The Meier Hall Addition brings seven new, high-intensity teaching labs and support spaces to Salem State. It provides much needed, modernized and flexible lab space largely for, but not limited to, biology, chemistry and geological sciences, that cannot be retrofitted into the existing space built in the 1960s, while keeping all courses in these programs housed within the same building.
The new addition will provide a new elevator and connection to existing Meier at the third and fourth floors. Levels one and two will house mechanical equipment to support the new labs. Level three will house environmental and biology teaching labs and support spaces. Level four will house chemistry teaching and support spaces as well as an instrumentation lab. The work for the new addition will also allow for a new accessible entry to the Meier Hall courtyard.
The flexible design of the labs within the addition increases capacity for our science programs and allows for multiple programmatic uses, creating greater flexibility in course scheduling, student and faculty research, alternative delivery methods, and external partnerships. The addition also frees up space in Meier Hall where biology and chemistry courses are currently taught, increasing capacity for courses that require less specialized spaces, all while adding capacity for general education and healthcare support courses.
The new facilities will give our students authentic lab experiences which correspond to those they will find in graduate school and the workforce.