DANA Room 1028

The room I found and chose to document was the Room 1028 in the Samuel T. Dana Building. This building is located on the northeast side of central campus adjacent to the C.C. Little Science Building and Central Campus Bus Stop. Room 1028 is located on the bottom floor on the north side of the building and is a small, 50-person lecture hall.

This lecture room is likely used for lectures on environment, nature, sustainability, and other subjects related to those ideas, as it is part of the school of natural resources. The room is set up with a seating bank, so that each row is higher than the other. Each student seat faces towards the front middle of the room, allowing students to have a clear view of the front board and screen no matter what seat they sit in. The seats in this room swivel, slightly recline, and are cushioned on the bottom. This makes the room even more ideal for long lectures because students are sitting in relaxed seats. The only drawback is the poles in the middle of the room that may block sight lines of the lecture. 

 

There are also many pieces of technology that further enhance the lecture experience for students. A projector along with a roughly 75-inch projection screen makes this room ideal for presentations and videos to be shown to students. There is also a station at the front of the room with DVD player and stereo control to give the professor full control of his presentation or lecture.

In the back of the room, there are three large windows that allow for a large amount of natural light to illuminate the room. When I first walked in and the lights were off, the room was still illuminated enough that I could see and examine the features of the room without turning the lights on. The natural light brightens the room and makes the room feel more open and exciting, rather than the normal dully lit lecture hall.

In conclusion, this building is very well suited for presentation and lectures to students by the faculty at the university. Comfortable seating helps keep students engaged, along with the vast array of technology offered in the room. I believe that this room is not only designed for lectures, but meeting and presentations for different clubs and organizations on campus as well.