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SERC Grand Opening

Grand Opening and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

Saturday, January 10, 2026 - 10 a.m.

Thank you for joining us for a monumental day for not only Christopher Newport University, but for the entire Commonwealth as we cut the ribbon and open the Science and Engineering Research Center (SERC).

Program

Welcome

Mr. Jim Hanchett, Chief Communications Officer, Christopher Newport University

Remarks

President William G. Kelly, Christopher Newport University

Rector Christy Morton '01, CNU Board of Visitors

Ms. Jennifer Dunn '95, Member of the Board of Visitors and Vice President of Communications for Newport News Shipbuilding

Dr. Ralph Northam, former Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia

Ribbon Cutting

Closing

Blue background layered with handwritten mathematical equations, calculus formulas, and geometric graphs.
Blue technical blueprint of a drone with architectural line art, geometric circles, and a robotic arm.
Blue background layered with handwritten mathematical equations, calculus formulas, and geometric graphs.
Blue technical blueprint of a drone with architectural line art, geometric circles, and a robotic arm.
Blue background layered with handwritten mathematical equations, calculus formulas, and geometric graphs.
Blue technical blueprint of a drone with architectural line art, geometric circles, and a robotic arm.

Take a Tour

First Floor

  • Demonstration Classroom, Room 1181
  • Biomechanics Lab, Room 1175
  • Exercise Physiology Lab, Rooms 1187 & 1188
  • Transmission Electron Microscope, Room 1185
  • Makerspace, Room 1191

Second Floor

  • Flex Biological Sciences Lab, Room 2274
  • Luter Case Study Room, Room 2296

Third Floor

  • Math Education Classroom, Room 3386
  • Drone and Robotics Lab, Room 3385
  • Cybersecurity Networking Lab, Room 3387 
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