The long awaited dedication ceremony for the new Science Center was
held on Friday, Sept. 30, in the atrium of the new building. President
Joan Hinde Stewart gave the opening remarks and introduced the keynote
speaker, Congressman Sherwood L. Boehlert, from New Hartford, N.Y., and
the chairman of the House Committee on Science. More ...
About the Science Center Unique characteristics of the design of this building include:
complete faculty involvement in laboratory and classroom design
an open approach to make science activity visible
four different types of student public/study area: enclosed small rooms, common rooms, open study areas and the atrium
wireless computer capability throughout the building as well as 1,300 wired network jacks
an organization with teaching labs on one side of the hallway and
research labs on the other, organized "communities" to maximize
efficiency for access to lab and support areas
"atriette" stairway areas providing vertical connections between disciplines More ...
complete faculty involvement in laboratory and classroom design