Deans' Priorities
Tell us about the Evans Library at Florida Tech.

Celine Lang, Dean of Libraries

The Evans Library was dedicated in 1984 and serves as the intellectual and cultural heart of the university. Designed by the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and renowned architect James DeStefano, the library building is an important campus and community landmark.

How does the library serve the campus community?
The library offers research and instruction services onsite and houses collections relating to engineering, space, physics, biology, aeronautics, business, psychology, humanities and the arts. Overcoming artificial limits of time and place, the library provides our students access, from anywhere in the world, to information resources from around the globe.

What needs will Evans Library be focused on meeting during the Golden Anniversary Campaign for Florida Tech?
We plan to raise funds for a transformation of the interior of the library building as befits a premier university research library of the 21st century. Projects include a grand space for research, study, teaching, exhibitions and cultural events; a café; multimedia classrooms; and special collection spaces.

How can the campaign help the library as it transforms itself in an
information age?
We plan to raise funds to help us develop current and new collections of electronic information resources. Included in this vision is the creation of an endowment for special services, projects and collections.

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Leading the Way
Florida Tech’s deans state their cases for support as the university begins the public phase of the Golden Anniversary Campaign. Click below to learn more.