College of Business Celebrates Technology Upgrades

The College of Business recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the technology transformation on Bate Building’s third floor that began three years ago.

To date, the college has revamped five classrooms to facilitate active learning, plus a large teaching computer lab. All of the renovations have incorporated feedback from students and faculty collected through focus groups, in addition to the latest and best practices.

(L-R) Ricky Hill, Engineer, ECU Facilities Services; Wendy Creasey, Director of Academic Technologies, ECU Information Technology & Computing Services; Caitlin Titus, Interior Designer, MHAworks; Albrecht N. McLawhorn, Director of Greenville Office, MHAworks; Amy Spruill, Interior Designer, MHAworks; Dr. Stan Eakins, Dean, ECU College of Business; Ryan Corbett, Engineer Architectural Technician, ECU Facilities Services; and Len Rhodes, Director, Technology, Information & Operations, ECU College of Business.

The retooled classrooms include collaborative multimedia technology and easily reconfigurable furniture. The rooms accommodate a more flexible and engaged instructional approach that more faculty are using.

The teaching computer lab, which seats 42 students, now includes two large projectors, specialty software, additional individual workspaces, plus a more inviting interior with a stepped ceiling, comfortable tables, chairs, and carpet.

Len Rhodes, Director of Technology, Information & Operations for the ECU College of Business, said, “We did our homework on this project, and are excited to see our 1980s style rooms transformed into cutting-edge learning environments that emphasize communications, interaction, and engagement – which is especially important as our leadership program matures.”

Construction on a new student computer lab, called the Student Technology Center, is expected to begin in 2016.

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