Through <strong>The</strong> <strong>Sallyport</strong> <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2002</strong> VOL.58, NO.3 Rayzor Hall Renovations Complete Think <strong>of</strong> old, tight corridors, low ceilings, small <strong>of</strong>fices, and dim lighting. If you re reminded <strong>of</strong> Rayzor Hall, think again. Rayzor s familiar facade <strong>of</strong> pinkish brick and stone is still there, but inside, light, airy, modern spaces now greet students and faculty. ........................................................................... Faculty <strong>of</strong> the language and literature departments, the Center for the Study <strong>of</strong> Languages, the Language Resource Center, and the Asian Studies program began moving into the four-decade-old building on December 15, about a year after the renovation project began. It s really very nice, says Gale Stokes, dean <strong>of</strong> the School <strong>of</strong> Humanities. <strong>The</strong> classrooms have been upgraded to contemporary <strong>Rice</strong> standards. I m very pleased with the university s commitment to the School <strong>of</strong> Humanities. With upbeat color schemes and better lighting, the building evokes a more cheerful feeling, and Paul Sanders, senior project manager in facilities and engineering, predicts that the two additional classrooms, state-<strong>of</strong>-the-art technology, and customized <strong>of</strong>fice layouts will encourage interaction among departments and faculty and students. It is a definite improvement over the old Rayzor, comments R. Lane Kauffmann, chair <strong>of</strong> the Department <strong>of</strong> Hispanic and Classical Studies. <strong>The</strong> new Rayzor, devoted entirely to languages, literatures, and cultures, will foster more integrated programs in those areas. <strong>The</strong> departmental seminar rooms should help the major language programs hone their identities and establish a stronger presence in the humanities, something to which the old building, with its single, multipurpose faculty lounge, was less conducive. Not only students but the <strong>Rice</strong> community at large should be well-served by this new facility. In particular, the renovation created a larger, more visible presence for the Language Resource Center. Centrally located on the first floor, the center is equipped with two computer classrooms and a server with faster connections for students working on site and across the campus, says Claire Bartlett, director <strong>of</strong> the center. I think it s extremely pleasant, she said. <strong>The</strong> environment is much brighter, more open, with better lighting. This coming summer, after the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School <strong>of</strong> Management vacates its current home, Herring Hall, and moves into its new building, Herring will get its own overhaul. Those renovations are expected to take a year, and when they are complete, the building will be occupied by the English, linguistics, and art history departments and the Center for the Study <strong>of</strong> Cultures. I m looking forward to having most <strong>of</strong> faculty rehoused in new quarters in the next couple <strong>of</strong> years, Stokes says. Ellen Chang [ back to top ] http://www.rice.edu/sallyport/<strong>2002</strong>/spring/sallyport/razorhall.html (1 <strong>of</strong> 2) [10/30/2009 10:56:21 AM]
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