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Exploratorium Opens In Compton Science Center
Lelia Walsh
Issue date: 10/11/06 Section: News
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Just over this past Saturday, on Family Weekend, Frostburg State University welcomed students and their visitors into the brand new Exploratorium. The Exploratorium will serve, not only as a museum, but as a science center that will promote hands on, and interactive learning to the students and the public alike.
The whole concept of the Exploratorium started when Mr. Cavalerro, generously donated his Cavalerro Animal Collection to the University. The collection has been appraised at over 2.5 million dollars and includes around 250 mounted specimens. The collection includes many rare animals and is unique new element to the campus that will hopefully lend a new resource to educators and attract new students to boost enrollment. Very few schools can boast of such a wonderful collection and it is an exciting addition, especially for a school of Frostburg'ís size.
At the request of the University, Mr. Greg Andorfer, the former director of the Maryland Science Center, directed the construction and arrangement of the exhibit. He insisted that it was still a work in progress.
"We are a little hectic putting the Exploratorium together. It's still a bit of a dream, but we have some neat things," he said.
At present the Exploratorium includes dozens of mounted mammal specimens which are organized by continent of origin; they are mostly African and North American, but some Asian specimens were showcased as well. It also incorporates some spectacular satellite images as the result of a partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey, several magnificent pieces of one professor's Chinese antique collection, and finally, computer and study stations that displayed two professors' otter and carnivorous plant research.
Only a small fraction of the total mammal collection was displayed due to the limited space, the rest are being stored in the Engineering Annex. Mr. Andorfer said that it is expected that the specimens will be rotated out of storage from time to time for viewing in different exhibits.
The whole concept of the Exploratorium started when Mr. Cavalerro, generously donated his Cavalerro Animal Collection to the University. The collection has been appraised at over 2.5 million dollars and includes around 250 mounted specimens. The collection includes many rare animals and is unique new element to the campus that will hopefully lend a new resource to educators and attract new students to boost enrollment. Very few schools can boast of such a wonderful collection and it is an exciting addition, especially for a school of Frostburg'ís size.
At the request of the University, Mr. Greg Andorfer, the former director of the Maryland Science Center, directed the construction and arrangement of the exhibit. He insisted that it was still a work in progress.
"We are a little hectic putting the Exploratorium together. It's still a bit of a dream, but we have some neat things," he said.
At present the Exploratorium includes dozens of mounted mammal specimens which are organized by continent of origin; they are mostly African and North American, but some Asian specimens were showcased as well. It also incorporates some spectacular satellite images as the result of a partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey, several magnificent pieces of one professor's Chinese antique collection, and finally, computer and study stations that displayed two professors' otter and carnivorous plant research.
Only a small fraction of the total mammal collection was displayed due to the limited space, the rest are being stored in the Engineering Annex. Mr. Andorfer said that it is expected that the specimens will be rotated out of storage from time to time for viewing in different exhibits.
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