

Planned technology enhancements include interactive smart boards and video walls, multiple LCD screens, video conferencing capabilities and links with tablets and computing devices. In addition, classrooms will receive aesthetic and environmental upgrades, like temperature control and modular furnishings.



In his business management career, which has spanned the United States and Australia, Dennis Eck discovered that technology benefited not only his customers and shareholders but also his employees. He appreciates the way technology integrates different methods of doing things and helps distribute information among staff.



“I am a fan of technology being used to help people,” he said.



He sees the same potential at the University of Montana.

“When I came for a visit to campus last year, I looked in the Liberal Arts Building, and not much had changed since the 1960s,” said Eck. “I thought, there is no reason you couldn’t take this building and bring it into a technologically modern era, to keep pace with the great professors you have.”



Dennis Eck graduated from the University of Montana in 1968 with a degree in political history. He says that his liberal arts education provided a foundation for critical thinking that has benefited him throughout his life. Now he is grateful to be able to give back.



“I’ve been lucky. Now it’s time to make a difference.”