Eggers Hall
Plans Announced: September 1991
Groundbreaking: May 9, 1992
Faculty And Staff Moved In: December 28, 1993
Open House: January 10, 1994
First Classes: January 11, 1994
Dedication: October 6 & 7, 1994
Architect: Bohlin, Cywinski, and Jackson; and the Galson Corporation--Frank Grauman Principal-in-Charge, Bob Solazzo Project Manager
Cost: Funded by a five-year, $50 million fund-raising campaign--$20 million to be used for building Eggers Hall, $5 million for refurbishing Maxwell Hall, the remainder for student financial aid, academic improvement and endowed chairs
Location: Adjacent to Maxwell Hall
Space: 84,000 square feet--25,000 sq. ft. of which is office space. Combined with Maxwell Hall, the two structures offer 116,000 sq. ft. of total space
Notes:
The six story building is named after former Chancellor Melvin A. Eggers and, in conjunction with the refurbished Maxwell Hall, is intended to house all the departments of the Maxwell School. The first floor contains the History, Economic, Political Science and Geography Departments, as well as suites and seminar rooms. There is an atrium at the first floor entrance of the building, and commons areas on the second and third floors.
The second floor has a public events room, and academic village spaces and department suites for International Relations and Public Administration. Also on the second floor are the Dean's Office, the Anthropology Department, and the Mid-Career Executive Training Program. The third floor is the site of research activity, and has faculty offices, the Institute for International Affairs, the Public Affairs Institute, and a Cafe. The fourth floor houses the Metropolitan Studies Center, the Center for Technology and Information Policy, the Policy Center on Aging, and the Center on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts. The fifth floor has 28 faculty offices.
The largest classroom in Eggers Hall is the 100-seat Electronic Lecture Hall. Theme rooms are the American Experiment Seminar Room in honor of the Seneca Falls Women's Movement. The 50-seat People of the Longhouse Seminar Room is decorated in the tradition of the Onondaga Nation. Eggers Hall also contains the Maxwell Political Analysis Lab (MAXPAL) used by undergraduates enrolled in Maxwell Classes through the College of Arts and Sciences. MAXPAL has 20 work stations and microcomputers and is supported by a research grant from Digital Equipment Corporation. Another feature of Eggers Hall is the International Collaboratory (until 1997 the Exploratorium), which allows students to see and hear live television and radio broadcasts from around the world.
