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Photo Essay - Groundbreaking of the George Wurzel Plant Sciences Building
A man speaking into a microphone during a CAFES ceremony.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Nov. 3, 2023, to celebrate the planned construction of the George Wurzel Plant Sciences Building, which is the first phase of a new state-of-the-art Plant Sciences Complex that will help find solutions to feeding the world in sustainable ways, while enhancing the university’s interdisciplinary approach to conducting world-class teaching, research and production. The facility is named after Cal Poly alumnus George Wurzel (Crop Science, ’87), pictured below.

Golden ceremonial shovels displayed on a stage before a groundbreaking event, with construction equipment and landscaping plants in the background.

Two attendees shaking hands at an outdoor groundbreaking ceremony site, standing in front of excavators and construction equipment.

Student speaker presenting at a podium during a campus groundbreaking ceremony, addressing an audience gathered outdoors near construction equipment and landscaping displays.

Group photo of university leaders, donors, faculty, students, and community members holding ceremonial gold shovels at a construction groundbreaking event surrounded by excavation equipment and trees.

 

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