Monday, January 7, marked not only the beginning of the 2013 spring semester, but also the official opening of the Stephen C. Hall building, a newly renovated teaching and research facility on the corner of Fowler Drive and Bobby Dodd Way.  Formerly the Navy ROTC building, Stephen C. Hall is the new home of Georgia Tech's Writing and Communication Program, which includes the Marion L. Brittain Post-doctoral Fellowship. It contains two specially outfitted multimedia classrooms, a formal presentation space, a seminar room, a recording booth, multiple collaborative spaces, and a mother’s lounge, in addition to office space for sixteen Brittain Fellows and Writing and Communication Program interns and directors. The building also houses the newly restructured DevLab, complete with six high-end computer workstations and a central collaborative space. Moreoever, the patio facing Bobby Dodd Stadium will be used to host program events and will no doubt prove to be prime real estate on game days.

The Brittain Fellows are currently teaching a total of thirteen different sections of ENGL 1102 in the Hall building, as well as two sections of Technical Communication (LMC 3403). Other classes scheduled in Hall include Andy Frazee’s course on Poetry and Digital Culture (LMC 3843) and Rebecca Burnett’s course on Communicating Science and Technology (LMC 3412). On Wednesday evenings starting at 5 pm, Vinicius Navarro is holding film screenings for his classes on Film History (LMC 3254 G) and Global Cinema (LMC 3257 L) in Hall 102.

As the semester gets underway, be certain to stop by and see the Hall Building yourself if you haven’t already.