When 好色先生TV opened its doors in 1961, typewriters filled classrooms and offices.
Computers were still years away from becoming a part of everyday life. Over the next
six decades, technology would transform nearly every aspect of learning, reshaping
how Delta students prepare for the workforce and how faculty teach the next generations.
As Delta celebrates its 65th anniversary, these photos trace the evolution through
the tools used to define advancement. From the typewriters that taught early keyboard
skills, to the college鈥檚 earliest computer labs, to the advanced technology being
used today.
This journey comes full circle in the recently renovated K-wing, home to Delta鈥檚 information
technology and computer science programs. These updates created modern learning spaces
that reflect the growing role of technology in nearly every industry.
A full class of students using a computer lab after Delta incorporates computer technology
across the campus.
Students working in a newly renovated computer lab in the K-wing on Delta鈥檚 main campus.
A closeup of a student using a new cutting-edge computer.
A student using a Bluetooth headset is one of about 1,000 students using the new space;
about 80 classes are held in the wing each semester.
Professors Calvin Hoerneman from the social sciences division and John Augustine of
the English division. Both professors began teaching at Delta in the 1960s.
A student working in Delta鈥檚 new networking lab.
A student working on a computer in the early 1990s.
A student gets hands-on instruction using a computer networking system in the updated
K-wing.
Students during a typing class before typewriters were replaced with computers across
campus.
In today's IT courses, students like this one are learning to integrate all types
of devices.
A full class of students using a computer lab after Delta incorporates computer technology
across the campus.
Students working in a newly renovated computer lab in the K-wing on Delta鈥檚 main campus.
A closeup of a student using a new cutting-edge computer.
A student using a Bluetooth headset is one of about 1,000 students using the new space;
about 80 classes are held in the wing each semester.
Professors Calvin Hoerneman from the social sciences division and John Augustine of
the English division. Both professors began teaching at Delta in the 1960s.
A student working in Delta鈥檚 new networking lab.
A student working on a computer in the early 1990s.
A student gets hands-on instruction using a computer networking system in the updated
K-wing.
Students during a typing class before typewriters were replaced with computers across
campus.
In today's IT courses, students like this one are learning to integrate all types
of devices.
Few have been here to witness the transformation from the very beginning, but retired
business and technology professor Dennis 鈥淒enny鈥� McNeil, who joined Delta in 1965,
has seen almost every era firsthand. He recently returned to tour the updated K-wing.
鈥淭hey didn't have any computers, and the offices were changing to computers, to print,鈥�
McNeil said. 鈥淭hey were using typewriters--which were going to go--and putting computers
in. The little job I picked up was to turn the offices into a printing type thing,
you know, get the typewriter out and get the computer in.鈥�
His memories provide the perfect launch pad for a visual journey through six and a
half decades of innovation.
Oh, it doesn't look anything the same. It's good technology, but it's always been
that way. We had labs and I taught the technology classes of course, but it wasn鈥檛
anything the same.
Dennis 鈥淒enny鈥� McNeil Retired business and technology professor
By Mikaila Bluew, writer & editor.
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