Shepard Hall (S)

Shepard Hall is home to the School of Architecture, the only public architecture school in the metropolitan area and one of only two in New York State. The building also houses the Department of Media and Communication Arts, one of the fastest growing academic areas at CCNY, which specializes in advertising and public relations, film, video and print and broadcast journalism; and the Music Department, which has some of the nation's finest facilities for music training together with a state-of-the-art Sonic Arts Center and 19 acoustic modules for student practicing.

Shepard Hall is located on Convent Ave. on 140th Street. It issurounded by Baskerville, Steinman, the Administration Building and Wingate Hall.

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The most impressive location in Shepard Hall is the aptly named Great Hall, a cathedral-scaled space that is the building's centerpiece. Recently reopened after a full restoration, The Great Hall is 185 feet long, 89 feet wide and 63 feet high. It seats 1520 including two balconies. The Hall has been the site of numerous historic events, including convocations, conferences, addresses and appearances by leading figures including Presidents William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, as well as Albert Einstein and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt.

What else is in Shepard Hall?

• School of Architecture
• Multimedia Arts Department
• Music Department
• Office for Communications & Development
• Office of Public Relations
• Payroll
• Human Resources
• Office of Research Administration
• Office of Adult & Continuing Education
• The Max E. and Filomen M. Greenberg Center for Legal Education and Urban Policy, which offers an integrated six year curriculum leading to the B.A./J.D. degrees in cooperation with CUNY Law School at Queens College. The program aims to produce lawyers who are highly qualified and personally committed to providing legal representation to under-served urban communities.
• The Colin Powell Center for Policy Studies, which was established in 1998 to study international social and economic forces and conditions that impact New York City and other urban areas. The Center is named for General Colin L. Powell (Class of 1958), one of CCNY's most distinguished graduates.
• Center for Algorithms & Interactive Scientific Software (CAISS)