Everything you need to succeed, and then some
The College of Business strives to educate students in a learning environment that enhances their educational experience, and to provide students with the technological tools they need to prepare themselves to compete in the global marketplace. Central to this mission are the two first-floor classrooms, which are among the largest and best-equipped multi-media classrooms on campus, as well as the Rathe Computer Lab. Wireless Internet access is also available in all classrooms.
J. Edgar & Louise S. Monroe Library*
The J. Edgar and Louise S. Monroe Library offers the latest in online technology, as well as traditional book and periodical references. Students and faculty have online computer network access at each table and study carrel, allowing more than 700 simultaneous computer links to millions of resources across the globe.
This state-of-the-art,150,000-square-foot facility has won awards and praise for its architectural design that blends the traditional beauty of Loyola’s campus with the technology and enhancements of a research institution in the 21st century.
*Ranked in The Princeton Reveiw's top 10 national college libraries for 5 consecutive years.
Dean J. Patrick O’Brien Smart Classroom
The Dean J. Patrick O’Brien Smart Classroom, located in Miller Hall, Room 112, is equipped with the latest in state-of-the-art video-conferencing and multi-media presentation technology. Using this technology, students can connect to expert instructors without geographic restraints. The room was dedicated to O’Brien in November, 2008, and has been used for the instruction of real-time video-conferencing classes from expert music industry professionals in Shreveport, LA, and Nashville, TN.
The Carlos M. Ayala Stock Trading Room
The Carlos M. Ayala Stock Trading Room, located in Miller Hall, room 101, is equiped with 20 workstations with dual monitors used to conduct financial research by the Student Managed Investment Fund students and finance faculty. The remaining workstations are used to access Reuters/Bridge, Thomson Analytics, Morningstar and other financial data services. The Carlos M. Ayala Stock Exchange room is also open as a computer lab for the campus community. The stock exchange room is open Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 10:00 pm and Saturday-Sunday from 10:00 am to 6:00 p.m.
Other Miller Hall Multi-Media Classrooms
Next door to the Dean J. Patrick O’Brien Smart Classroom is the largest classroom on campus, Miller Hall, Room 114. This classroom is equipped with multi-media presentation equipment and is available for student organizations, seminars and workshops, or guest lectures and presentations. It also serves as the meeting place for many of the on-campus activities in the Executive Mentor Program and the Dean’s annual convocation to new business freshmen.
College of Business Student + Faculty Data Servers
The College of Business maintains data servers for use by business faculty and students. The student server is on an internal network and is accessible in all classrooms and offices in Miller Hall. This server provides a place for business students to save their classwork and projects in a secure, convenient location. The College of Business also has a data server for faculty folders accessible to business students. Faculty use this server to provide data and course materials for students to complete required assignments. Both servers are web accessible from the College of Business homepage with a username and password provided to each student at orientation.