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The Maxwell School Facilities The Maxwell School is housed in a complex of new and renovated facilities in the heart of the Syracuse University campus. Maxwell Hall, which has been completely renovated, is connected to the new Eggers Hall by glass-enclosed bridges to provide students with a variety of classrooms, seminar rooms, computer laboratories, as well as public and private study spaces. One of the most attractive features of Eggers Hall is the abundance of public space for formal and informal gatherings. A large open commons, a public events room, and a sixty-seat cafe provide opportunities for school and community events. The Academic Village, an area on the second floor dedicated to Maxwell's two professional degree programs, International Relations and Public Administration, has a large space for quiet study and a smaller space for team study and group projects. There are a number of desktop computers in the Academic Village for students' use, and the tables are equipped for laptop access to the Maxwell computer network. These two spaces are separated by a lounge with kitchen facilities that also house students' mailboxes. A small group project room is also available for small student meetings or quiet group study. The Global Collaboratory, a 55-seat electronic lecture hall equipped with interactive video-conferencing facilities, including remote control video cameras, studio lighting, built-in and overhead microphones, and a large rear projection display, links Maxwell to other locations across the country and around the world. The adjacent interactive media laboratory and satellite video viewing room are used by faculty and students to prepare digitized video and multi-media presentations, courseware, and research documents. C-SPAN, CNN, and SCOLA (Satellite Communications for Learning) provide news and educational broadcasts from the global community. One of the state-of-the-art facilities available in Eggers Hall is the IR/PA Graduate Computer Lab. This lab is intended for general computing by graduate students in the International Relations and Public Administration programs and for graduate instruction. Students have access to the lab 24 hours a day, except when the lab is used for instruction. Students can access the network throughout the Maxwell complex over a wireless (802.11b) network.
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