<p>This past Friday, I had the opportunity to sit in on a colloquium</a> hosted by the Psychology Department. It gave me an opportunity to check out the department's facilities. </p>
<p>It's a shame that the Psychology Building is not showcased at all on the department's web</a> site, because they're excellent. This is a shortcoming of the otherwise informative site. [I have the same pet peeve with the The</a> Department of Architecture's site as well. They have huge, spacious studios and a great balance of modern and classical design at Alumni Hall that are barely shown on the site.] </p>
<p>The architect's design of the interior of the Psychology Building does a nice job of balancing teaching spaces with general public spaces. You get a sense of attention to detail and quality while walking around it.</p>
<p>Pictures of the interior are hosted at HumanFocused.com...note</a> that the pop-up text for the pictures on this site are not accurate, describing some of the shots as being for the Maria Fareri Children's Hospital. This site states that the building has 108,000 sq. ft. of space and was constructed at a cost of $19 million; money well spent in my judgment.</p>
<p>BTW, the open lecture was very well attended and the level of discussion/scholarship was excellent. The graphically-rich powerpoint used by Dr. Johnson, the interactive techniques (audience participation experiments), and lecture style all point towards this professor being a high-caliber educator; hopefully indicative of the other instructors in the department.</p>