Champlain College's Emergent Media Center Opens in Champlain Mill
WINOOSKI, Vt., (Oct. 23, 2008) The official opening of the Emergent Media Center (EMC) on Oct. 21 provided the business community a chance to meet students, faculty and staff of the new high-tech education center and see first-hand the ground-breaking projects Champlain College students are working on at the EMC’s new quarters at Winooski's historic Champlain Mill.
Gardner Kilcoyne Architects’ design transforms space in an historic mill to house up to 50 students with state of the art technological equipment. A variety of labs and open studio areas are designed to enhance the students’ creative collaborative process.
The Emergent Media Center at Champlain College is pushing creative technologies by integrating advanced technological tools with cultural awareness, communication, and a sense of history and place. When combined, these skills are paramount to success in many professional fields in today's global economy.
Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas, Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie, Secretary of the VT Agency of Commerce and Community Development Kevin Dorn, Champlain College President David F. Finney, and representatives from many top technology and software design companies around the U.S. and Canada attended the opening at the former woolen mill located on the banks of the Winooski River.
"I really see what we are celebrating today as the next industrial revolution," Gov. Douglas said. Gov. Douglas sees the EMC's move into the Champlain Mill as a critical step in the state's creation of a thriving hub for innovative new media and technology businesses.
Gardner Kilcoyne Architects’ design transforms space in an historic mill to house up to 50 students with state of the art technological equipment. A variety of labs and open studio areas are designed to enhance the students’ creative collaborative process.
The Emergent Media Center at Champlain College is pushing creative technologies by integrating advanced technological tools with cultural awareness, communication, and a sense of history and place. When combined, these skills are paramount to success in many professional fields in today's global economy.
Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas, Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie, Secretary of the VT Agency of Commerce and Community Development Kevin Dorn, Champlain College President David F. Finney, and representatives from many top technology and software design companies around the U.S. and Canada attended the opening at the former woolen mill located on the banks of the Winooski River.
"I really see what we are celebrating today as the next industrial revolution," Gov. Douglas said. Gov. Douglas sees the EMC's move into the Champlain Mill as a critical step in the state's creation of a thriving hub for innovative new media and technology businesses.