{"id":208496,"date":"2026-01-31T09:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T14:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/31\/bgsu-officially-opens-the-new-technology-engineering-innovation-center-bg-falcon-media\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T09:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T14:15:09","slug":"bgsu-officially-opens-the-new-technology-engineering-innovation-center-bg-falcon-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/31\/bgsu-officially-opens-the-new-technology-engineering-innovation-center-bg-falcon-media\/","title":{"rendered":"BGSU officially opens the new Technology Engineering Innovation Center \u2013 BG Falcon Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

BGSU officially opens the new Technology Engineering Innovation Center \u2013 BG Falcon Media<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-01-31 09:06:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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The spring 2026 semester marks the official opening of Bowling Green State University\u2019s (BGSU) new Technology Engineering Innovation Center, which is now available for student and faculty use.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The new addition to the existing building has an estimated 24,000 square feet dedicated to in-person labs and collaboration spaces that are aimed at reflecting real engineering workplace environments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur strength in BG is the level of hands-on,\u201d said Wael Mokhtar, dean of the College of Engineering and Innovation. \u201cWith investing almost $39 million in the structure and equipment, our current and future students will have the ability and the chance to use tools that are totally industry matched. So, it cannot be a better preparation for day one as a professional engineer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Inside the estimated 24,000 square feet of new space are seven new labs, matching the number in the previous building, which include spaces for electrical, virtual reality, augmented reality, AI and 3D metal printing.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo we have seven new labs. Originally, we had about seven or eight labs,\u201d Mokhtar said. \u201cEverything inside the building, the old side and the new side, is touching each other one way or the other. If there is an electrical lab, there will now be two of them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Construction of the new building began summer 2024 and held the official groundbreaking ceremony during 2024\u2019s homecoming weekend.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The initial target was to have the new space open in 2026, and BGSU is currently adding finishing touches to the entire facility after the official opening.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe did finish on schedule and on budget, which we\u2019re pretty excited about,\u201d said Kristin Peiffer, director of campus construction. \u201cWe did advance some additional scope during the midst of construction, so we are continuing that work in the existing building. But this addition opened as planned for students.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Along with the labs and shops themselves, another addition is the collaboration…<\/span><\/p>\n

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