ABOUT THE HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION & RESEARCH CENTER The state-of-the-art Health Sciences Education and Research Center (HSERC) will be the newest addition to the 300-acre Texas A&M International University. Funded in part through capital construction assistance project funds appropriated by the 87th Legislature, this new construction will help drive continued and relevant program growth and expand impactful teaching, service, and research opportunities. At just under 60,000 square feet, the three-story HSERC will be an interactive clinical building that promotes learning and research within the health sciences, one of our fastestgrowing study areas, through interaction with the public by TAMIU faculty and students. It will be a home for greater clinical/ demonstration appointments for the community through publicfacing communications disorders, kinesiology research, and public health. It will also house two new programs funded in the 88th Legislative Session—Clinical Lab Sciences and the Doctor of Physical Therapy programs. The approximately 27,000 square-foot, two-story addition to the Western Hemispheric Trade Center will consist of office and classroom space, along with instructional and research laboratory spaces to the west of the existing building. This addition will create a public interface by housing business outreach programs, including the Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric Trade, the Texas Center for Economic Development, and the Small Business Development Center. Construction of these projects is scheduled for substantial completion in Fall 2025. The total project budget is $71,200,000.
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