{"482091":{"#nid":"482091","#data":{"type":"news","title":"re(in)novation \u2013 Big Changes Ahead for the Student Center","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIf you\u0027ve participated in FASET,\u0026nbsp;Family Weekend, or one of the hundreds of other events that happen in and around the Student Center, you know that it\u0026nbsp;is one of the busiest and most important places on campus.\u0026nbsp;The Student Center is\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;central gathering place for the campus and we need\u0026nbsp;to renovate and\u0026nbsp;expand! Here\u0027s why:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E-The original building,\u0026nbsp;completed in 1970, was intended for a campus\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;7,000 students. Now with\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E23,000\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;students and\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;7,000\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Efaculty and staff, the building\u0027s space is far short of\u0026nbsp;what we need.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E-17,000\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Epeople walk through the building every day.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E-The building hosts\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;6,781\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;room reservations a year (roughly\u0026nbsp;650 per room per year).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E-The Student Center Team stages more than\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E100\u003C\/strong\u003E programs each\u0026nbsp;year for the campus community, in addition to the hundreds of other campus events hosted within our walls.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E-The Student Center contains just\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;six\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;office spaces to support\u0026nbsp;more than \u003Cstrong\u003E400\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;student organizations on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe know it\u0027s time to not just renovate or expand\u0026nbsp;the building, but also to think innovatively about how we could\u0026nbsp;provide the essential services this campus needs in a reimagined space.\u0026nbsp;Over the past two years the Student Center\u0026nbsp;has\u0026nbsp;polled and talked with students about what the role of a new building should be.\u0026nbsp;We know from that research that our students need more opportunities and places\u0026nbsp;to gather together, recharge themselves, to build friendships, to collaborate with one another, and to grow as leaders. Meeting the needs of our diverse and extraordinary student body means finding an innovative approach to facility space and services. We look forward to seeing how this project will create the next great hub for the campus community!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe first step in moving the\u0026nbsp;re(in)novation project forward\u0026nbsp;is to secure funding. In the coming months the Student Center will ask the student body to vote on a\u0026nbsp;referendum instituting a new fee to fund part of the project. More details will be announced about the referendum and the project as a whole in late January and February, with the student vote happening\u0026nbsp;March 9-16. If you would like to find out more about the project, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022reinnovation.studentcenter.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ereinnovation.studentcenter.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. Stay tuned for more information about the exciting changes taking place!\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe project to re(in)novate the Student Center is\u0026nbsp;taking off, here\u0027s what Parents and Families need to know.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The project to re(in)novate the Student Center is taking off, here\u0027s what Parents and Families need to know."}],"uid":"27244","created_gmt":"2016-01-05 16:07:24","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:20","author":"Sara Warner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-01-05T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-01-05T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1298","name":"Parent and Family Programs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003Ereinnovation.studentcenter.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["parents@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}