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The Classroom Improvement Program, initiated in 2003-04, creates modern teaching environments (SmartClassrooms). Phase 1 focused on classrooms in the Humanities Quad. Phase 2 focused on those in the Social Sciences Quad along with two large classrooms in Rowland Hall. Phase 3 focused on classrooms in Computer Science 1 and Steinhaus Hall. Phases 4 and 5 will target classrooms in Engineering Tower, Humanities Office Building 2, Drama, and Physical Sciences Classroom Building. Technology improvements will also be made in selected classrooms in Social Ecology II, Social Science Pod A, Engineering Lecture Hall, Humanities Instructional Building, and Multipurpose Science and Technology Building.

The classrooms receive new flooring, paint, ceilings, lighting and lighting controls, and are provided with telephones, white boards, projection screens, chair rails, and new seating. All of the renovated rooms are equipped with identical data projection systems consisting of a projector and a presentation workstation. The workstation contains controls for lighting and projection as well as a computer, and DVD and VHS video sources. Rooms are set up so that faculty can easily connect laptop computers to the system.

Bare classrooms

Bare hallways

Updated classroom interior

SMARTClassrooms

In keeping with UCI's commitment to provide an up-to-date and effective instructional environment, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Michael R. Gottfredson asked Barbara Bertin and Bill Nail of the Division of Undergraduate Education, along with Facilities Management, to implement a multi-year program to refurbish and update the campus general assignment classrooms. Many of these classrooms have received only minimal interior improvements over the years and have had no technological upgrades.

Project Manger David Hooks has successfully managed the refurbishment projects so as to minimize the impact to the campus instructional program by breaking down complex jobs into components that could be completed during the summer and school breaks. Campus acceptance of the new classrooms has been phenomenal.