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dedicated last November (2012). The facility was the first new
academic building on the 110-acre campus since 1967. The
48,000-sq.-ft. building increased the College's academic space
from 15 to 29 percent of the total physical plant. SMC's seven
student residence halls account for most of the balance. SMC's
administration can focus next on upgrading existing buildings.
"Ellis Hall provides a comfortable teaching and learning environment," Dr. Keith adds. "I find a new synergy exists among our
department faculty with offices there. It's rather fascinating how this
new building has influenced the whole process of learning here."
Fulfi lling a Wish List
Most educators would agree that the learning environment embodied in Ellis Hall would add tremendously to
any college's faculty morale, student achievement, and the
recruitment of new enrollment. The preliminary planning
and execution of this particular building program fulfi lled
the long-awaited wish list and viable solutions reached by the
entire SMC project team, Dr. Keith says.
McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture (MPS), an awardwinning regional design firm with offices in South Carolina,
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