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TechnographAlumni Center, Christopher Hall to be completed by school year's end
By Susan Kantor
Posted: 11/29/05 Section: News
Further south on Lincoln Avenue, the Doris Kelley Christopher Hall will soon contain the Pampered Chef Family Resiliency Center, part of the University's Department of Human and Community Development. Doris Kelley Christopher initiated the Pampered Chef Family Resiliency Program, named after the Pampered Chef Company. Christopher's goal in creating the company was to sell kitchen tools to promote families eating together.
The program's main focus is to research families and how they can become more resilient against the demands of modern life. The program also educates and supports public involvement on related issues.
Diane Marlin, coordinator of research programs for Department of Human and Community Development, said it is described as "a place for research, offices, project spaces and resources for the community."
The Family Information Facility will also be located at Christopher Hall to allow community families to directly access resources to reinforce traditional family structure. One of the focal points of the new building is the Family Observation Suite, created to simulate a real home. This space will be used for researchers to observe families in a natural habitat.
"Designed by Booth Hansen Architects of Chicago, it has a more traditional exterior and a contemporary interior," Marlin said. "Its prominent feature will be an atrium with a domed skylight. The light will flood into the surroundings areas."
The opening of Doris Kelley Christopher Hall is scheduled for March.
The opening of Christopher Hall is greatly anticipated; two guest speakers and a conference are already scheduled to take place in the facility.
"It will be a place for people from the campus community and the greater community to collaborate and work together on projects of importance to families," said Marlin on Christopher Hall.
The program's main focus is to research families and how they can become more resilient against the demands of modern life. The program also educates and supports public involvement on related issues.
Diane Marlin, coordinator of research programs for Department of Human and Community Development, said it is described as "a place for research, offices, project spaces and resources for the community."
The Family Information Facility will also be located at Christopher Hall to allow community families to directly access resources to reinforce traditional family structure. One of the focal points of the new building is the Family Observation Suite, created to simulate a real home. This space will be used for researchers to observe families in a natural habitat.
"Designed by Booth Hansen Architects of Chicago, it has a more traditional exterior and a contemporary interior," Marlin said. "Its prominent feature will be an atrium with a domed skylight. The light will flood into the surroundings areas."
The opening of Doris Kelley Christopher Hall is scheduled for March.
The opening of Christopher Hall is greatly anticipated; two guest speakers and a conference are already scheduled to take place in the facility.
"It will be a place for people from the campus community and the greater community to collaborate and work together on projects of importance to families," said Marlin on Christopher Hall.
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