Integrated Sciences
Recognizing that scientific and computational innovation touches every aspect of society, Claremont McKenna College’s future Robert Day Sciences Center (RDSC) represents an important milestone in developing interdisciplinary leaders and providing a setting for dynamic interaction between students, faculty, staff, and experts.
The RDSC houses the Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences (KDIS) designed to bring together core disciplines and support the College’s innovative undergraduate sciences curriculum organized around three overlapping foci (health, brain, planet). These three priorities interrelate with one another and provide opportunities for important intersections with the study of psychological sciences, economics and business, government and policy, philosophy and ethics, and other disciplines at CMC.
The RDSC features spaces that facilitate collaborative activity throughout, including the Innovation Studio, the Quantum Library, and the Agora—high-trafficked areas for study, group projects, multidisciplinary learning, presentations, and virtual convening, as well as classrooms and offices.
We encourage you to take a virtual tour of the RDSC, which was designed by the world-renowned architectural firm, BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group. We are in the final phase of fundraising for this important project, and look to our community of philanthropists to help us complete the effort. Naming opportunities for the award-wining Robert Day Sciences Center and for programming in the Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences are still available. Please contact the CMC Development Office for more information.
22%
Class of 2023 graduates majored in a Science or Interdisciplinary Sciences
11,000
Visits made to the Murty Sunak Quantitative and Computing Lab
18%
Recent graduates started their careers in technology
25
World-class faculty anticipated to join the KDIS
14
Highly accomplished members named to the inaugural Integrated Sciences Advisory Council
3
KDIS programs will be organized around grand challenges related to the health of our species, our brains, and our planet
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Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences
| Location | Price |
|---|---|
| Academic Program | |
| Cluster or Major | $10,000,000, $5,000,000 |
| Named Summer Experiential Program | $5,000,000 |
| Innovation Studio Program | $5,000,000 |
| Named Faculty Research Fund | $4,000,000, $2,000,000 |
| Named Equipment Fund | $4,000,000, $2,000,000 |
| Named Student Research Program | $3,000,000 |
| Named Course | $2,000,000 |
| Database Subscriptions | $2,000,000 |
| Program Staffing | |
| Named Department Chair | $7,500,000 |
| Named Faculty Chair | $5,000,000 |
| Innovation Studio Director | $3,000,000 |
| Integrated Sciences Career Advisor | $2,000,000 |
| Safety Officer | $2,000,000 |
| Facility Manager | $2,000,000 |
Robert Day Sciences Center
| Location | Price |
|---|---|
| Quantum Library | $5,000,000 |
| Agora | $5,000,000 |
| Teaching Lab | $3,000,000 |
| Research Lab | $3,000,000 |
| Southwest Entrance Plaza | $2,500,000 |
| RDSC Main Lobby | $2,000,000 |
| East Entrance Plaza | $2,000,000 |
| Main Gathering Lobby | $750,000 |
| Conference Rooms (First Floor) - Small Rooms | $100,000 |
| Faculty Office | $50,000 |