{"id":52041,"date":"2012-09-20T18:47:46","date_gmt":"2012-09-20T22:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=52041"},"modified":"2012-09-20T18:47:46","modified_gmt":"2012-09-20T22:47:46","slug":"umw-celebrates-construction-of-technology-convergence-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2012\/09\/20\/umw-celebrates-construction-of-technology-convergence-center\/","title":{"rendered":"UMW Celebrates Construction of Convergence Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Mary Washington celebrated the start of construction of the Information and Technology Convergence Center in a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 20.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52051\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52051\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2012\/09\/20\/umw-celebrates-construction-of-technology-convergence-center\/convergence-center\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52051\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"52051\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/convergence-center\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/Convergence-Center.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Convergence Center\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;UMW&amp;#8217;s Information and Technology Convergence Center is expected to open in fall 2014.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/Convergence-Center-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/Convergence-Center-1024x768.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-52051\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/09\/Convergence-Center-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/Convergence-Center-300x225.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/Convergence-Center-1024x768.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/Convergence-Center-768x576.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/Convergence-Center-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/Convergence-Center-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/Convergence-Center-1140x855.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/Convergence-Center-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52051\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UMW&#8217;s Information and Technology Convergence Center is expected to open in fall 2014.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The four-story center is designed with a Georgian-style exterior to blend with the buildings on the Fredericksburg campus. The building will be located next to Simpson Library straddling Campus Walk and will connect to the library through the third floor.<\/p>\n<p>Inside, the 76,718 square-foot structure will feature open, flexible gathering spaces where a variety of technology, information and teaching resources will converge.<\/p>\n<p>The center will have a digital theater, a data center, media labs, a caf\u00e9 and numerous flexible collaboration areas. The Speaking and Writing centers will relocate to the Convergence Center, as will the university\u2019s Data Center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe center will contain flexible, adaptable classrooms, places for collaborative interactive work, resources that we expect students and faculty will define and use in ways that we cannot imagine \u2013 and we wouldn\u2019t want to imagine,\u201d said UMW philosophy professor Nina Mikhalevsky, who spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52141\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52141\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2012\/09\/20\/umw-celebrates-construction-of-technology-convergence-center\/convergence-center-groundbreaking-web\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52141\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"52141\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/convergence-center-groundbreaking-web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/Convergence-Center-groundbreaking-web.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1348149797&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Convergence Center groundbreaking web\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt; The groundbreaking ceremony with President Hurley and the UMW Board of Visitors signaled the official start of construction.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/Convergence-Center-groundbreaking-web-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/Convergence-Center-groundbreaking-web-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-52141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/09\/Convergence-Center-groundbreaking-web-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/Convergence-Center-groundbreaking-web-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/Convergence-Center-groundbreaking-web-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/Convergence-Center-groundbreaking-web-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/Convergence-Center-groundbreaking-web-600x400.jpg 600w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/Convergence-Center-groundbreaking-web-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/Convergence-Center-groundbreaking-web-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/09\/Convergence-Center-groundbreaking-web.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The groundbreaking ceremony with President Hurley and the UMW Board of Visitors signaled the official start of construction.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She said the center will stand as a symbol of the university\u2019s commitment to high quality and innovative teaching and student-centered learning. A member of the center\u2019s building committee, Mikhalevsky said the facility will provide resources to enhance the students\u2019 classroom experience, allowing students to create digital information and develop and test new forms of technology.<\/p>\n<p>In her remarks, Board of Visitors Rector Pamela J. 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