Tawes Hall Receives High Marks From President, Community
June 23, 2010
University President C.D. Mote, Jr. led the ribbon cutting for Tawes Hall's grand opening celebration.
Faculty, staff, and students welcomed the University President and a bevy of distinguished guests at the Tawes Hall Grand Opening on Thursday, September 10. Mote joined Deans James Harris and Charles Caramello in praising the newly renovated home of the English Department.
The English Department moved into Tawes Hall after a $36 million renovation of the former home of the University's Music and Theatre Departments. Department Chair Kent Cartwright referred to Tawes as the finest English building in the country.
Listen to the poem as read by Professor Mack
The speakers touted the abundance of natural light, the open design, and state-of-the-art facilities which will foster a greater integration of technology and the humanities. Features of the building include a hundred-seat lecture hall, ten technology-equipped classrooms, four computer labs, six seminar classrooms, individual offices for all faculty, offices for teaching assistants and lecturers, and a rooftop deck for social functions.
Following a reading of Professor Maynard (Sandy) Mack's rollicking "Ode on a REstored Tawes," special guest Testudo led everyone in cutting the cake.
Additional coverage of the grand opening can be found in the Diamondback.