Grad center to move in fall
Will take space on Cameron Ave.
By: David Hodges, Staff Writer
Issue date: 4/10/07 Section: University
Many campus organizations are packing up and shipping out following the completion of the FedEx Global Education Center.
As the Study Abroad Office, International Student and Scholar Services, the Office of International Affairs and many others move into the new building, they leave offices open in their wake.
The Graduate Student Center will move into one of these empty spaces at 211 W. Cameron Ave. this fall.
The center will replace the International Student and Scholar Services office, which moved into the new building during Spring Break.
The Cameron Avenue space is about 2,800 square feet, and it will have several offices, a kitchenette and a large open area that graduate students can reserve for special activities.
The biggest advantage of having the center on Cameron Avenue will be that the new location is handicapped accessible, said Lauren Anderson, president of the Graduate and Professional Student Federation.
"The Graduate School is going to be putting some of its staff in that space as well," Anderson said. "So hopefully that will encourage other groups to use it."
Although the Cameron Avenue space is temporary, Anderson said the GPSF plans to work with the Graduate School to find a permanent location.
"We'll be working with them to make sure the permanent home is located within reasonable proximity to their offices," Anderson said. "And we'll continue working with the Union for a more social space."
The Graduate Student Center, which opened in January 2005, currently is located above the Carolina Coffee Shop on Franklin Street.
Stephanie Schmitt, associate dean for academics for the Graduate School, wrote in an e-mail that the school only recently learned of the opening and that officials are planning for the move.
Schmitt said she hopes the new location will provide graduate and professional students with a central space where they can come together, share research ideas and engage in interdisciplinary seminars.
"The centralized meeting space creates a stronger sense of community among all graduate and professional students and provide a fuller Carolina campus experience," she wrote.
And the Graduate Student Center shift isn't the only change that has been prompted by the Global Education Center's opening.
The centers for European studies, Latin American studies, Slavic and East European studies are among those that already have moved into the Global Education Center, leaving their offices in the Coates Building on Franklin Street open.
The Department of Public Policy will consolidate several campus locations and move into Coates in June, following renovations budgeted at $125,000.
The Porthole Building, formerly the home of the Study Abroad Office, also is empty.
Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
As the Study Abroad Office, International Student and Scholar Services, the Office of International Affairs and many others move into the new building, they leave offices open in their wake.
The Graduate Student Center will move into one of these empty spaces at 211 W. Cameron Ave. this fall.
The center will replace the International Student and Scholar Services office, which moved into the new building during Spring Break.
The Cameron Avenue space is about 2,800 square feet, and it will have several offices, a kitchenette and a large open area that graduate students can reserve for special activities.
The biggest advantage of having the center on Cameron Avenue will be that the new location is handicapped accessible, said Lauren Anderson, president of the Graduate and Professional Student Federation.
"The Graduate School is going to be putting some of its staff in that space as well," Anderson said. "So hopefully that will encourage other groups to use it."
Although the Cameron Avenue space is temporary, Anderson said the GPSF plans to work with the Graduate School to find a permanent location.
"We'll be working with them to make sure the permanent home is located within reasonable proximity to their offices," Anderson said. "And we'll continue working with the Union for a more social space."
The Graduate Student Center, which opened in January 2005, currently is located above the Carolina Coffee Shop on Franklin Street.
Stephanie Schmitt, associate dean for academics for the Graduate School, wrote in an e-mail that the school only recently learned of the opening and that officials are planning for the move.
Schmitt said she hopes the new location will provide graduate and professional students with a central space where they can come together, share research ideas and engage in interdisciplinary seminars.
"The centralized meeting space creates a stronger sense of community among all graduate and professional students and provide a fuller Carolina campus experience," she wrote.
And the Graduate Student Center shift isn't the only change that has been prompted by the Global Education Center's opening.
The centers for European studies, Latin American studies, Slavic and East European studies are among those that already have moved into the Global Education Center, leaving their offices in the Coates Building on Franklin Street open.
The Department of Public Policy will consolidate several campus locations and move into Coates in June, following renovations budgeted at $125,000.
The Porthole Building, formerly the home of the Study Abroad Office, also is empty.
Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
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