Governor Pritzker was in southern Illinois Thursday to mark a significant expansion at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE).
was in southern Illinois Thursday to mark a significant expansion at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville .
The occasion is the groundbreaking ceremony for the university's new Health and Sciences building, a project valued at $105 million. Once completed, this structure will become the largest building on the SIUE campus, which houses schools of pharmacy and nursing. "With today's groundbreaking, we usher in a new era for Southern Illinois and its world-class university. This expansion will provide greater access to quality education and first-rate healthcare," said Pritzker.
Funding for this project is made possible through the bipartisan Rebuild Illinois Capital Program, which is the largest capital plan in the state's history.
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