Dole Hall was built in 1991 and houses the Kansas Regents Educational Communication Center which is the product of federal, state, and institutional efforts to extend the resources of the state of Kansas to the midwest and the nation through use of communications technology. This facility for educational program production and distribution, contains six studios, an educational development laboratory, four editing suites, a fixed KU-Band uplink, and numerous offices, conference rooms and special purpose centers. The facility was named in honor of Bob Dole, U.S. Senator from the state of Kansas.