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The
Medill School of Journalism and the School for Continuing
Studies have a new presence in Chicago’s Loop --
at 105 W. Adams.
The new Loop location is significant for both schools.
For
the School for Continuing Studies (SCS), the new facility
means it can offer classes in yet another convenient
location. This brings SCS’s presence closer to
its many students who work and live in Chicago’s
core business district, said Karen Randall, senior associate
dean of academic programs and distance learning.
For
Medill, the new offices mean that the students are closer
to the news and that Medill will occupy a larger space
for less money. "It is an ideal location,"
said Mindy Trossman, director of the Chicago Medill
News Service. "We are right near City Hall, the
Federal Building, the Courts and the County Building.
It is also easily accessible by public transportation
for the students."
Medill
and SCS will share the entire second floor of the Clark-Adams
Building. The largest portion of the 18,000 square feet
will be Medill’s print and broadcast newsroom complete
with 60 computer terminals, a broadcast studio, four
editing rooms and a control room. Medill will also have
a smart classroom, seven faculty offices, a seminar
room and a conference room.
SCS’s
portion of the space will feature three smart classrooms
with the latest technology. The School will also have
a small computer laboratory for students and one shared
faculty office. Medill and SCS will share a reception
area and a student lounge.
The
two schools came together after representatives from
SCS heard from Medill’s dean that the school planned
to relocate its Chicago newsroom.
Medill
had outgrown its current space at 680 N. Lake Shore
Drive and was looking for more space for less money
than it was currently paying, explained Trossman.
After
realizing that sharing space would result in cost savings,
the two schools signed a 15-year lease for the new space.
Medill moved its newsroom over the holiday break and
is now fully operational.
Several
of the courses offered by SCS at the new Loop location
will be taught twice a week for seven weeks (instead
of the traditional weekly sessions for 14 weeks), allowing
students to move through the degree program faster.
These
include classes in computer studies, marketing, accounting,
communication studies, business law, English and art
history. For more information about these courses go
to SCS’s website at http://www.northwestern.edu/scs.
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