Where we are starting from . . .
lResearch Space as a percentage of Total Academic Space :
l - National Average: 29%
l - Average among (3) South Carolina Universities: 11%
l - University of South Carolina   6%
lOnly 27% of the University’s existing facilities are considered to be “suitable for use” with normal maintenance lOnly one new USC Research Facility has been completed since 1990 (Graduate Science Research Center)
lThe University was losing its edge in the competition for Intellectual Capital ! ! !