The Blair Hanson Language Learning Center memorializes the life’s work and generosity of Dr. Blair Hanson, Professor of French at Allegheny for forty-two years (1939-81), and chairperson of the Department of Modern Languages for over a quarter of a century (1954-81). Her bequest to the Department, together with additional funds provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Allegheny College, created the Language Learning Center (LLC) in 1998, in renovated space on the third floor of Ruter Hall, a classroom building on the National Register of Historical Places.
This space currently accommodates a high-tech classroom, two workstations with printers open to all students, several offices, and restrooms, as well as a small lounge/reading area with a television and media player,. Future plans include equipping the lounge with a large-screen television to stream content from around the globe.