Engineering the future

Donald Fites, center, cuts the ribbon to officially open the Donald V. Fites Engineering Innovation Center at Valparaiso University on Saturday with the help of Kriag Olejniczak, left, dean of the College of Engineering, and university President Mark Heckler.

Engineering innovation at VU

Valparaiso University Dean of Engineering Kraig Olejniczak stands Thursday in a work room of the new Donald V. Fites Engineering Innovation Center. The center cost $13 million and has more than 13,000 square feet of new space. Olejniczak said they will attempt to have the building Platinum L…

Engineering innovation at VU

Valparaiso University Dean of Engineering Kraig Olejniczak, gives a tour Thursday of the new Donald V. Fites Engineering Innovation Center including a view of the plumbing and HVAC systems of the building. The center cost $13 million and has more than 13,000 square feet of new space.

Engineering innovation at VU

The new Donald V. Fites Engineering Innovation Center will be dedicated Saturday during a ceremony. The center cost $13 million and has more than 13,000 square feet of new space.

Engineering innovation at VU

Valparaiso University Dean of Engineering Kraig Olejniczak, gives a tour Thursday of the new Donald V. Fites Engineering Innovation Center. The center cost $13 million and has more than 13,000 square feet of new space.

Engineering innovation at VU

Valparaiso University Dean of Engineering Kraig Olejniczak, gives a tour of a structural engineering lab Thursday at the new Donald V. Fites Engineering Innovation Center. The center cost $13 million and has more than 13,000 square feet of new space.

Engineering innovation at VU

Valparaiso University will dedicate the Donald V. Fites Engineering Innovation Center Saturday during a ceremony at the new building which connects to the existing engineering school. The center cost $13 million and has more than 13,000 square feet of new space.

Engineering innovation at VU

Valparaiso University Dean of Engineering Kraig Olejniczak, sits Thursday inside the new Donald V. Fites Engineering Innovation Center. The center cost $13 million and has more than 13,000 square feet of new space.

Engineering innovation at VU

Valparaiso University Dean of Engineering Kraig Olejniczak, watches students use a wave machine in the new Donald V. Fites Engineering Innovation Center. The center cost $13 million and has more than 13,000 square feet of new space.