Grainger VIP Impact Report

Accomplishments: In accordance with the multiyear plan, the laboratory space and surrounding area was remodeled with financial support from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and the College of Engineering in summer and fall. The remodel: • separates the building emergency exit that used to be within the Grainger Instructional Laboratory and required the lab to be kept unlocked at all times. • upgrades the lab space to keycard access, like ECE’s other renovated teaching laboratories. • adds a modern 10-foot glass whiteboard to the Grainger Teaching Studio. • extends the lab space with the addition of part of the neighboring office space to house the prototyping facility, making it easily accessible to more ECE and mechanical engineering students and facilitating the integration of machine prototyping into lab courses in later semesters.

The rerouted emergency exit outside the Grainger Teaching Studio has a keycard reader for access.

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