After a room by room description of the first floor plan, the Office Suite for the Religion Division faculty and staff is a bit more straightforward. After ascending the cork covered stairs, you will enter into the reception area. To your right will be the Conference room with a direct view of the Williams Prayer chapel. That is not by accident, for decisions we make as a division have consequences; may they always be God-honoring.
A few faculty offices are located along the south, the final one will overlook the two story Bistro classroom. However, upon entering the suite, if your eyes look to the left, you will see the majority of the Religion faculty office. We have intentionally designed an open-access area, so we will live, work, and function as a family. Office staff are located throughout the open section in the middle, always ready to serve faculty and students alike.
The heart-beat of the office complex is located in the north central area. On the drawing it says “Work Station – Coffee Bar.” Do not let titles fool you. This is the core of the Divisional decision making. We are a collegial-collaborative group, who need constantly to rub elbows with one another to keep sharp. Moreover, for us, cooperative spirit-filled decision-making usually takes place in a relaxed setting. Thus, our work center is also a place to gather for short, serendipitous, but insightful meetings. Men and women gather to assist one another process situations and to set a course for the future. We hope and pray that form will indeed lead to assisting how we function as a division.
A few faculty offices are located along the south, the final one will overlook the two story Bistro classroom. However, upon entering the suite, if your eyes look to the left, you will see the majority of the Religion faculty office. We have intentionally designed an open-access area, so we will live, work, and function as a family. Office staff are located throughout the open section in the middle, always ready to serve faculty and students alike.
The heart-beat of the office complex is located in the north central area. On the drawing it says “Work Station – Coffee Bar.” Do not let titles fool you. This is the core of the Divisional decision making. We are a collegial-collaborative group, who need constantly to rub elbows with one another to keep sharp. Moreover, for us, cooperative spirit-filled decision-making usually takes place in a relaxed setting. Thus, our work center is also a place to gather for short, serendipitous, but insightful meetings. Men and women gather to assist one another process situations and to set a course for the future. We hope and pray that form will indeed lead to assisting how we function as a division.
4 comments:
Divinity offices = seminary offices? 27 offices - wow! Looks like you're planning on future growth. Is the philosophy department still going to be combined with the religion department?
I still think a feasibility study should be conducted to ascertain whether it's possible to lop off the spire (above the chimes) and add at least 50 feet of concrete to it so that the Cross could be seen more clearly above the tree line and be more visible on campus. I think that could work and would look awesome - imagine it lit up at night and visible blocks away. It shouldn't cost much either since it's just concrete. Then it would be a tower truly worthy to be the symbol of the University.
Ok, so maybe 50 feet is a bit much - 25 feet is more like it. That's about twice as tall as it currently is.
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