The University of North Georgia (UNG) broke ground Sept. 23 on its Wynne-Mathews Military Science Center for the Corps of Cadets. With the groundbreaking a year ahead of what was originally expected, the Military Science Center is set to open in time for the fall 2025 semester. UNG has received $8.3 million in state funding for the project after raising $5 million in private donations. The state funds include $7 million for construction in the Fiscal Year 2024 budget and $1.3 million for design in the Fiscal Year 2023 amended budget. UNG is one of six senior military colleges (SMC) in the nation, and it is the lone Army-only SMC. It holds designations as the Military College of Georgia and a State Leadership Institution. More than 60 alumni have gone on to be flag officers. The Military Science Center, slated for construction between the Drill Field and the cadet residence halls, will provide modern, technology-enabled classrooms sufficient for teaching 1,000 cadets. It is the first of three planned facilities necessary to modernize and consolidate the support functions of UNG’s Corps of Cadets. The facility is named in recognition of the philanthropic support and service of Bob Mathews, ‘71, UNG Real Estate Foundation founding chairman, and in honor of his late wife, Mary Joan Wynne Mathews. “The future is bright for our U.S. military because of the future leaders who stand before us.” - Senator Steve Gooch UNG BREAKS GROUND ON WYNNE-MATHEWS MILITARY SCIENCE CENTER 12
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