HUB-Robeson Center Advisory Board
1/12/11 Meeting
Minutes
Call to Order – Travis Salters, Chair
Attendees: Mary Edgington, Heide Port, Chuck Vescio, Travis Salters, Ed Sidwell, Susan
LeGalley, Anita Shah, Therese Curran, Stephanie Preston, Mike Phu, Jon Lozano, Adam Boyer,
Carlos Wiley, Careen Yarnal, Anna Elias
Welcome – Travis Salters introduced himself and the group went around the room and
introduced themselves as well.
The floor was opened for a Student Forum and there were no comments.
Approval of the Minutes
A motion was made by Jon Lozano to approve the minutes from November 8, 2010 and a 2nd
was made by Stephanie Preston. All approved.
Old Business
Space Allocation Committee – Jon Lozano shared that the committee will be meeting after this
meeting. There is a time line attached to the agenda for the board to review. Please send any
feedback to Jon. Applications will be available by the end of January. Mary and Carlos shared
that the landscape space currently in the Robeson Center will be changed. The space is not being
used to its potential. Carlos feels that making this area a work area instead will promote
collaboration and give the students the much needed space they need to work on projects.
Breakzone – Mary mentioned that everyone should stop by the Breakzone to check out the new
space. New gaming units have been added and a snooker table. The number of students using
the space has doubled. Mary shared that her staff used the Breakzone after a retreat last week to
so the staff could become familiar with the space and share that information with students.
New Business
HUB Expansion Project – Mary identified a group of students to meet with Chad Spackman
from OPP to discuss the HUB expansion project. They met right before break, have discussed
the process and potential timeline for the expansion, and were solicited for ideas and needs.
Currently, the RFP has been sent out for the selection of the architect. They will choose the
architect in March. Jon Lozano, Mary Edgington and Bob Brouse are sitting on that committee
with staff from OPP.
Mike Phu asked when the survey was going to be released. Mary stated that this will happen in
the spring. The survey is being handled by a national company. There are 10 PSU specific
questions that have been created for this survey. They have been shared with this board. Please
send your comments on the questions to Heide or Mary by Friday. There will be some
incentives and prizes for completing the survey as well.
Bookstore Expansion - Mary recently attended a meeting to discuss the Bookstore expansion.
WTW will be the architect for this project. The Bookstore is funding these renovations. They
will begin the project next spring and expect it to be complete in July. They will not begin the
project until the rush of the spring semester is over. Probably 2 – 3 weeks after classes begin.
They are looking to add a 2nd level (a mezzanine) within the current Bookstore. They are
planning on adding some programming space on that level. They have discussed keeping this
level open longer and will move Barney’s over to that level while offering extended hours. This
area could be used for poetry readings and for more informal gatherings i.e. meetings with
faculty members. Travis asked if the current Barney’s location would be opened up to a new
food vendor and Mary stated that yes. That has been discussed.
Green Committee Update – Heide share many things going on in the HUB – composting,
recycling and the Terracycle program. She shared some upcoming initiatives for Earth Week
and put a call out for information about the GREEN Men on campus. Adam does know who
these guys are and will give them Heide’s name. Travis shared information regarding two
groups to contact for a rapper’s song or a song for that week – Songwriters Club and Spoken
Word Artist. Anna suggested involving the Clown Nose Club in some other activities. Heide
shared that the mission is to educate and to get people enthusiastic about the initiatives on
campus.
Open Discussion Period –
Adam asked what is going on with the broken urinal on the 3rd floor. It has been down for an
extended period of time. Mary wasn’t aware there was a problem since she doesn’t use this
bathroom. She will check into this. (Has been fixed!)
Mary encouraged everyone to check out the new website for Union and Student Activities.
www.studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub
Please let Heide or Mary know if there are any issues navigating through the site or if you have
any suggestions.
The ZOOM machine is in and is selling Body Shop products. It became operational the last
week of December. Mary will share a revenue report on this once she has one. We are in
discussions to bring Body Shop reps to campus to market the products so students will purchase
them in the future. We are hopeful that a 2nd machine will be added in the near future offering a
different type of product. Two phone booths have sold and we are looking at reducing the price
enable to sell the others. The first two machines sold for $300 a piece.
The next meeting will be February 17th @ 9 a.m., 233 HUB
Adjournment
FUTURE MEETINGS: 2/17 9 a.m., 233 HUB, 3/23 2:30 p.m., 106 HUB, 4/7 9 a.m., 233 HUB,
4/20 2:30 p.m., 106 HUB