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Photography
by Kathleen Landwehrle |
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OPEN
FOR BUSINESS |
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A
peek inside Champlain's new building reveals a space where form and
function meet in a cutting-edge pas de deux |
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It’s
going to take some time. Eventually, surely, students and
faculty will adjust, even become jaded about working in the
newly opened S.D. Ireland Family Center for Global Business
and Technology. The soaring spaces, the luxury appointments,
the dynamic environments designed to turn academics into action,
will become the norm, as the College graduates class after
class of students whose resumes and portfolios are packed
with the real-world consulting work that’s part of the
day-to-day life of this building. But for now, you’ll
forgive us if we’re still a little giddy. The center,
with its stunning array of technological resources, is more
than people ever dreamed, says Lynne Ballard, chair of the
business administration division. It’s the rare visitor
(prospective student, parent, alumnus, whoever) who doesn’t
come in and utter the same little word. Here, we invite you
in for a look -- and dare you not to say, “Wow.” |
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A
large, open lobby (left) features an interactive electronic
display of student work and a screen running CNN to
give students a sense of how changing world conditions
relate to their studies. “The design was driven
by the faculty,” says Ballard. “It was
an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be able
to say, ’To improve what I’m doing with
students in my program, these resources would be awesome.’” |
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Row
after row of interior and exterior windows -- in classrooms,
in conference rooms, in faculty offices -- invite not
only light, but also interaction, and make the energy
and creativity within these spaces transparent to anyone
looking in. A semicircular “flexible” conference
room (opposite page, top right and, from the exterior,
previous page), with full telecommunications capabilities,
can be set up as an auditorium or arranged for groups
to work in teams. |
 
The
Cornell Pavilion (above left), housing state-of-the-art
resources for international trade, puts invaluable research
tools in the hands of students working for the new Vermont
Global Trade Partnership, which has offices in the building.
The multimedia & graphic design and electronic game
& interactive development programs live on the bottom
floor, also known as the“oh-my-gosh” floor,
for the reaction students have when they see the high-tech
tools at their disposal (above right). |
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