page_title: University of Scranton buildings and landmarks
section_title: Brennan Hall
hierarchical_section_title: University of Scranton buildings and landmarks / Current academic buildings / Brennan Hall
caption_attribution_description: Brennan Hall, University of Scranton, at Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States.
context_page_description: The University of Scranton’s 58-acre hillside campus is located in the heart of Scranton, a community of 75,000 within a greater metropolitan area of 750,000 people, located in northeast Pennsylvania. Founded in 1888 as St. Thomas College and elevated to university status in 1938, the University has grown and changed over time. Since 1984, the University has completed over 50 renovation projections. Over the past decade alone, the University’s campus has undergone a dramatic transformation, as the school has invested more than $240 million towards campus improvements and construction, including the Loyola Science Center, the DeNaples Center, Pilarz and Montrone Halls, Condron Hall, Edward R. Leahy, Jr. Hall, and the Dionne Green.
context_section_description: Completed in 2000, Brennan Hall houses the departments of the Arthur J. Kania School of Management, or KSOM. The five-story, 71,000-square-foot building, located on the east side of Madison Avenue, features nine classrooms, seminar rooms, offices, a 140-seat auditorium, a quiet study area, an advising center, board rooms, and an Executive Education Center.
  The classrooms are located on the first two floors of Brennan Hall. Two of the nine classrooms are two tiered case-study rooms equipped for video teleconferencing. Two other classrooms are computers rooms, while the rest are traditional classrooms.  Each of the nine classrooms contains a principal teaching station, or  the "control center for the classroom." The workstation allows teachers to control the classroom's lighting, display screens and computers. Teachers will be able to connect to The university's video library and access satellite television. Additionally, the building possesses a self-contained network accessible from each classroom seat. In 2008, the university dedicated one of Brennan Hall’s classrooms. The Jack and Jean Blackledge Sweeney Classroom on the first floor honors Jack Sweeney '61, the retired president and co-founder of Special Defense Systems in Dunmore, a member of the Pride, Passion, Promise Campaign Executive Committee, and an active University of Scranton alumni.
  The first floor also contains the Irwin E. Alperin Financial Center, which was opened in 2007. The Alperin Center was designed to simulate a stock market trading floor, complete with an electronic ticker and data displays, 40 computers, a surround sound system, conference facilities, and a network of specialized software-designed to support the Kania School business curriculum with simulation capabilities and faculty-student research on financial and commodity markets. Created to empower Kania faculty to use high-tech teaching tools to instruct students in concepts that will prepare them for the workforce, the Center provides a space where students could explore concepts like portfolio construction and risk management. The Center is dedicated in honor of the late Irwin E. Alperin, a benefactor of the University of Scranton and a driving force in the economic growth of Scranton and Northeastern Pennsylvania through his company, Alperin Inc. which provided employment opportunities for local residents. He had previously generously contributed to the University of Scranton, establishing the Alperin Chair, the first chair in the Kania School of Management, as well as a scholarship that provides financial assistance for outstanding students who otherwise might not be able to pursue a college education.
  The third and fourth floors house faculty offices, departmental offices, the dean’s office, and conference rooms. There is a behavioral lab for teaching and research purposes, meeting and storage places for clubs and an MBA lounge that will include locker space for master’s degree students.
  The fifth floor houses the Executive Education Center. The Executive Center includes five main areas: a dining room, a board room, a meeting room, a large reception area, and an auditorium on the second floor. The center provides a businesslike environment for the university to host an expanded offering of continuing education programs, particularly in the areas of professional development and training in the use of new technologies. The Executive Education Center provides technologically advanced conference space for the university, and businesses and organizations throughout northeastern Pennsylvania. In 2005, it was named the Joseph M. McShane, S.J., Executive Center to commemorate not only Father McShane’s tenure as president of the University of Scranton from 1998 until 2003 but also his vision and drive to create a home for the Kania School of Management that "would serve as common ground for the university and the broader community." The Pearn Auditorium, which seats 140, serves as a gathering space for various lectures, presentations and community events.  The 148-seat auditorium is equipped 
caption: Brennan Hall, completed in 2000
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