Excellence in Science is a hallmark of Southern Nazarene University. Across the years over 3,000 teachers, medical doctors, dentists, researchers, nurses and professors have graduated from SNU's science programs. While the faculty of the Division of Science and Mathematics at SNU excel in teaching and are exceptionally qualified in their respective disciplines, with 91% having earned the terminal degree in their field, the W. Don Beaver Science Building, that has served the purposes of Science eduction for forty years is no longer adequate. SNU is working to construct a new 25,891 square feet facility that will house teaching labs, faculty and teaching research labs, classrooms and support space.