Construction of Seton Hall University’s newest campus landmark won’t begin until 2005, yet already its ground-breaking design is causing quite a commotion. McNulty Hall, the historic science building that has served faculty and students well for more than 50 years, will soon benefit from a $35 million redesign and an addition of approximately 40,000 square feet. When the new center is complete, Seton Hall will boast one of the nation’s most innovative and energy-efficient teaching and research facilities for science and technology. With its flexible labs, glass walls and “green” approach, this landmark building will power science and technology partnerships, education and discovery, on campus and across the state.

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Given the rapid pace of innovation in the sciences and technology, a 50-year lifespan is about the longest a university would wish for its science building. Seton Hall is to be commended for maintaining its competitive edge in these disciplines in recent years, despite its dated science facility.

Here’s How:
1. The laboratories will have flexible walls and casework, which can be easily reconfigured to adapt to new interdisciplinary experiments and researchers’ changing needs.
2. To foster faculty collaboration and interdisciplinary teaching, glass walls and windows throughout the new building will provide maximum visibility and encourage open communication among and between faculty and students.
3. High performance, energy-efficient electrical and mechanical structures will function behind the sciences to service a science facility that will train students to work in the forefront of science and medicine.

What about the
heritage of the building?
While the Science and Technology Center will certainly be state-of-the-future in its form and function, a unique feature of the old McNulty Hall will be preserved and integrated into the new design for the enjoyment of future generations.

The “Atom Wall,” designed in the early 1950’s by Nicholas DeProspo, Ph.D., who was then interim chairman of the Biology Department, will be restored. The Atom Wall will provide a dramatic and inspiring backdrop to the new center’s atrium-style entry. In its inclusion of the Atom Wall, the most cutting-edge building on campus also demonstrates Seton Hall’s long heritage of scientific teaching and research.