The University of Maryland’s Notre Dame Cathedral is literally full of excitement with new master’s programs and renovations underway.

Officials at the University of Notre Dame held a wall-breaking ceremony on Sept. 8, after which they announced the breakdown of a planned $9 million renovation of the university’s Knott Science Center.

NDMU President Dr. Marylou Yam said the science center renovation is part of a historic campaign to help the school continue its mission.

“We are thrilled with the renovation,” says Yam. “Our goal is to complete everything by the end of January.

“Upgrades and enhancements across the board will make the classroom a hands-on experience that will inspire all students to open up and get excited about science,” she said.

The renovation, due to be completed in 2023, is designed to create “innovative learning and collaborative working spaces to foster student success in STEM,” according to the university.

This work will create glass-enclosed classrooms and laboratories to showcase science in action, create teaching spaces for student-faculty collaboration, specialized research laboratories, and flexible group learning spaces.

The university received a $4 million matching grant from the state for its science center project.

This work is part of the university’s $45 million Go BeyoND: NDMU campaign.

With two years left in the campaign, the university has already raised $41.6 million, according to Yam. She noted that most of the funds are allocated for scholarships.

“This is part of the biggest campaign in the history of our school, and we are very excited to continue our work to make college affordable and accessible,” Yam said.

The renovated space will house the new Master’s degree program in Physician Assistant Studies at the University of Notre Dame. This includes clinical procedure labs and faculty rooms for new programs.

NDMU offers several STEM programs, including the Sister Alma Science Year. This places the science major in her one-year research internship with a scientist at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Sister Mary Alma of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, for whom this program is named, Her McNicholas inspired generations of women during her 60 years at the school to explore her passion for STEM urged to do so.

Dr. James Fielder Jr., Secretary of the Maryland State Higher Learning Commission. Senator Mary Washington (43rd District); State Representative Regina T. Boyce (43rd District). Baltimore City Councilman Mark Conway. and Baltimore Comptroller Bill Henry attended the wall-breaking ceremony.

The fall of the wall was the start of five days of big news for the North Baltimore campus.

The University of Notre Dame announced on September 13 that it will begin accepting male students into all undergraduate courses, changing to a co-educational model after more than 125 years of traditional women’s college education.

The NDMU Board of Trustees has unanimously voted to make the university co-educational, admitting men to traditional undergraduate courses, from fall 2023. The decision comes nearly a year after the board formed a task force to study enrollment trends at women’s colleges. National and statewide undergraduate data.

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