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"Summer Crop of Construction at University" (Athens Daily News,
June 24, 2001)
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Nearly two years before its scheduled completion, the basic structure of
the SLC is already evident. Part electronic library and part classroom
building, it will be "the most wired building on campus so far".
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"Learning Center Construction on Schedule" (The Red & Black,
April 20, 2001)
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Construction of the SLC is on schedule and has not experienced any setbacks.
The building is scheduled to be finished by September 1, 2002. After it
is furnished and equipped, it will likely open for the spring semester
of 2003. Full
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"Learning Center Gets a Lift: Housing Firm Donates" (Athens Daily
News, April 11, 2001)
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An Athens apartment complex, The Abbey, has donated $25,000 of student
security deposit interest toward a study room in the SLC. While construction
of the building is funded by the state, donors may sponsor some of the
equipment that each room will require. Full
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"UGA Building More Class, Lab Space" (The Atlanta Journal and Constitution,
Jan. 23, 2001)
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In anticipation of growing student enrollment, UGA is projecting a doubling
in the need for space to accomodate teaching and student life. The SLC
is one of the construction projects currently underway in response to this
situation. Full
article [224K]
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"Learning Center Ahead of Schedule" (The Red & Black, Nov.
21, 2000)
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Good weather has helped to keep the construction of the SLC ahead of schedule,
as its edge facing Lumpkin Street becomes visible. The building is expected
to open in 2003. Full
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"UGA Breaks New Ground on High-tech Learning Center" (The Atlanta
Journal and Constitution, Sept. 1, 2000)
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Emphasizes the originality of the concept behind the SLC, in which an electronic
library is integrated with classroom and study space. The building is described
as an expansion and enhancement of learning space, rather than a replacement
for existing facilities on campus. Full
article [115K]
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"Putting Learning at the Center of Campus" (Columns, March 1,
1999)
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University Librarian Bill Potter notes the insufficient number of group
study areas in many academic libraries nationwide. The SLC will provide
UGA students with about 100 rooms for this purpose. Potter cites students'
need to work "in collaborative ways". Full
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"Proposed Learning Center Unveiled" (Athens Daily News, Feb.
20, 1999)
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The four-story, 200,000 square-foot SLC will be the crown jewel of UGA,
located at the center of campus. Its architecture, including a grand lobby
and an illuminated cupola, recall the academic mission of the University.
Fully state-funded, the SLC will be joined to a sister building in the
future. Full
article [137K]
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"UGA Center to Have Some of Everything" (The Atlanta Journal and
Constitution, Feb. 20, 1999)
- Describes the plans of architects Paul Cassilly and Danny Sniff in
terms of space and utilization. Interim Associate Provost Tom Dyer comments
on the connection between the SLC and the people of Georgia, as well as
its reflection of the intellectual values of the campus. Full
article [95K]
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