calling the transaction the
"first day of the Renaissance
ofthe South Side," Curtis
"Hank" Barnette, Bethlehem
Steel chairman and chief
executive officer, said "the
SMART Discovery Center is a
key anchor use that will
complement other uses we
//
are working on and expecting
to complete over time."
William Hittinger,
chairman of the Lehigh
Board of Trustees, said,
"Lehigh is pleased to have
played a role in getting the
center started, and we fully
support its mission to bring
math and science alive in the
community as a way to
contribute to national efforts
to achieve scientific literacy
for all Americans. I especially want to express
gratitude for the anonymous
gift which has been directed
towards the education of our
area's young people."
"There's no doubt we can
use the space," said Judy
Bazler, executive director of
the SMART center. "We've
truly grown beyond our
current capacity and this new
home will provide a tremendous opportunity to bring new
and innovative programs to
our region."
The SMART center welcomes nearly 300 children
and their parents on a daily
basis and during peak periods
that number rises well over
600. Exhibits are open
Monday through Saturday,
Line drawing of proposed
new home of the SMART
Discovery Center at 501
E. Third St.
and the center sponsors
workshops and enrichment
programs for the region's
elementary and secondary
students and teachers.
The new location, when
completed, will feature a 240-
seat IMAX theater and many
other attractions.
For information on the
SMART center, call 694-
4847.
Viva La Elvis !
Mike Giarrusso (center) and Nanine
Hartzenbusch of the Associated Press
interview and photograph Avery Oldt '98
dressed as Elvis before the public
posting of The King's (Elvis) 31 Commandments on the door of Packer
Chapel April 24-26. The "First
Presleyterian Church of Elvis the
Divine" religious revolution on campus
featured performances, proclamations,
revivals and other phenomenon. Sponsored by the department of religion
studies, the Lehigh University Art
Galleries, the chaplain's office and the
student affairs office, the events of
"spring madness" attracted coverage
from local, national and international
media including ABC and the BBC.
John Kish IV
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