Aug 17, 2006 -- The fall semester will begin with new quarters for many of the deans and administrative offices at Stern College for Women. Students looking for Karen Bacon, The Dr. Monique C. Katz Dean at Stern College for Women, or Associate Dean Ethel Orlian will find them on the 14th floor at 205 Lexington Ave. The Center for Academic Advisement, the S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program, Student Accounts, and Pre-Health Advisement are also in that new suite of offices. “Without a doubt, these major physical enhancements will lead to an even more invigorated and supportive environment for faculty and students to interact both inside and outside of the classroom,” Dean Bacon said. People may walk into the first floor of 245 Lexington Ave. and wonder where the Department of Student Services has gone. “Student Activity Central” has been relocated to the 7th floor of 215 Lexington Ave., where Associate Dean of Students Zelda Braun has installed a human-sized bubble gum dispenser for student visitors. The 12th floor of 215 Lexington Ave. has also been renovated and will house Career Services, Sy Syms School of Business’s Beren campus offices, and the Registrar’s office. A new conference center and the Gottesman Board of Trustees room are also on that floor. What will occupy the first floor of 245 Lex? The entire entranceway is being redone and modernized with a larger lobby area, including seating areas and plasma screen information boards. The facade of the building will be changed to glass, to let in more natural light. The rest of the entrance level floor will contain two large classrooms with multimedia capabilities. These classrooms will be separated with a movable, soundproof wall which, when opened, will create one very large room that will be used for special events. This work is still in progress and is scheduled for completion by late fall. Plans are underway for an expanded Beit Midrash in 245 Lexington. With greatly increased seating capacity and creative design, the new Beit Midrash will be “reflective of the seriousness of Torah study at Stern College,” Dean Bacon said. As the campus continues to expand, faculty offices will be grouped by departments with the Rebecca Ivry Department of Jewish Studies and the departments of Psychology, Political Science, Sociology, Speech Pathology and Audiology, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics located at 245 Lexington Ave. Other departments including Art, English, Philosophy, History, Math, and Speech will be located at 215 Lexington Ave. “Grouping departments in this fashion will enable students to consult more easily with professors and will help to create a community of scholars for the various academic disciplines,” Dean Bacon explained.