2008 Woodie Awards
Technology takes lead at center
Ashley Craig
Issue date: 1/7/08 Section: CampusCenter
By Ashley Craig
Sagamore Staff
With the new Campus Center comes the most up-to-date technology on campus.
Designed to hold many new technologies, the Campus Center strives to make students feel as comfortable as they would in their own homes.
"Wireless networking is available throughout the building," says Nathan Byrer, Director of Technology for University College. "Every floor of the building [also] will have e-mail kiosks."
Along with the Internet technology, a print release station will also be available.
If students need a break during the day, they can visit the TV lounge in the Lower Level that will have 12 TVs with audio transmitters so students can listen in on their headphones.
Planning on hanging up flyers on a bulletin board? Think again.
The Campus Center will only have three regular bulletin boards in the entire building. Everything else - posters, announcements, updates about campus events and more, will all be presented electronically.
"There will be several plasma screen monitors throughout the common areas in the Campus Center that student organizations will be able to submit content to," Byrer says. "In addition, there will be a monitor at each meeting room that will display a flyer for the event that is in progress in the room."
Wanting a room for a meeting? A web-based room scheduling system will be available to make room requests.
The system is currently being used in the University Library and will make it possible to search for and request available meeting space in University Library, University College and the Campus Center simultaneously.
The Campus Center features more meeting space for student organizations as well.
There are 15 meeting rooms with a projector and screen, VCR/DVD, computer and sound system.
The new auditorium technology installation can support groups up to 1,000 people.
"The technologies present in the building will allow students to communicate and play in ways they have become accustomed," Byrer says.
Features of the T.V. room
• 12 plasma-screen televisions
• Headphone simulcast to individual listening stations
• More than 50 soft, comfortable chairs
• Additional soft-bench seating
• Café seating area
• Waterfall wall feature
Sagamore Staff
With the new Campus Center comes the most up-to-date technology on campus.
Designed to hold many new technologies, the Campus Center strives to make students feel as comfortable as they would in their own homes.
"Wireless networking is available throughout the building," says Nathan Byrer, Director of Technology for University College. "Every floor of the building [also] will have e-mail kiosks."
Along with the Internet technology, a print release station will also be available.
If students need a break during the day, they can visit the TV lounge in the Lower Level that will have 12 TVs with audio transmitters so students can listen in on their headphones.
Planning on hanging up flyers on a bulletin board? Think again.
The Campus Center will only have three regular bulletin boards in the entire building. Everything else - posters, announcements, updates about campus events and more, will all be presented electronically.
"There will be several plasma screen monitors throughout the common areas in the Campus Center that student organizations will be able to submit content to," Byrer says. "In addition, there will be a monitor at each meeting room that will display a flyer for the event that is in progress in the room."
Wanting a room for a meeting? A web-based room scheduling system will be available to make room requests.
The system is currently being used in the University Library and will make it possible to search for and request available meeting space in University Library, University College and the Campus Center simultaneously.
The Campus Center features more meeting space for student organizations as well.
There are 15 meeting rooms with a projector and screen, VCR/DVD, computer and sound system.
The new auditorium technology installation can support groups up to 1,000 people.
"The technologies present in the building will allow students to communicate and play in ways they have become accustomed," Byrer says.
Features of the T.V. room
• 12 plasma-screen televisions
• Headphone simulcast to individual listening stations
• More than 50 soft, comfortable chairs
• Additional soft-bench seating
• Café seating area
• Waterfall wall feature
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