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UPGRADING OUR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT$16 MILLIONGGU’s working-adult population demands ease of access to courses, with a ready knowledge and use of modern technology and speedy time to completion. Web-based instruction and access to online information, learning resources and business processes allow students to balance their work and family lives with school. Our goal is for 100 percent of our classes, both in-person and online, to effectively integrate technology with pedagogy and curricula.As we move toward this goal in our in-person classes, our physical environment must change. The renovation project we have already launched gives us the opportunity to not only significantly enhance our classroom environment, but the opportunity to reconceptualize the kind of learning environment that is most conducive to and supportive of technology-enriched curricula.Currently, our in-person classes are conducted in fairly traditional classrooms or computer labs. However, the line between what has been traditionally referred to as either a classroom or a computer lab has blurred. Effectively marshalling the integration of technology requires that we expand and enhance the physical environments we use for teaching, learning and scholarship. The “classroom of the future” is a hybrid of the traditional classroom and the computer lab, which fully supports the use of multimedia presentations, provides faculty and students with computer-assisted learning capabilities, allows for interaction across time and space, and is flexible and comfortable, safe and secure. In short, it is an ideal learning environment.This vision is taking shape at GGU through the implementation of our comprehensive nine-phase master plan. The construction and renovation of teaching-and-learning facilities at the San Francisco campus has already begun: The first three phases are complete and include the construction of an eight-level mechanical-system silo, renovation of the second-floor auditoria into three lecture halls, and renovation of the third-floor west-wing classrooms.Future phases will transform the university’s San Francisco facilities and provide GGU with an impressive new presence in the Financial District. Already under way are the expansion of the law-school library and renovation of the GGU building at 40 Jessie St. (two stories will be added to the building) into a student-support center with services such as admissions, registration, financial aid and the bookstore all in one place. The law-school library will relocate its entrance to the front door of the university and expand its operations into vacated and newly renovated space adjacent to the main lobby. THE COMMITMENT We at GGU are committed to fulfilling our historic mission: to provide working adults with the practical skills and knowledge they need to succeed. To do so, we must rely on the commitment of our alumni and friends to contribute the $16 million needed to ensure our students have state-of-the-art facilities and the best possible learning environment. |
