![]() At a minimum, they’ll be comfortable having those conversations.” And DePauw graduates will learn to be effective in those conversations with the support of another important library resource, the Learning Commons. Through Tenzer, they can get a better understanding of the products and people in that space. “Many of them will lead companies and people that are tech-focused, and they might be pulling together tech-related deals. “All DePauw students will work in technology in some capacity,” Boyles says. Morgan Lawson ‘25, a classical civilizations and independent archaeology double major, illustrated her own world and characters to win a recent Tenzer-led 3-D game development contest. Now it takes up real estate on the first and second floors of Roy O., an intentional choice to encourage every student to access its resources. The center didn’t have a permanent home until the library renovation. ![]() Nipun Chopra, for example, required students to present their biology projects as a website, audio story or video, leveraging the equipment and expertise at Tenzer to bring them to life. It houses a variety of advanced technology, provides workshops and seminars, offers internships and mentoring opportunities.įrom a glass-walled makerspace with a row of 3-D printers behind him, Boyles shares how Tenzer is impacting more students by engaging faculty to incorporate technology such as data visualization software and extended reality in their courses. Tenzer (class of 1964), who died September 19, 2022. It was made possible through a generous gift from Lee E. The approach encourages students to think broadly about not only what they study but how.Īt its heart, the center is a high-tech collaborative space where students can enhance their technology, computing and visualization skills. brings information both digital and physical to life in ways the old space could not, inviting students to explore diverse ways to study and connect. With the renovation, the Faculty Instructional Technology Support (FITS) was relocated from the basement to a more prominent home on the second floor, and students can engage with the archives of DePauw and the Indiana United Methodist Church in the University Archives on the lower level.Īt every turn, the updated Roy O. Later, students might grab a coffee in the bustling Café Roy or go to the third-floor meditation room to recenter in silence. On the library's west side is the new 3,280-square-foot Reading Room, which fosters quiet study. We have so few common spaces in the U.S., and academic libraries serve that need.” “While we always need solo study, we also need to interact with other people in the world. “I’ve seen this desire play out in the library among students to both be with people and to seek solitude,” Cox says. The renovated library also has solo workstations, cozy booths and private study rooms. On a recent spring morning, two women studied at a four-top table, while others recharged themselves and their devices while curled up on sectional sofas or upholstered chairs with detached desks. The renovation increased the number of areas for student collaboration from 16 to 41. It's the one building on campus best suited to be both a social and an academic space, but the nature of how students work has changed,” says Cox.Īcross Roy O.’s four floors are spaces to fit just about any way a student wants to learn on any particular day or night. ![]() It’s where they go to have a meeting, do their work or just hang out. “Every student has a reason to visit the library. Cox has worked at the university since 2001. Dean of Libraries Rick Provine led the charge until Brooke Cox (’00) succeeded him in January 2022. ![]() continued to be the intellectual center of DePauw. But for university leaders and the generous alumni who supported the project, the focus was more on making sure Roy O. After all, it was a mounting list of deferred maintenance items that launched planning back in 2015. At a basic level, the library renovation was necessary. ![]()
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