{"id":55,"date":"2021-11-06T18:05:07","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T18:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/engineering\/2021\/11\/06\/fowler-school-of-engineering-celebrates-the-swenson-family-hall-of-engineering-with-dedication-and-ribbon-cutting\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T06:09:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T06:09:11","slug":"fowler-school-of-engineering-celebrates-the-swenson-family-hall-of-engineering-with-dedication-and-ribbon-cutting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/2021\/11\/06\/fowler-school-of-engineering-celebrates-the-swenson-family-hall-of-engineering-with-dedication-and-ribbon-cutting\/","title":{"rendered":"Fowler School of Engineering Celebrates the Swenson Family Hall of Engineering with Dedication and Ribbon Cutting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Friday, November 5, 2021, Chapman University and the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/engineering\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler School of Engineering<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> celebrated the vision and generosity of the late Jim Swenson and his remarkable family, and charted a course forward for Fowler Engineering.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_82\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-82\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/03\/1D0B0344.jpg\" alt=\"President Struppa during Swenson Hall dedication\" width=\"350\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/03\/1D0B0344.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/03\/1D0B0344-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/03\/1D0B0344-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/03\/1D0B0344-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-82\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2021 Swenson Hall Dedication<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a featured event during Chapman\u2019s Homecoming, a huge crowd was in attendance for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/about\/our-home\/keck-center\/engineering-wing.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Swenson Family Hall of Engineering<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ribbon cutting and dedication which included students, parents, staff, faculty, university leaders, community members and longtime Chapman University supporters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Both Chapman University President Daniele Struppa and founding Dean Andrew Lyon made comments at a Friday, Nov. 5th, ceremony that was followed by an open house. President Struppa said, \u201cSwenson Hall of Engineering is designed as a space where researchers, teachers, students come together to rethink the bou<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ndaries between academics and the problems in our society which engineers can tackle.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-81\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/03\/1D0B0305.jpg\" alt=\"Swenson family in the Makerspace\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/03\/1D0B0305.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/03\/1D0B0305-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/03\/1D0B0305-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/03\/1D0B0305-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2021 Swenson Hall Dedication<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students, staff, faculty showed visitors their new home which includes research and classroom labs, the Ideation Zone, and the Design\/Create\/Innovate (DCI) space on the first floor. The DCI space includes the Makerspace filled with 3D scanners and printers, CNC fabrication, laser cutting, vacuum forming, breadboarding, and robotics.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\nEven the Boston Dynamics robot dog, \u201cSpot\u201d made an appearance during the open house. Arman Siddiqui, a senior Computer Science student\u00a0 eagerly showed\u00a0 visitors all Spot\u2019s \u201ctricks\u201d as he explained the wonderful opportunities he experienced as a Fowler Engineering student including being able to guide the robot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students in the Fowler School of Engineering receive hands-on experiences with state-of-the-art engineering tools from the first day they arrive on campus. Whether designing and fabricating components with additive manufacturing, or simulating failure cases with code, our students have the software and hardware they need at their fingertips.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Keck Center for Science and Engineering<\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-28\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/02\/c_2507_0002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/02\/c_2507_0002.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/02\/c_2507_0002-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/02\/c_2507_0002-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/02\/c_2507_0002-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2022\/02\/c_2507_0002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keck Center for Science and Engineering at Chapman University. Orange, CA. A.C. Martin Architects. ( AC Martin Architects )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/about\/our-home\/keck-center\/index.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Keck Center for Science and Engineering<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> opened its doors to students and faculty in August 2018. Supported by a $20 million grant from W.M. Keck Foundation, this game-changing facility spans nearly an entire city block and offers 140,000 square feet of space for learning, research and collaboration. The Keck Center has been home to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/science\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Schmid College of Science and Technology<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> since 2018. The Dale E. \u201858 and Sarah Ann Fowler School of Engineering opened its doors in summer 2021 completing the project and filling the halls of Keck Center with future scientists and engineers eager to make their mark.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">President Daniel Struppa said, \u201cKeck Center will help us create a new generation of problem-solvers, thinkers and inventors who will contribute to the economic growth of Southern California and make a critical difference to our society.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fowler Engineering celebrates the opening of their new home to a packed 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