Columbus State University breaks ground on $22.2 million Pezold Center for Emergent Technology

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Columbus State University broke ground on the Jack JoRhee Pezold Center for Emergent Technology, a facility the university is working on to enhance regional STEM education and statewide workforce development.Ceremony moved indoorsThe ceremony was moved indoors to the Elizabeth Bradley Turner Center because of rain.The new facility will become the future home of the Coca-Cola Space Science Center and CSU’s robotics engineering program.Project goals and fundingThe goals are to expand STEM education and workforce training across the Chattahoochee Valley.The $22.2 million project is funded through a mix of federal, state and local money, along with private donations.“The new facility upon the main campus is gonna be a giant step forward in our ability to offer technology and fundamental science programs to the students in our area and we really want to use this occasion to build a ecosystem of training for students in science technology engineering mathematics,” Dr