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Next week, the Office of Dean of the College will move to its new home in the newly-renovated Scott Hall. The College’s newest academic facility, the distinctive Georgian Revival-style building at 714 Sullivan Lane also will house the new Center for the Integration of Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship; the study-abroad program; and the Academic Resource Center.
During the move, the Office of Dean of the College will be closed from noon Monday, Aug. 17, to noon Thursday, Aug. 20. A dedication ceremony is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 23.
Hannah W. Stewart-Gambino, dean of the College, says the commitment of space for the new Center for the Integration of Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship is a long-awaited and particularly exciting development.
“This will bring together the conversations about pedagogy and curricular renovation/innovation that already flourish across campus in informal venues,” she notes. “It also will offer the opportunity to focus scholarly attention on issues of pedagogy while coordinating more effectively the programming related to teaching and curricular initiatives already under way at Lafayette.” In April, Alan W. Childs, professor of psychology, was named the center’s founding director.
Under the guidance of KSS Architects LLP of Philadelphia, the building, constructed in 1907-08 by the Pennsylvania Alpha Chapter of Phi Delta Theta fraternity, has been transformed into a 21st-century facility. The conversion combined standard historic renovation practices with state-of-the-art sustainable-design initiatives. As a result, the building’s exterior appearance remains largely unchanged while the interior layout has become more flexible and the facility as a whole is significantly more energy-efficient.
Scott Hall is named for Walter Scott ’59 and his wife, Kate Scott, in appreciation for the special generosity with which they have supported student and faculty achievement. The Scotts are Sustaining Members of the Marquis Society and were inducted into the Societe d’Honneur in 2000. Their gifts to the College have included a scholarship fund that assists Marquis Scholars and an endowment that supports the four Marquis Distinguished Teaching Awards that are presented to outstanding members of the faculty each spring. Walter Scott was a member of Lafayette’s Board of Trustees from 1988-2006 and currently serves as a trustee emeritus.