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The six-story, privately funded, $115 million Kiewit Hall - which opened Jan. 22, 2024 - will be the College of Engineering's academic hub for undergraduate education. (Craig Chandler / University Communication & Marketing)
January 22, 2024 - Kiewit Hall - a six-story, privately funded, $115 million facility that opens Jan. 22, 2024 - is redefining how traditional academic spaces help prepare students for career successes.  Full Story

On June 28, 2021, the College of Engineering held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the beginning of construction on Kiewit Hall.
February 16, 2022 - The College of Engineering experienced a year of major milestones and growth in 2021, even as the college and the University of Nebraska system continued to deal with the changing demands of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Full Story

Dean Lance C. Pérez (second from right) joins with members of the College of Engineering Advisory Board and the UNL Chancellor in turning a shovelful of dirt during the groundbreaking ceremony for Kiewit Hall on Monday, June 28. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
June 28, 2021 - A groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the beginning of construction for the privately funded $97 million Kiewit Hall at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was held June 28. The event was held adjacent to the new building site at 17th and Vine streets.  Full Story

College of Engineering 2020 Year in Review.
January 06, 2021 - While 2020 was a challenging year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering had a year of success stories and major milestones.  Full Story

College of Engineering Dean Lance C. Pérez and representatives of Hausmann Construction were among the people who signed the final steel beam in the new Link before it was raised and put into place Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020.
August 27, 2020 - The College of Engineering celebrated the Topping Out of the new Link on City Campus Aug. 26 as the final steel beam was raised and put into place, ending the framing work of its $75 million Phase 1 facilities project.  Full Story

A robotic pneumatic jackhammer is used for demolition of a stairwell on the north side of Scott Engineering Center.
January 10, 2020 - Since the teardown of the Link began late in Fall Semester 2019, the physical signs of change and growth are much easier to see around the College of Engineering’s City Campus complex. Follow this blog to keep up-to-date with on the project.  Full Story

The Link, which joins Nebraska Hall (left) to the Scott Engineering Center (right), will be demolished and rebuilt in Phase 1 of the College of Engineering construction project.
October 03, 2019 - Work on the $75 million Phase 1 of the College of Engineering's construction project has begun, and with demolition of The Link coming soon, both pedestrian and vehicular traffic will be affected.  Full Story

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September 16, 2019 - A look at images from the Monday, Sept. 16 press conference announcing a $20 million gift from Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc., that is a significant contribution to construction of a new engineering building to be called Kiewit Hall.  Full Story

Scott Engineering Center - University of Nebraska-Lincoln Campus
August 03, 2018 - More than $75 million in updates to two College of Engineering buildings on City Campus were approved by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents Aug. 3, providing opportunities to create and improve spaces to benefit students, faculty and research.  Full Story