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Academic Exercises: The Big Ten Conference Center

There’s more to the Big Ten than sports. Jill recently visited the Big Ten conference center in Chicago.

Most Nebraska fans knew from the start that joining the Big Ten conference was about more than athletics. It was mostly about athletics, but there were, and are, a lot of advantages for the academic side of the University as well.

I recently got to visit the Big Ten Conference Center located near O’Hare airport in Chicago to participate in a symposium. Most academics attend a handful of events like this every year. Despite advances in technology that allow us to collaborate virtually, an occasional face-to-face meeting forms the basis for the trust and comfort needed to do effective work.

One reason that this particular visit caught my attention was the use of a magic word, “Free”. Yes, the use of this facility is free for departments at Big Ten institutions. There are limits of course. The meeting must start and conclude within the normal business hours of the building or incur costs for personnel at the security desk. Any food or beverages are at the expense of the meeting organizers.

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