Rush Alumni Garden renovated, rededicated
Molly Brackin
Issue date: 9/29/06 Section: News
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The College of Information and Science Technology hosted a rededication for the Rush Building's Alumni Garden Sept. 27. The re-landscaped garden now includes a waterfall, bike rack and picnic tables equipped with wireless Internet and power outlets.
"The building that we are celebrating, and the garden, have to articulate the evolution of what we have become, and also look forward to what we might also become," said David Fenske, dean of the iSchool.
Fenske said that the new design of the garden, along with the lobby of the Rush building, was designed with "group collaboration and information technology integration."
In addition to the changes to the exterior, all of the office spaces in the Rush Building were converted so that they may be used by both faculty and students. This was done to accommodate the college's growing Ph.D. program.
Fenske also revealed that the college is planning to make additions to the Rush Building in the future in order to better compete with other universities' information and science technology programs.
The college would like to replace the wall in front of the building with glass.
"The idea of that particular view was to show students working where you can see them working, students collaborating where you can see them collaborating," Fenske said of the design.
Provost Stephen Director and IST Alumni Association President Gary Kaplan also spoke at the ceremony. In addition to speaking, President Papadakis cut the ribbon at the event.
The garden was previously dedicated on November 13, 1981, nearly 25 years ago.
"The building that we are celebrating, and the garden, have to articulate the evolution of what we have become, and also look forward to what we might also become," said David Fenske, dean of the iSchool.
Fenske said that the new design of the garden, along with the lobby of the Rush building, was designed with "group collaboration and information technology integration."
In addition to the changes to the exterior, all of the office spaces in the Rush Building were converted so that they may be used by both faculty and students. This was done to accommodate the college's growing Ph.D. program.
Fenske also revealed that the college is planning to make additions to the Rush Building in the future in order to better compete with other universities' information and science technology programs.
The college would like to replace the wall in front of the building with glass.
"The idea of that particular view was to show students working where you can see them working, students collaborating where you can see them collaborating," Fenske said of the design.
Provost Stephen Director and IST Alumni Association President Gary Kaplan also spoke at the ceremony. In addition to speaking, President Papadakis cut the ribbon at the event.
The garden was previously dedicated on November 13, 1981, nearly 25 years ago.
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