His $25 million gift includes a $5 million endowment to support experiential learning woven through the Department of Mechanical Engineering curriculum, and a $20 million gift to the Engineering the Future Capital Campaign Fund. The Bjorn Borgen Learning Commons will be a bright and spacious section of the 395,000-square-foot research-and-teaching facility, featuring interactive classrooms and collaborative areas. The Borgen ME Design Lab in the Mechanical Engineering Building now includes 3D printers, allowing students to rapidly prototype projects. “The Borgen Design Fund is helping us reimagine design education across our curriculum,” says Darryl Thelen, the John Bollinger Chair of Mechanical Engineering. At UW-Madison, he also previously established the endowed Bjorn Borgen Professorship in Mechanical Engineering, held by mechanical engineering faculty member Christian Franck.