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September 2011 • Volume 9 • Issue 1
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MUS Frosh 2011
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Second Floor Construction Progresses, January Opening Planned Kristine Pinedo Lead Lifestyle Editor
T
he renovations on the second floor of the Bronfman Building are tentatively expected to be completed by January 2012, at which point the floor will reopen as an interactive study and learning area. It will no longer be home to the Howard Ross Library. It was originally anticipated that the second floor renovations would be concluded by this fall. However, in an agreement between Library Services and the Desautels Faculty of Management, the plan was revised and the concept of the Business Intelligence Centre was born. The old library’s book collection will remain in McLennan Library and the second floor will be solely allocated to study areas and interactive learning centers. The new Business Intelligence Centre will feature an
open design concept accommodating 443 seats in total, maximizing seating to the fire restriction. There will also be 11 group study rooms and a computer lab with dual-screen monitors. The new floor plan also includes several interactive learning spaces. A trading room equipped with Bloomberg terminals will be reserved for Investment Management students. In a deal announced in February, the Desjardins Group will provide funding and technology to the trading room, totalling $1 million over 5 years. There will also be an interactive classroom which will seat 64 and will be used for classes such as Organizational Behaviour which require more group discussion and learning. The floor will also be home to a 36-seat conference room and the new MUS office. The project has taken longer than anticipated due to the change in plans, as well as the
Image courtesy of SAIA BARBARESE TOPOUZANOV Architects
A rendering of the Business Intelligence Centre, a new interactive study space on the second floor of the Bronfman Building planned for completion in January.
“deconstruction phase.” The demolition process has been more time consuming because they are trying to recycle and salvage as much material as possible rather than throwing it away. The Business Intelligence Center will not be entirely void of library resources. There will
be an office for library liaison where one to two librarians will be available to help students with research and answer any questions. Students wishing to check out a course textbook for a few hours may do so through the Library Dispenser, essentially a book vending machine. Project
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Manager for Desautels, Michelle Forsythe, explains it is the “ultimate accessible library” and will essentially allow students to check out textbooks twenty-four hours a day.
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