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Classroom Upgrades

Classrooms and auditoriums that were state-of-the-art in the 1960’s desperately needed upgrades – everything from furniture to window coverings to lighting, not to mention the significant advancements in teaching tools borne of the high-tech era. This modernization effort began in 2003 with infrastructure, technological, equipment and aesthetic upgrades to five auditoriums in Lawson Hall and 11 other large auditoriums across campus. Improvements to the remaining five Lawson Hall auditoriums were completed in summer 2004. Similar upgrades are continuing in other classrooms across campus. Improvements will continue on an annual basis across campus.

Updated classroom in Lawson Hall

Project highlights include

High-resolution projectors, allowing faculty members to display images from any computer program, DVD or video, display information from the Internet, or use a document camera.
SmartBoard technology, allowing an instructor to display any electronic object, annotate it and save it to a file. It has a touch-sensitive screen so an instructor can use a chalkboard/whiteboard or they can display a PowerPoint presentation.
Project cost: $2 million annually.
Funding source: Campus funds.