POLYTECH CEREMONY JUNE 25

Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan will speak June 25 at a groundbreaking ceremony for Southeast Missouri State University's Otto and Della Seabaugh Polytechnic Building.

The ceremony is scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. near the Greek Housing dining hall. The dining hall will be reused and incorporated into the new Polytechnic Building.

The $7.9 million building on the north end of the university campus will house the school's industrial technology department.

Carnahan has been a strong supporter of the project. Last year he signed the appropriation bill that provides $5.6 million in state funding for the project.

The 60,000-square-foot building is named for Otto and Della Seabaugh. The Cape Girardeau couple donated more than $1 million toward the project. Other donations will pay for the remainder of the cost.