{"id":4976,"date":"2026-01-05T06:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T11:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/magazine\/?p=4976"},"modified":"2026-01-05T09:52:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T14:52:52","slug":"a-space-for-innovation-at-seton-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/magazine\/2026\/01\/a-space-for-innovation-at-seton-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"A Space for Innovation at Seton Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Innovation Hub is coming to Walsh Library to provide students with hands-on learning opportunities fueled by access to emerging technologies. Located on the ground floor, the hub will include open study space, technology consultation\u00a0areas\u00a0and studios to explore virtual reality and artificial intelligence (AI) as well as content creation, including\u00a0a recording\u00a0space and podcast studios. The project was made possible through state appropriations\u00a0and University funding. Seton Hall magazine editor Pegeen Hopkins spoke with chief information officer Paul Fisher to learn more about the initiative.\u00a0<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Seton Hall\u2019s history with technology and innovation?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the late 1990s, Seton Hall recognized the impact technology would have on higher education \u2014 in both teaching and learning \u2014 when the Internet and the\u00a0microcomputer became standard. We launched a mobile computing initiative then, and today\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0still one of the few\u00a0colleges nationwide to ensure our students have a standard baseline with a foundational piece of technology.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Since then,\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0been first movers in embracing e-portfolios and using virtual reality, well before these became mainstream technologies in education.\u00a0We\u2019ve\u00a0delivered pioneering simulation experiences to students \u2014 starting in virtual reality\u2019s earliest days through to the University\u2019s new, state-of-the art medical simulation center that includes operating rooms, triage centers and more.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Our continuing partnership with Adobe software ensures students and faculty have access to critical technology every 21st-century\u00a0technology\u00a0worker needs to be\u00a0fluent with\u00a0in order to succeed. Now\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0committed to a migration of Seton Hall\u2019s operational systems, moving the student information system to the Ellucian cloud by July 2027, which will allow us to be more agile and responsive as an institution.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the vision for this new space?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Our vision is to\u00a0leverage\u00a0Seton Hall\u2019s strengths and enable students to use 21st-century technologies to research,\u00a0create\u00a0and build. We could help a physics student\u00a0designing\u00a0a model\u00a0create\u00a0the structure in a 3D printer. A design student could test the output of a 3D design to see if it holds up the way they believe it might. Or see if it collapses because they\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0get the mechanics right. For communications majors, the new space will have\u00a0three podcast studios they can explore in.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We envision the space being open and available to students 24 hours a day.\u00a0They\u2019ll\u00a0have access to\u00a0state-of-the-art\u00a0technology along with ample\u00a0open collaboration,\u00a0study\u00a0and gathering spaces.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Another part of this project\u2019s mission is to make clear how to access the valuable library space on the main floor. The entrance will feature an obvious connection to the main floor where the circulation desk, information commons and other important services are.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What sets Seton Hall apart in empowering\u00a0students in\u00a0integrating technologies into their lives and work?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Our faculty genuinely understand the benefits technology brings to our\u00a0students\u00a0and they readily incorporate new advances into their teaching; they see its value in reinforcing fundamental, cross-departmental skills \u2014 like writing or creating, for example.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Another differentiating factor for Seton Hall is that we\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0innovate for the sake of innovating; we innovate to meet a specific student,\u00a0faculty\u00a0or administration-related need. We are mindful of being good stewards of the University\u2019s resources and innovating where it makes the most impact.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An Innovation Hub is coming to Walsh Library to provide students with hands-on learning opportunities fueled by access to emerging technologies. Located on the ground floor, the hub will include open study space, technology consultation\u00a0areas\u00a0and studios to explore virtual reality and artificial intelligence (AI) as well as content creation, including\u00a0a recording\u00a0space and podcast studios. The…<\/p>\n

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