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The
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs sits on a
high point of the
Syracuse University campus, just off the
main Quad. Its spacious L-shaped structure is home to all
that is Maxwell: the professional programs in
public
administration and
international
relations, the
executive
education program, all seven
social science
departments,
six
research centers and
institutes, and
Career and Alumni
Services. All Maxwell
faculty
have offices in
the complex.
Its two
buildings—Eggers Hall, built in 1994, and Maxwell Hall,
opened in 1937 and
substantially renovated in 1994—are linked by a
three-tiered atrium. The structure
reflects Maxwell’s
multidisciplinary approach to teaching and scholarship, with
large public spaces that bring people together to linger and
chat, pathways where scholars from different disciplines
meet each other, wood-
Students in public administration and international
relations have their own spacious Academic Village, with
distinct areas for quiet study, team and group projects, and
small meetings. Executive education students congregate in
their own lounge in the Maxwell Hall wing of the complex.Maxwell invests heavily in information technology to
support teaching, research, and administration. There is a
lot of it. It’s new, it’s fast, and it’s
interconnected. Computer labs for the exclusive use of
graduate students in the professional programs are
accessible around the clock. Electronic classrooms enhance
the learning process. The Maxwell School makes extensive use of Lubin House, a town house in midtown Manhattan owned by Syracuse University, for seminars and social events. Similarly, Paul Greenberg House in Washington, D.C., with its seminar rooms and video conferencing facilities, gives Maxwell a presence in the nation’s capital. More About Technology The
complex features a state-of-the-art communications network,
which includes fiber-optic cable, coaxial cable, and twisted
pair copper wiring to support digital and analog
communications. The computer network is built around a
switched gigabit ethernet core, with a high-speed connection
to the campus network and the Internet. The network supports
a variety of hardware platforms, including
In addition, several departments and programs within the school offer specialized labs and software to meet their own research and educational needs. The Maxwell computing environment is supported by the school’s Information and Computing Technology Group, which offers a variety of orientation sessions for new users. For expanded applications, the Global Collaboratory is an advanced technology multimedia classroom that can instantly link a Maxwell event with the other side of campus—or with the other side of the globe—via ISDN or satellite. A class discussion can be monitored from, or broadcast to, any place in the world. The Collaboratory can downlink international newscasts and incorporate them into the day’s lesson or can be utilized to digitize and reformulate them for later teaching or research. The Maxwell Complex houses 10 technology-equipped lecture halls, featuring video and computer projection systems, stereo speakers, and a control system, allowing instructors and their students to use a variety of media in the classroom. Three electronic lecture halls feature wired network connectivity for laptops at each position. For more-specific information on technology in Maxwell, see the Information and Computing Technology Group website at ict.maxwell.syr.edu. >>
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paneled seminar rooms for discussion
and debate, and an electronic infrastructure that links
Maxwell to the world and the world to Maxwell. It is a place
that reflects the civic ideals of community and freedom, a
stunning space that dazzles first-time visitors and, day
after day, creates a stimulating community for its faculty,
staff, and students. 
Intel-based
desktop computers and Sun workstations. Most computing is
conducted with Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP running
on desktop computers. Every network user has access to word
processing, presentation, spreadsheet, database, and
web-development software. Wireless networking is available
for laptop and PDA users.|
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