Advancing Student Learning Through the Power of Information

Carroll Hall and the community To learn more about Carroll Hall:
• Carroll Hall can serve as a data resource and training center for Office of the Dean
banking and other industry segments. College of Business Administration
• The center houses technology that allows Winthrop to offer 205 Thurmond Building
summer enrichment courses for local high school students using Rock Hill, SC 29733
Wall Street 101. 803/323-2186
• Winthrop can offer specialized seminars on economic issues to
members of the regional business community.
Office of Development Vivian Moore Carroll Hall
Sykes House Carroll Hall is a multi-purpose building that enhances stu-
• The technology housed in Carroll Hall will enhance programs
638 Oakland Ave. dent learning through state-of-the-art technology, and offers
such as “teach the teacher” seminars offered to local K-12 teach-
Rock Hill, SC 29733 developmental opportunities for students to interact with the
ers on the economy and financial literacy.
803/323-2150 regional business community.
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The Carroll Capital Markets Training and Trading Center, is a
dedicated learning laboratory for students to connect to the world of
market activity by utilizing many of the same software programs as
financial industry experts.
The center houses:
• More than 100 feet of electronic ticker tape capturing stock ity.
market activity
• Nine-panel video display of up-to-date global market data
• Video projection capability of news networks such as CNBC,
CNNfn and other financial networks
• 24 computers equipped with financial analysis software
• Two digital projectors and two 60” screens
• Analytical software like Bloomberg, Morningstar, and Telemet
Orion connecting students to market data
Where students can:
• Apply classroom theory, concepts and terminology to events.
world events
• Gain excitement about world activities and how they influence
market activity
• Understand connections between financial markets and public
policy decisions
• Understand how global markets interact to influence trends and to one 50-person classroom with decision support software to
business cycles
• Develop financial acumen skills they will carry with them to
build personal wealth
• Access the same tools, software applications and information
used by financial professionals to simulate trading and
portfolio management
• Evaluate both real and simulated market data, participate in sim-
ulated trading, make split-second decisions, and evaluate results
• Participate in financial investment teams, clubs and the “Fortune
in Your Future” portfolio management competition
Winthrop University
The first floor entry offers an inviting look at the technology housed
within the center
Carroll Hall showcases business tools in an exciting, real-world,
and interactive setting. The building’s first floor houses the 220-seat
Whitton Auditorium that features split-screen presentation capabil-
The auditorium can be used for larger classes and will also
be used for programming to benefit the business community,
including lecturers known in their respective fields for best
practices and innovation.
A 16-person executive seminar room with SMART technology
capability is situated near the trading and training center.
One of Winthrop’s earlier buildings on campus, which housed the
Macfeat Nursery School and later the Academic Computing Center,
has been remodeled and now houses a reception center to manage
The second floor features:
• A mezzanine viewing area of the training and trading center
showing market activity of the day and world events
• Two 25-person instructional computer laboratories, expandable
facilitate electronic brainstorming and discussion
• Six collaborative learning rooms with computers designed for
students to work as teams on projects
• The Suzanne Kirsh Community Service Student Lounge