Monday, March 16th, 2020
From Special Collections/University Archives: The History of Dana Engineering
In my latest installment, I thought it would be interesting to focus on the physical campus: What was different? What buildings were new? What did…
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Thursday, January 30th, 2020
What is high density wi-fi and what does it mean to me?
Over the past year, L&IT has begun preparing Bucknell’s wifi for the future by rolling out High Density Wifi. This refers to greatly increasing the…
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Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019
From Special Collections/University Archives: the Forrest D. Brown Conference Center
In the early 1930’s, the Bucknell University Christian Association brought forth the idea building a conference center for the University to use as an off-campus…
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Tuesday, September 17th, 2019
How much classroom technology went into Academic East?
Answer: A lot! There are 33 wireless projection devices, 118 new computers, 12 digital signage players, 27 flat panels, 18 laser projectors, 2 laptop carts…
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Sunday, May 26th, 2019
From Special Collections/University Archives: The History of Bucknell’s Art Building
Did you know that the Art Building did not hold art within its walls for the first fifty years of its existence? In 1889, William…
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Sunday, May 19th, 2019
From Special Collections/University Archives: The History of Roberts Hall
Roberts Hall is one of the oldest and most interesting buildings on Bucknell University’s campus. The building was designed by Thomas U. Walter, who was…
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Tuesday, April 11th, 2017
From Special Collections/University Archives: Bucknell’s Observatory
Five years after William Bucknell donated $50,000 to the University at Lewisburg in 1881, saving the institution from financial ruin, he continued to play a…
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