Kentucky Wesleyan College plans to renovate 40 classrooms at its Owensboro campus through a new Classroom Modernization Initiative announced this week, the college said Nov. 11. The first renovated classrooms, in the Barnard-Jones Administration Building, are scheduled to open to students in fall 2027, according to the announcement.
The college said each classroom modernization is expected to cost about $25,000, bringing the initiative’s estimated total to about $1 million.
The college said renovated rooms will replace desk rows with round tables seating up to six students, along with updated classroom technology and flexible layouts intended to support discussion, group projects and problem-solving.
Boardwalk Pipelines is the first to help fund the initiative, Kentucky Wesleyan said. Boardwalk Senior Vice President of Commercial Projects Buzz Backstrom said the company has many college alumni among its employees and described the support as continuing a decades-long partnership with the college.
Kentucky Wesleyan is inviting alumni, friends, businesses and community partners to help complete the remaining classrooms, the announcement said. For information, contact the college’s Advancement Office at 270-852-3142 or advancement@kwc.edu.
