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Higgins Engineering & Science Center

The newest campus addition is the cornerstone of Manhattan University’s modernization of facilities, supporting its engineering and science programs.

Opened in 2021, The Patricia and Cornelius J. Higgins '62 Engineering and Science Center is a 30,000-square foot academic facility on its South Campus, adjacent to Leo Hall. It is named after Patricia G. Higgins, Ph.D., and Cornelius J. (Neil) Higgins ’62, Ph.D., who provided a $5 million leadership gift for the Center.

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The Higgins Center will provide the necessary resources for a 21st-century education in engineering and the sciences. A grand atrium welcomes students and faculty to the three-story structure. Fourteen ultramodern laboratories support and expand teaching and research in each of the University’s engineering and science disciplines. There is also space for collaborative learning and interdisciplinary partnerships among students and faculty.

“The Higgins Engineering and Science Center is a magnificent, state-of-the-art addition to our facilities,” said Brennan O’Donnell, president of Manhattan University, at the Higgins Center groundbreaking. “This is the first step in a comprehensive program of renewal of our labs and classrooms on South Campus."

Strategically located across from the Research and Learning Center, the Higgins Center is connected to a refurbished Leo Hall. Together, the structures feature 140,000 square feet of academic space for engineering and the sciences on Manhattan University’s South Campus.

Shortly after the Higgins Center opened in 2021, it received a Gold rating in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) from the United States Green Building Council.

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Manhattan University had the greatest influence on what I had to do after graduation, provided me with an excellent basis, both moral and academic, to continue in graduate education and in an engineering career. It’s really where my heart is.

Cornelius J. (Neil) Higgins ’62, Ph.D