Storagetek Contributes $50,000 For Equipment In New College Of Business Facility; Rockwell Hall Dedicated In Ceremony
Wednesday, October 8, 1997
Note to Editors: Taped remarks from the Rockwell Hall
dedication ceremony featuring guest speakers Hewlett-Packard
Chairman, President and CEO Lewis Platt, Colorado State
President Albert C. Yates and Dan Costello, dean of the
College of Business, are available this afternoon by calling
(970) 491-1525.
FORT COLLINS--A $50,000 gift from a high-tech company based
in Colorado will help equip the new home of Colorado State
University's College of Business with the latest computer and
other technology to teach students real-world business concepts.
The $50,000 gift from StorageTek of Louisville, Colo., was
announced today by Colorado State President Albert C. Yates
during the dedication ceremony for Rockwell Hall. The $7.7
million project, which includes a new Classroom and Technology
Wing, represents a milestone in the College of Business' 31-year
history, enabling business courses, faculty and computer labs to
operate under one roof for the first time.
"We would not be here today celebrating a new look and a new
life for Colorado State University's Rockwell Hall were it not
for the generosity and friendship of many," Yates said at the
dedication ceremony. "On behalf of Colorado State University, I
want to offer a warm and heartfelt thanks to Storage Technology
and all of the donors whose commitment and vision have made the
Rockwell Hall Classroom and Technology Wing and the Hewlett-
Packard Student Computer Laboratory a reality."
These gifts are the most recent in a string of private
contributions from alumni and other College of Business
supporters. In addition to the gift from StorageTek, the Rockwell
Hall fund-raising campaign has received contributions from more
than 700 private donors, including a $1 million gift from the
David and Lucile Packard Foundation of Los Altos, Calif., the
Higley Foundation, Hewlett-Packard Co., and Ashworth Inc.
Colorado State, the College of Business and the Colorado State
Alumni Association also helped fund the project, as well as the
Colorado State Legislature, which allocated $4 million toward
both construction phases of the Rockwell Hall.
Funds raised through private contributions help pay for
state-of-the-art technology for the new Classroom and Technology
Wing of Rockwell Hall. This addition expands the building by
25,198 square feet and includes six multimedia classrooms that
will provide students with direct access to a world of
information on the Internet as well as audio, video graphics and
CD-ROM. Professors will be able to use laptop computers, VCRs and
other technology to teach students real-world business concepts
and applications in a high-tech and interactive setting. A 49-
seat computer classroom, two business communication labs and an
8,000 square-foot courtyard also are new features. An estimated
2,800 students enrolled in business courses are expected to begin
taking classes in the new wing this month.
The addition also includes a Hewlett-Packard Student
Computer Laboratory equipped with 80 computer stations and
enhanced office space for Computer Information Systems department
faculty.
The extra space allows other programs to expand in the
existing portion of Rockwell Hall. The Advanced Business
Application Laboratory, scheduled to open next year, will be
located in the existing northeast corner of the building. The lab
will be equipped with the most current technology, including full
motion VCR, sound and animation, technology terminals at each
station donated by HP and a camera operator station.
At the Rockwell Hall dedication ceremony Wednesday, special
guest Lewis Platt, chairman, president and chief executive
officer of HP, applauded the new College of Business facility and
its emphasis on using information technology to teach students.
"Colorado State University provides us with highly qualified
people. More than 700 graduates are now working for HP around the
world and this year we'll hire more business graduates from
Colorado State than from any other United States school," Platt
said. "You are a leader in higher education in Colorado,
providing high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs that
are relevant to the needs of business."
"Today we have much reason for celebration: A new, state-of-
the-art facility, growing national recognition for your program,
extremely satisfied students, a business community that feels
well-served by its system of higher education, and a powerful,
productive partnership between academia and industry."
Platt attended numerous functions as part of the Rockwell
Hall dedication and the 19th Annual Business Day, including an
informal question-and-answer session with students and the
Capstone lecture.
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