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From Celebration to Daily Inspiration It’s the place where people want to be. Not just because nearly all classes are now held here or because key student services, administrative offices and an academic department reside here. Nor because it’s the place where you can get a venti, upside-down, non-fat, decaf, caramel macchiato weekdays until midnight. The R. Michael Shanahan Center for Teaching and Learning—despite its 70,000 square feet—has that small community feel for which Harvey Mudd is known. “I’ve been able to witness the life of the College changing, shifting toward this welcoming destination,” said Dean of the Faculty and Professor of Literature Jeff Groves at the opening celebration Sept. 28. “The new Shanahan Center is a transformative and inspiring addition to our
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campus. …[its design] renders in concrete, glass, and steel shingle, our pedagogies, our mission and our interactions with the world.” In addition to reflections about the building’s impact on the campus community, thanks were extended to donors, including Mike and Mary Shanahan (1), who made the building possible. Guests roamed freely to experience the building’s many highlights, including The Café, Drinkward Recital Hall, rooftop gardens and Caryll Mudd and Norman F. Sprague Jr. Courtyard and Gallery (2). They were treated to presentations by mathemagician and Professor Art Benjamin and Pixar senior scientist Tony DeRose P16 as well as to performances by The Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company (3) and Psyko Taiko drum group (4).