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Being one of the world's premier schools of business carries an expectation that the school's learning environment will be able to support and complement the educational programs, faculty, and students in every way possible. In short, offering a first-rate education means having first-rate facilities and resources.
A large portion of the learning at Tuck takes place outside the classroom setting through interactions among students, faculty, and staff. These interactions and the intimacy of the setting are a large part of what engenders such a strong sense of community at Tuck. The challenge is to design a campus that not only provides necessary residential, classroom, and office facilities but also offers a wide variety of settings for those interactions to take place.
The recent expansion of Tuck's student body, the growth of its faculty, and the addition of research centers have created the need for additional facilities, especially living and learning spaces.
We also need to revitalize our existing facilities so that they fit our current needs and serve us well in the future. Our technology infrastructure requires ongoing investments to ensure that it supports an up-to-date curriculum and facilitates learning and research. The campaign will allow us to maintain and enhance our first-rate facilities.
OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT FACILITIES
A New Living and Learning Complex: Growth in the size of the MBA class has created a need for additional residential and learning facilities. Tuck's goal is to provide appropriate on-campus living accommodations for the majority of its MBA students during their first year in the program. With four of our six case-style classrooms needed to accommodate first-year core courses, our flexibility in scheduling larger second-year electives and other events is limited. We need at least three new classrooms capable of seating between 60 and 70 students. To serve the larger student body, we also need additional study rooms. A new complex, to be built next to Whittemore Hall, will provide needed classrooms, study areas, gathering spaces for the entire community, and residences for about 95 first-year students. View a site plan, rendering and floor plans for this complex.
Murdough Center Renovations: The Murdough Center, built in the early 1970s, is one of Tuck's most versatile academic buildings - housing the Feldberg Library, classrooms, offices, an auditorium, information technology resources, and the career development center. New funding will be used to renovate Murdough to create a better-equipped and more flexible learning environment.
Technology Renewal Fund: The rapid pace of change requires ongoing technology infrastructure renewal. This fund will enable Tuck to maintain a technology infrastructure that will enable faculty to effectively teach and perform research and that will prepare students well for their careers.
To make a pledge, or for more information on ways to support Tuck's facilities, contact us at 603-646-4087 or tuck.development@dartmouth.edu.
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