OWENSBORO, Ky. — This week, Kentucky Wesleyan College announced its Classroom Modernization Initiative, a campuswide effort to renovate 40 classrooms for collaborative, hands-on learning.
Each classroom will cost about $25,000 to modernize, putting the full initiative at about $1 million. The first classrooms in the Barnard-Jones Administration Building are scheduled to open to students in Fall 2027.
“Our students learn best when they are talking with each other and with their professors, not sitting in rows facing the front of the room,” said Dr. Stephen Germic, interim president of Kentucky Wesleyan. “These classrooms are designed for the way our faculty already teach: small groups, real problems and a professor who knows every student by name. We are grateful to Boardwalk for being the first to help us build them.”
“At Boardwalk, our mission is to power possibilities with innovative infrastructure that help markets grow and communities thrive,” said Buzz Backstrom, the senior vice president of commercial projects. “We have many Kentucky Wesleyan alumni working at Boardwalk, and we are excited to continue our decades long partnership with the College as they transform their campus to best prepare future leaders.”
In each renovated room, rows of desks will give way to round tables that seat up to six students. Updated classroom technology and flexible layouts will support discussion, group projects and problem-solving, the kind of teaching Kentucky Wesleyan’s small classes are built for.
Kentucky Wesleyan invites alumni, friends, businesses, and community partners to help complete the remaining classrooms. To learn more about the Classroom Modernization Initiative, contact the Advancement Office at 270-852-3142 or advancement@kwc.edu.
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