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STUDENT DESIGN Architect Charles Kirby of Einhorn Yaffee Prescott Architecture and Engineering (EYP) remembers his early visits to Scranton and how he was struck by the University’s core values. ‘ One of the things we came away with was the strength of community in nurturing the student,” he said, “how the faculty supported the students and how they stressed the need for small class sizes.” “Frankly,” Kirby said, “that was a concern because small class sizes translate into a bigger price tag.” Kirby recalled he was so worried that he approached then-president Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., who quickly reassured the architect that “small was the way to go.”
Loyola Science Center
“We centered the building on the students,” said George Gomez, Ph.D., associate professor of biology, who served as the “project shepherd” for the center. In that role, he coordinated the effort from design to implementation to the opening. “And we kept the students involved