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  • A4 UC Continued from Page A1 education endeavors with their Rapid Center. The space is relevant with regard to having enough room to serve students, but. . there is a Center for Student Engagement included in the plans that could be a great location for the Center for Ser- vice Learning and a few other similar initiatives. I think this could create quality quite a bit of syn- ergy across campus. Because they are some- what away from central campus, Service Learn- ing uses many variations to tell students about their activities. The Center for Service Learning spreads the word of our program- ming through on campus advertising (banners, fly- ers, word of mouth), Face- book, our Listserv and our website calendar, said Perry. We typically have quality engagement with our programs and are pleased with the level of student response and participation. Granted, we are in the process of increasing visibility with recognition initiatives for campus engagement. The CSL is here to engage students by working with faculty and including the community. All the organizations will never fit into the University Center, even if there was expansion, which is impossible due to the landscape and current building loca- tions. Still, organizations possessing office space in the UC are failing on us- ing their space efficiently, according to Stewart. He especially wants better utilization for each club office so that each orga- nization can thrive and better their programs and activities. Student Media office here, I may see someone in there once a week. I know other organiza- tions can benefit from that space, said Stewart. When I had tried to apply for it, no one else had applied for it. So, we were going to adopt both offices because our office is too small. When all of our employees are together, its cramped. It is. Even upstairs on the third floor, Stewart wor- ries about the lack of people working, meeting, planning activities, etc. that he does not see hap- pen there. T just dont see any- body in there. Ryan and T are both up there every day, not in the Club Hub but in Karens office, we're up there every day, and I just dont see it, said Stewart. I just dont see different organiza- tions using that office. But at the same time, I dont see any other organizations complain- ing about not having any space, he continued. T think theyre just so used to it, not having space, that they find ways around it. But, I dont _ know how you can pick and choose which offices get a space. I would like The Western Carolin- ian to be [in the Student Media Office] because honestly, most students dont know about The Western Carolinian. But, if it was right there, honestly, right next to the [SGA] government, all of the stuff we do would be easily transparent with [the newspaper]. Stewart continued to say that certain organiza- tions, which are created for the specific purpose of spreading news to stu- dents, are hidden to the point where they cannot effectively get their word out. This includes TV62 and the SGA itself. Stewart gestured toa student studying on one of the UC couches. She may not know whats going on, and thats a problem. Our campus has a bad rap of not getting support for things that are going on on campus, said Stew- art. Theres not a lot of school spirit. Theres really not. And, I think if people knew what was going on, if people saw what was going on, why it was going on. Students complain about tuition fees .. .but yet they wont come to a forum because they havent heard anything about. We have students come but not the representation of 10,000 students, and thats a problem. Ray seconded Stewart and wondered that ifa new building was built, would it be used? T feel that it wouldnt really help if the univer- sity made the building bigger or even made a new building, said Ray. Tt would be nice to see a new building, but I fear it would be placed ina place that just isnt feasi- bly for organizations and THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN NEWS would not be in the ways most would want, basi- cally low student traffic. Still, SGA President Ryan Hermance, Stew- art, SGA staff nor stu- dents are in charge, and SGA specifically does not want to become involved in how offices are handed out or how the University Center works as whole. Instead, they want to voice their support of reg- istered campus organiza- tions, or RSOs, so they can present a stronger face at WCU. The SGA operates un- der Office of Leadership. In my mind, I dont want to jump into the Univer- sity Center operations, said Stewart. They have reasons for what they do. And maybe whether or not they see what we see as students in offices or whatever, then I think they have reasons for why they do things. A lot of that comes out to being fair to organizations. I think most of the space is utilized well. They give all student organizations straight access to meet- ing space. Dr. Sam Miller, vice chancellor of student affairs, is closer to how UC operations works. He shared his thoughts on WCUs student hub and future plans for the building. He answered questions that Stewart mentioned in his inter- view with this reporter. Tn the University Cen- ter, office space is already predetermined, so the Catamount Clothing gets its footprint, University Center has its footprint, and food services have their footprint. Whatever is left and designated for student organization space goes through an ap- plication process. I think they do it in the spring, said Miller. Whatever we have available, we try to accommodate to the RSOs. Stewart said, There are just little ways that areas can be utilized bet- ter. Theres little attrac- tion to the third floor of the UC. I dont see a lot up there. If theres bet- ter ways to get students up there, whether that be more study spaces . . It looks like a waiting room. There arejust ways it can be more open to students. Miller explained that higher level staff who oversee operations pay attention to who uses their space and who does not. Any time you dont use your space, you're at risk of losing the space in the future. And different years, you see different levels of use based on the leadership of the organi- zations of those years, said Miller. Sara Green, an Eng- lish major, agreed with ' Stewarts point and believes that office space is cramped, creating problems with working within the space. What bothers me is the offices for student or- ganizations on the third floor. True, they need to be spread out. Two organizations sharing a walk-in closet is not ef- ficient. I would like to be able walk in and talk to my president without dis- rupting anothers work, said Green. However, if they separate the orga- nizations and place them all over campus, I believe that members would be less likely to use them. Thave always wondered why the houses between Buchanan, Robertson and Central werent being used for such organizations. Instead of jumping to build bigger and better things, first we should try to use the facilities we already have on campus. Stewart added, There is not a central area for clubs and organizations just to be together. I know all organizations dont want to be together all the time, and I know there [isnt] enough room for 150 offices, for every club and organization to have an office. And, I dont want that. I would just like the upstairs third floor [which] has a Club Hub of offices that students use, but its not utilized. Student Lee Bentley suggested the website Orgsync, which has helped somewhat in giv- ing RSOs another outlet for giving out informa- tion. However, the project has not experienced as much attention as - planned. If everyone used Org- sync, it would be good, but it isnt something that everyone uses, said Bentley, and the boards arent the easiest thing in the world to get the word out. Maybe a mass email every week about what is going on or something. Stewart explained, If we want to tell students information, whether that be through Orgsync or social media or our individual social media, if I send something out, all 50 employees share the same thing. We get it out, we get enough information out. Whether students pick up on that, thats a whole different ballgame. Even with the small space, the University Center is still one of the most popular buildings on campus, if not the most popular after the Courtyard Dining Hall. I go in the UC almost every day, said Green. Tf Im not eating, Im checking my mail box, sitting waiting on class to start or stopping in the NSLS office to talk with my president. The UC isa huge part of campus life. One can hardly avoid it! T am in the University Center close to every - day, said Ray. I use [it] as break time in between classes, meeting up with ~ friends, printing papers November 1, 2013 I forgot to print and my job. Even Miller is a fre- quent face in the large building looking out at WCUs iconic clock tower. Tm there its got to be every other day, at least every other day if not more, said Miller. I go over for meetings, I go over there for programs, I attend programs there and, sometimes, I just drop by and wander through. Whatever reason students, faculty and staff visit the UC, there is little deniable that its square feet does not meet the needs of the campus. However, Miller said that help could be on the way through the Master Plan. When he was asked if the UC was too small, Miller said, I dont know. I really dont know. It depends on what you envision for a University Center, and what is the program and the mix of offices that you try to accommodate in the University Cen- ter. Its something were talking about thats part of the campus Master Plan. Its definitely been one of the issues weve been kicking around for that planning effort. For right now, I feel that its a pretty good mix of food services, retail options, meeting space and even some student organiza- tion space. But, is it the right mix? I dont know. Its a good question. If you would like to weigh in on the conver- sation, write a Letter to the Editor and email it to lmenz@westerncarolin- jan.com. ensiece Photo credit: Chris Ward/STAFF The University Center on campus, which houses several campus organizations.
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