A generous gift from Robert H. Sammis β51 is helping to fund scientific exploration and a new campus maker space
A recent gift from the late Robert Sammis β51 is already at work on campus, helping support one of the key 91΄σΙρ Builds campaign prioritiesβAcademic Excellence. Thanks to Sammisβ generosity, students in AP Computer Science, Biology, and Genetics classes now have cutting-edge new equipment, ranging from specialty computers to a thermocycler and gel electrophoresis chambers.
βIn all levels of biology, students can now run high-level genetic and molecular experiments, which is pretty amazing,β says science teacher Chris Pelliccia. In addition, Sammisβ gift helped outfit 91΄σΙρβs new Maker Space in Reed Campus Center with 3D printers, laser cutters, and other tools for innovation.Μύ