Complaints that construction noise has been disrupting classes have been the only complaints so far, and on days when the noise has been too loud, classes have been moved to the SUB, Cupelli said. But students and professors are also concerned about the lack of space in some assigned classroom areas. Huping Ling, associate professor of Asian history, teaches a course in the social science division conference room on the second floor of McClain Hall. There are only 16 students in this class, so there has not been a large problem with space, but I have had some problems with getting some electronic equipment in the room. Although the class is small, students find that there is limited space in the conference room and around the boardroom table.
Some students have to pull up desks around the table to write on.
A chalkboard has been installed and desks have been moved in to create a makeshift classroom. Robert Dager, head of the business and accountancy division and chairperson of the Violette Hall Renovation Committee, said the department has encountered minimal confusion with the business classes meeting in Ryle Hall. In all, I've been pleased with how the first week of school went. Violette Hall renovations are scheduled to be completed in two years. Until then, teachers and professors will continue to meet in some unusual places on campus.