Another feature of the facility is the inclusion of an Early Childhood Development Center offering Education Department students the opportunity for "real life" situational studies and a daycare center for University faculty, staff, and students.

A major thrust of the building's design centered on the University's desire to reach out to the region by creating a facility that provides a visible, accessible, "user-friendly" face to the community. An Instructional Technology Center provides not only the capability to provide state-of-the-art alternative learning materials and courses, but also provides seminar and meeting spaces that permit a desirable connection between "town" and "gown," a particular focus of the School of Management. The faculty features multimedia classrooms and distance learning capabilities for originating and receiving programming.

The general design concept uses a contemporary collegiate approach to echo the existing campus structure. Gentle curves are incorporated to visually relate to the library and other campus buildings. Great effort was taken to visually reduce the overall image and mass using step-back corners, setbacks at the fourth level, and curves to soften the edges. The circular three-story atrium provides views of the campus while linking the programs within the building.

Careful attention is given to pedestrian access from the south campus and the newly created north campus entrances and parking. The facility is respectful of a future 300-vehicle parking structure proposed to the west. The design stands on its own now, but considers the visual impact of this parking structure as well as its affect on entrances, pedestrian circulation, building spacing, and landscaping areas.