About 150 optometry students, faculty, alumni and others from the UMSL community and beyond gathered Friday to celebrate the groundbreaking of the $17 million, 48,000-square-foot center.

About 150 optometry students, faculty, alumni and others from the UMSL community and beyond gathered Friday to celebrate the groundbreaking of the $17 million, 48,000-square-foot center.
About 150 optometry students, faculty, alumni and others from the UMSL community and beyond gathered Friday to celebrate the groundbreaking of the $17 million, 48,000-square-foot center.
About 150 optometry students, faculty, alumni and others from the UMSL community and beyond gathered Friday to celebrate the groundbreaking of the $17 million, 48,000-square-foot center.
The program gives participants a better understanding of what a future in science might look like and helps them see themselves in one of those careers.
The college anticipates the building design to be completed by fall with construction to wrap by summer 2016.
The college anticipates the building design to be completed by fall with construction to wrap by summer 2016.
The college anticipates the building design to be completed by fall with construction to wrap by summer 2016.