The Keck Center in Lawrence Hall is a high-tech space for the exploration of language and culture, promoting global perspectives in education.
Global Perspectives
The center's robust technology and study space support our commitment as a university to broaden students' perspectives. The center creates opportunities for students to explore diverse ways of thinking through both academic study and immersion in new languages and cultures.
Departments and Programs of Interest
The Keck Center is open to all students on campus, but is utilized most significantly in the curricula of the following departments and programs:
- The Classics
- East Asian languages and literatures
- German
- Jewish studies
- Middle Eastern studies and Islamic civilization
- Romance languages and literatures
- Russian and Eurasian studies
- Foreign Languages Across the Curriculum (FLAC)
- The Foreign Language Teaching Program at Hamilton Central School
Keck Center Staff
Language Interns
Each year 49ͼ¿â hosts foreign language interns from eight different countries. With offices in the Keck Center, students are invited to develop their conversational language skills by speaking with these native speakers.
Their office is located in 17A2 Lawrence Hall.
Alessandro Muzzi
Justine Hanryon
Ivan Savvine
Antonella Pedota
Lea Schachtsiek
Amira Atwa
Joanna Qiao
Kotomi Shimizu