English: Eggers Hall at Syracuse University was named in honor of Chancellor and former economics professor Dr. Melvin A Eggers. First occupied on December 28, 1993, this six-story steel and concrete structure is located on Crouse Drive, south of Maxwell Hall. It also houses a third floor coffee shop and the large four-story JoAnn Heffernan Heisen Atrium link to the historic Maxwell Hall. Eggers Hall is reported to comprise 166,396 gross square feet.
The six story building is linked to Maxwell Hall by a three-tiered atrium. When built, it housed the departments of the Maxwell School, including history, economics, political science and geography. It contains offices, conference rooms, classrooms, and lecture halls. Included were a public events room, a 100-seat lecture hall, administrative and faculty offices, offices for a number of Maxwell School programs and a café. Themed seminar rooms such as the American Experiment Seminar Room honored the Seneca Falls Women's Movement, while the People of the Longhouse Seminar Room held banks of chairs against the walls and an open center space inspired by Onondaga Nation council meetings.
Plans Announced: September 1991 Groundbreaking: May 9, 1992 Occupied: December 28, 1993 Open House: January 10, 1994 First Classes Held: January 11, 1994 Dedication: October 6 & 7, 1994
Named for: Chancellor and former economics professor Dr. Melvin A. Eggers
Architect: Bohlin, Cywinski, and Jackson Contractor: Hueber Breuer, Inc. Cost: $20 million
Funding: Part of 5-year, $50 million fund-raising campaign
Location: Crouse Drive, adjacent to Maxwell Hall
Space: 84,000 square feet