Highlights
The Fox School’s technology-rich building facilitates teaching, learning and collaboration, and simulates a business environment.
INNOVATIONS FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
Case study rooms
13 tiered case study rooms seat up to 72 students and are equipped
with two projectors, two screens, class capture capability, wireless Internet, and power
at each desk. Larger rooms have video conferencing and “push-to-talk” amplification and
recording.
Seating
Case room seats swivel 360 degrees to facilitate group work.
Pivoting Rows
Computer lab desks pivot to change from straight rows to quadrants to facilitate group work.
Podiums
Localized room control stations are height adjustable, equipped with a computer, a tablet to capture an instructor’s handwritten notes, and audio, visual and lighting controls with memorization feature for the settings of each class.
“Smart” Classroom Management
Network-based control systems allow opening/closing rooms, AV/computer troubleshooting, and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communication to the control room.
ELEMENTS THAT ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION
Atrium
Three-story open space and entry point with steerable speakers for enhanced
acoustics. Also features an 84” electronic display for television programming and
electronic messaging.
Breakout Rooms
More than two dozen rooms accommodate up to 10 people each and are equipped with a whiteboard, surround sound, a large plasma screen, a table wired for power and Internet, a computer, a DVD/VCR console, and a touch-panel room reservation system.
Communicating Staircase and Collaboration Hallway
Faculty area connects 126 new offices on four floors to facilitate interaction among faculty, staff and students.
Collaboration Rooms
Small spaces for faculty brainstorming are equipped with whiteboard image-capture software.
Conference Rooms
Larger collaboration spaces are equipped with projection equipment or a large plasma screen, a computer, surround sound, tables wired for power and Internet, and a DVD/VCR console.
M.B.A. Commons
Doubles as a lounge for M.B.A. students and a special events space
accommodating more than 400 people standing, 270 seated. Room is equipped with a prep
kitchen and staging room, two drop-down projection screens and recessed projectors, a
smart podium, ambient lighting, Internet access, cable TV, and audio and video
conferencing.
Undergraduate Commons
Lounge for undergraduate students conveniently located near
breakout rooms and classrooms has Internet stations scattered throughout. Students can
access the Internet wirelessly while lounging on chairs with tablet arms to provide extra
work surface area.
Student Lounge
4,200-square-footlounge on first floor doubles as a presentation space
equipped with an oversized drop-down screen and media center, and is encircled by what
is believed to be the longest stock ticker at a U.S. university.
Auditorium
High-tech theater seats 270 people, has a custom-built contoured screen, laser and LED lighting, seats with Ethernet and power outlets, and the ability to
narrowcast events throughout the complex. Circular stock ticker displays up-to-theminute
stock market data and electronic messages for students and faculty.
FEATURES THAT SIMULATE A BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Business Simulation Center/Trading Room
Lab designed to give students hands-on
experience performing business transactions, including managing supply chains, trading
stocks and bonds, and running business scenarios. Students can invest real money allotted
by the school for real profit. Three projectors and screens allow real-time display of stock
data, as well as data from student and faculty workstations. An elliptical ceiling mirrors
the shape of the student lounge and is accentuated by LED lighting. The room is
illuminated by glare-free up lighting reflected by the ceiling.
Interview rooms
13 interview rooms with digital recording devices.
Recruiting offices
Lounge for recruiters and visitors offers food, comfortable furniture, phones and computers.
