Kopchick Hall: Where Discovery Takes Flight

A Grand Entrance A building as awe-inspiring as Kopchick Hall deserves an entrance just as amazing. The glass exterior will give passersby in the Oak Grove a peek into the amazing things happening there

Where Research Happens Scanning Electron Microscope: A real-time digital window to what’s happening in our labs, viewable in the

and invite them in to see it all. When

Lower Commons area. Students passing

students and faculty enter through

by can see science in action.

the front doors, they’ll be immersed in a community of scientific activity that shines brightest when it’s shared.

Curiosity, after all, is the starting point for exploration and discovery, and we want to give students and faculty a place where curiosity is fostered by a facility that offers no boundaries or limitations.

The main lobby will be a starting point for all exploration, where curious minds will gather to ask the big questions that lead to the big discoveries that will change the world.

Tim and Deb Cejka Planetarium: Students and faculty will explore everything from earth’s subatomic particles to the outer reaches of our galaxy.

Limitless Learning The question isn’t what can be done in one of the new labs in John J. and Char Students and faculty will be working

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side by side every day, learning and

instrumentation spaces for students

Kopchick Hall. It’s what can’t be done?

Flexible teaching labs with shared

sharing, making discoveries that will

and faculty to collaborate and

lead to life-changing breakthroughs in

share research.

many parts of our lives. With equipment that will rival any research facility in the region, students and faculty will have the opportunity to do research,

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Programs students in the Kopchick

test hypotheses, and explore new

College of Natural Sciences and

worlds. The scientific work done in

Mathematics can choose from as

the labs of Kopchick Hall may well

a major, minor, or certificate.

be limitless—just like the curiosity of those doing it.

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Percent of IUP undergraduate students who will take at least one course inside Kopchick Hall.

Rooms to Grow The best kind of work happens when we work together, and to do that we need the right spaces. In Kopchick Hall, areas have been designed to promote the sharing of information, which leads to deeper discoveries. Whether it be in

Where Research Happens Circadian Rhythm Research Lab: Experiments will be done to explore the physical, mental, and behavioral changes that follow a 24-hour cycle.

traditional classrooms, tutoring rooms, a greenhouse, teaching laboratories, or

Aquatic Fish Facility:

the hallways and lobbies of the building,

A spot for IUP scientists to look at aquatic life

discussions will be held that could lead to exploration that takes us to a lifechanging innovation that helps millions of people around the world. Partnerships will be formed with outside scientists to encourage them to use some of the facilities and share their work with us.

Kopchick Hall will be a STEM launching pad for the region, where scientists seek opportunities to join in the outstanding work that will be done there.

and see how it can lead to breakthroughs in the study of human life.

Biochemical Labs: A discovery zone where geneticists and cell and molecular biologists will further knowledge and understanding.

“Our vision for the college is ‘We change lives through science and math.’ We don’t do it alone.

IUP alumni like John and Char Kopchick, Tim and Deb Cejka, and Bill and Audrey Madia are helping make sure Kopchick Hall will change the lives of students for generations to come.”

—Steve Hovan, Dean, Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

If you, too, would like to transform lives by donating to the Kopchick Hall project, contact Samantha Muir at 724-357-2324.

IUP.edu/KopchickHall