Fall 2007 - Lake Erie College

l e c – P a s t a n d p r e s e n tthenInnovative ProgramsThen – In 1935 theCollege beganan aviationprogram.Aviation classes beganas a weekly extracurricularactivity in1935. Famed aviator,Amelia Earhart,also made a visit tothe campus, whichbrought the Collegenational attention. In 1939, Lake Erie was chosen as a site for thecivilian pilot training program and the College began offering fourcredit-bearing classes. The program stopped after WWII and classeswere discontinued for credit after the 1949-50 academic year.ComputersThen – Lake Erieintroduced thefirst computerLab on campusin 1983.Computertechnology haschanged the faceof many campuses.Lake Erie Collegeemployees beganusing DOS-basedcomputers in the early 1980s and the first student computerlab, Christman Computer Lab, opened in Kilcawley Hall in 1983.A larger computer lab later opened in the library in 1990 tomeet the needs of students.Now – innovativeprogramsContinue atthe Center forEntrepreneurship.The Center forEntrepreneurship,which officiallyopened at the endof the 2006-2007academic year, offersthe campus a newenvironment forlearning. New majors and minors in entrepreneurial studies havebeen introduced, faculty and staff have opportunities to earnentrepreneurial grants and students have access to a new campusclub, Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE).Now – Wirelesstechnologykeeps campuscurrent.The campus keepscurrent with thetimes by offeringwireless hotspotsin the LincolnLibrary, Arthur S.Holden Centerand at the GeorgeM. HumphreyEquestrian Center. Students returned to campus this fall to findwireless technology in each residence hall.L a k e E r i e c o l l e g e | w w w . l e c . e d u