ford hall a new concept for liberal arts colleges 5-13-09 stylianos scordilis occupant update
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Ford Hall - Fundamental Concept
Seamless Integration of
Engineering, Computer Science
and the Molecular Sciences
For
Teaching and Research
Statistics
• 142,600 square feet
• Academic Spaces– Offices - 54– Teaching and Research labs - 46– Case Study, Seminar and Meeting rooms - 5– Cell culture facilities – 2– Informal Learning Spaces and Intellectual Centers - 5– Chemical stockroom
• US Green Building Council – LEED – Silver– Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Occupants
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology– 10 faculty (6 Bio, 4 Chm) and 1 instructor
• Chemistry– 9 faculty and 5 instructors
• Computer Science– 6½ faculty
• Engineering– 9½ faculty and 2 instructors
Occupants
• Center for Proteomics– 1 instructor
• Center for Molecular Biology– 1 instructor
• Inventory and Regulatory Affairs – 1 Manager and 1 Stockroom Support Specialist
• Administrative and Computer Support– 4 specialists
Centers Concept
Focus for State-of-the-Art Science
Create intellectual foci for:
scholarship
evolving pedagogy
interdisciplinary collaboration
centralized instrumentation facility
Centers in Ford - 2009
• Center for Molecular Biology – genes and genomics
• Center for Proteomics – biochemistry and proteomics
Other Interdisciplinary Facilities
• Imaging/Computing Lab
• Surface Analysis Lab
• Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Lab
• Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cell Culture Labs
FORD HALLMove-In Planning and
Timeline
The text from this document is also posted at www.science.smith.edu/director
The latest updates will be posted on this web site
Preparation
• Departments, faculty, staff clean out files and things that they don’t need to move.
• Space in SR sub-basement is available to get things out of the way (coordinate with you admin assistant)
• Additional recycling totes will be located at strategic places near your offices to allow for easy disposal of materials being cleaned out.
Preparation
• Beginning of August: Ford Hall occupants and admin assistants will receive packing materials for personal items and number stickers.
• Faculty/staff prepares packing of personal items.
• Aug 10 – Smith takes possession of Ford Hall. Admin services can start accessing the building
Preparation
• A moving company will pack and move all items from your offices and labs to Ford Hall
• Books, contents on shelves or in book-cases, computers, equipment, glassware, chemicals, file drawers, hanging pictures, etc.
• Faculty and staff will pack and personally move any items that have special value e.g. irreplaceable personal items whether located in office or lab space.
Sticker System
• General principle - you put a sticker on an item to move and then place the matching number sticker at the exact location in Ford Hall where you want the item
• Put sticker on file drawer in SR and matching file drawer in Ford.
• Put sticker on book shelf in SR and matching shelf in Ford.
First Wave – Offices
• Aug 24 – Ford Hall opens for new Ford Hall occupants.
• Limited occupancy only
• No classes, no seminars, no public meetings, no scheduled meetings or events.
• Week of Aug 24 – Movers come in and move all offices to Ford Hall
Second Wave – Research Labs
• Aug 21: deadline for research labs being shut down and ready for movers to come in
• Late August or early September: Chemical & hazardous materials move (Plan being developed)
• September move of research spaces start and move of equipment starts.
Third Wave – Teaching Labs
• Dec 14 or earlier – Third wave of moves teaching labs; similar process to research labs.
• Hope is that all the labs will be moved before Christmas
Ford Hall Opening – January 25
• Ford Hall opens fully for the campus community.
• Classes, teaching labs, seminars, public meetings, scheduled meetings or events can now take place in Ford Hall