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Colcock Hall opens doors to visitors Following a yearlong renovation of historic Colcock Hall, Ray Greenberg, M.D., Ph.D., MUSC president, hosted an open house for about 200 MUSC faculty, staff, students and guests Nov. 30.     Left photo: Susan Master, left, special events coordinator in the Development Office, talks with George Spain during the reception. Susan D. Hoffius, assistant professor and curator of MUSC's Waring Library, provided a pictorial history of the building and visual timeline of the work done to restore its rooms and historical materials for exhibition. Right photo: the staircase in the front lobby. In its latest incarnation, Colcock Hall, located near the corner of Bee Street and Ashley Avenue, now houses the Medical University's central administration executive offices, including the president and his chief of staff, the provost and vice president for academic affairs, the associate provost for education and student life, the associate provost for institutional research and assessment, the associate provost for research, the associate academic program director, and a conference room on the second floor. The vice president for finance and administration, the vice president for information technology and chief information officer, the MUSC trustees' board room, and an office for the trustees are located on the first floor.   Dr. Ray Greenberg, right, MUSC president, talks to Kitty Robinson, executive director, Historic Charleston Foundation, and Dr. John L. Waller, director of MUSC Medical Informatics, during Colcock Hall's Nov. 30 open house Nov. 30. The event was concurrent with the announcement of the Colcock Hall Web site http://www.musc.edu/colcockhall. “Our hope is that Colcock Hall will serve as a place to plan the future of the university in an environment that respects the special historical character of Charleston and the Medical University,” said Greenberg. “It is a building that has survived the Civil War, an earthquake, and many hurricanes. To work in a place with such an indestructible spirit helps us put our current challenges into perspective.   “For me, personally, it is beneficial to work in a building of such modest physical scale since it is a good reminder that the administration is just a small part of the university community. Most importantly, the fact that we are located next to the campus chapel makes it convenient to run out for regular spiritual guidance,” he said.     Friday, Dec. 8, 2006 Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Island Publications at 849-1778, ext. 201.