In business
Addition features atmosphere
By Jeremy Fitzpatrick
Editor
The new addition to the College of
Business Administration offers stu
dents both technology and an envi
ronment designed with them in mind,
an official said.
Ronald Hampton, associate dean
of the College of Business Adminis
tration, said the new 45,000-square
foot addition to the CB A building was
designed to provide students with a
technologically advanced, yet friend
ly atmosphere.
“Our approach has been to make
an environment conducive to learn
ing and at the same time friendly to
students with the latest delivery sys
tems in place,** he said.
Hampton said the addition, which
was begun in December 1991, offi
cially opened for the second five
week session of summer classes. Fi
nal construction is still being com
pleted, but the addition will be ready
for the first day of classes Monday, he
said.
The addition has 10 “smart” class
rooms equipped to receive voice, data
and video transmissions such as tele
conferences or computer networking
over the telephone. Each desk in the
addition is able to support a personal
computer.
Hampton said the classrooms were
designed with specific purposes in
mind. For example, he said the addi
tion had two classrooms designed in
circular rather than straight rows to
promote interaction among students.
In addition to being technological
ly advanced, the addition provides an
atmosphere agreeable to students,
Hampton said. The addition has two
student areas, a student activities cen
ter — with room for die 18 CBA
student organizations — and a writ
ing lab.
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Our approach has
bean to make an
environment condu
cive to learning and at
the same time friendly
to students with the
latest delivery sys
tems In place.
— Hampton
associate dean of
Business Administration
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Hampton said the writing lab was
one of the addition’s best features. He
said the writing lab, which was being
run with the help of the English De
partment, was one of of the first of its
kind.
MWe think it is going to get nation
al recognition very shortly,” he said.
“It is cutting edge. You are getting the
best minds in terms of grammar and
the mechanics of language and pull
ing them into the business environ
ment.”
The addition also has a TV and
video library, two video laboratories,
a mini-auditorium, seminar rooms and
a TV studio classroom complete with
satellite feed.
Every aspect of the addition was
planned with students in mind, Hamp
ton said. A classroom committee of
students, faculty and staff worked
closely with the architect during con
struction, he said.
“It’s a student-friendly building,”
he said. “We worked closely as a
committee with the architect on what
we wanted to see in the classrooms—
even down to the specific type of
chair.”
From top loft:
Ronald Hampton, aaaociate
dean of the College of Business
Administration, relaxes in a com
mon area In the new addition.
This new room In the business
college Is designed in circular
rows to promote Interaction
among students.
Unified outlets, such as the one
shown here, are in all of the new
rooms and are equipped to re
ceive audio, video and comput
er feed.
The outside of the College of
Business Administration with
the new addition (right).
Photos by Damon Lee