Dr. Bailey said the TLC initiative and its associated costs had been announced prior to the state implementing its tuition and fees restraint language, and should therefore not be included in the cap calculations. Northern received good news when the state House subcommittee reinstated those dollars. Northern might have lost. The bill still needs approval from the House Appropriations Committee and the full House and Senate before being sent to Governor John Engler for his signature. Dr. Bailey points out that even with the TLC fee included, Northern's tuition is below the state median and is the fifth lowest among Michigan's 15 public colleges and universities.
Technology is expensive but necessary.
That's the bottom line. The word is the remodeling plan is still on schedule with the building being ready for classes in August of this year. What you are looking at in the top photos is the new entrance to the Glenn T. Seaborg Science Center. In the fourth picture, you can see the elevated walkway being constructed between John X. Jamrich and West Science. These photos are taken from the former Elizabeth Harden Circle Drive, looking north at West Science.