Smeal College of Business at PSU - SAGE Technology Solutions, Inc

BUILDING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY • STATE COLLEGE, PA

Smeal College of Business sought to construct a building that would foster a sense of community for their faculty, staff and students, creating enduring connections within the school. The building committee called upon the Dean of Yale School of Architecture, Robert A. M. Stern, to accomplish this goal. Stern designed a 210,000-square-foot structure at the corner of Park Avenue and Shortlidge Road. It would be the largest academic building at Penn State University.

To reach the $29 million private funding goal, fundraising for the project began in September 2001. Smeal received gifts from over 8,000 donors, including $1 million from the Kresge foundation, and broke ground for the new building on October 31, 2003. Smeal College recognized the need to include state-of-the-art technologies throughout the complex, especially in the auditorium, common areas and classrooms. The entire enterprise would cultivate a desire to learn and succeed in 21st-century business.

SAGE DELIVERS

SAGE worked closely with the staff at Smeal College to develop customized graphical user interfaces for integration of the A/V technologies in the head end room, Dean's and Executive Education conference rooms, and the 150-seat auditorium. Because each of these location types has a slightly different configuration, SAGE designed the touchscreen controls to be as straightforward as possible for the systems' end users.

Unforeseen construction setbacks delayed the audio/visual system installation project. To jump-start the process, SAGE began to assemble the A/V racks for installation at their Mount Joy office long before being able to begin on-site. To complete the venture before the September 30 dedication ceremonies, SAGE project managers, technicians and engineers worked around the clock to cable, install, program and test the systems in over 47 individual remote locations throughout the building.

The efforts of the SAGE engineering, design and installation teams, working with the Gilbane Building Company site coordinator, were instrumental in the successful completion of the project. Gilbane even won a Special Recognition Award in the 2006 Marvin M. Black Excellence in Partnership Awards.

EQUIPMENT HIGHLIGHTS

AMX touchscreen control panels
Aavelin digital bulletin board message generator
Panasonic LCD panels
PolyCom videoconferencing systems
Epson digital video projectors
EAW and JBL surround sound speakers
BEI and Stewart motorized projection screens
Extron video switchers
Blonder Tongue video modulators
Shure wireless microphones
Listen wireless hearing assist systems
Z-Band GigaBob CATV distribution

SOLUTIONS PROVIDED BY SAGE

22 new classrooms fitted with individual A/V racks and Extron control systems
20 team study room and research & training lab A/V racks
Videoconferencing in auditorium, Dean's, and Executive Education conference rooms
Touchscreen control systems in multiple locations with customized GUI screens
CATV distribution installed across building for market news programs
Centralized A/V head end for remote A/V system control
150-seat auditorium with HD video projection and surround sound
Motorized projection screens in all projection locations to maximize teaching space
DVD and VCR capabilities to reinforce instruction with multimedia
Wireless microphone sound reinforcement ensures audibility of faculty lessons
Listen wireless hearing assistance to meet ADA requirements
LCD screen directional and informational signage in atrium and stairways to alert and inform

RELATED PAGES:

SAGE Education A/V

Smeal College of Business Photo Gallery

Smeal College of Business Homepage

Other SAGE Projects

	Homepage > Projects > Smeal College of Business at Penn State University BUILDING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY • STATE COLLEGE, PA Smeal College of Business sought to construct a building that would foster a sense of community for their faculty, staff and students, creating enduring connections within the school. The building committee called upon the Dean of Yale School of Architecture, Robert A. M. Stern, to accomplish this goal. Stern designed a 210,000-square-foot structure at the corner of Park Avenue and Shortlidge Road. It would be the largest academic building at Penn State University. To reach the $29 million private funding goal, fundraising for the project began in September 2001. Smeal received gifts from over 8,000 donors, including $1 million from the Kresge foundation, and broke ground for the new building on October 31, 2003. Smeal College recognized the need to include state-of-the-art technologies throughout the complex, especially in the auditorium, common areas and classrooms. The entire enterprise would cultivate a desire to learn and succeed in 21st-century business. SAGE DELIVERS SAGE worked closely with the staff at Smeal College to develop customized graphical user interfaces for integration of the A/V technologies in the head end room, Dean's and Executive Education conference rooms, and the 150-seat auditorium. Because each of these location types has a slightly different configuration, SAGE designed the touchscreen controls to be as straightforward as possible for the systems' end users. Unforeseen construction setbacks delayed the audio/visual system installation project. To jump-start the process, SAGE began to assemble the A/V racks for installation at their Mount Joy office long before being able to begin on-site. To complete the venture before the September 30 dedication ceremonies, SAGE project managers, technicians and engineers worked around the clock to cable, install, program and test the systems in over 47 individual remote locations throughout the building. The efforts of the SAGE engineering, design and installation teams, working with the Gilbane Building Company site coordinator, were instrumental in the successful completion of the project. Gilbane even won a Special Recognition Award in the 2006 Marvin M. Black Excellence in Partnership Awards. EQUIPMENT HIGHLIGHTS AMX touchscreen control panels Aavelin digital bulletin board message generator Panasonic LCD panels PolyCom videoconferencing systems Epson digital video projectors EAW and JBL surround sound speakers BEI and Stewart motorized projection screens Extron video switchers Blonder Tongue video modulators Shure wireless microphones Listen wireless hearing assist systems Z-Band GigaBob CATV distribution SOLUTIONS PROVIDED BY SAGE 22 new classrooms fitted with individual A/V racks and Extron control systems 20 team study room and research & training lab A/V racks Videoconferencing in auditorium, Dean's, and Executive Education conference rooms Touchscreen control systems in multiple locations with customized GUI screens CATV distribution installed across building for market news programs Centralized A/V head end for remote A/V system control 150-seat auditorium with HD video projection and surround sound Motorized projection screens in all projection locations to maximize teaching space DVD and VCR capabilities to reinforce instruction with multimedia Wireless microphone sound reinforcement ensures audibility of faculty lessons Listen wireless hearing assistance to meet ADA requirements LCD screen directional and informational signage in atrium and stairways to alert and inform RELATED PAGES: SAGE Education A/V Smeal College of Business Photo Gallery Smeal College of Business Homepage Other SAGE Projects

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