Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
EXPANDING THE UNION’S
ACADEMIC MISSION
Outline
Crossroads
Goals & Aspirations
Campus Context
Learning
Generational Trends
Spaces for Learning
Vision
Design Overview
Take a Tour!
CROSSROADS
Campus Goals:
Promote a culture of
student success
a comprehensive
support system
state-of-the-art
learning resources
Foster small group
learning communities.
SIUE’s Vision: Synergy with University Center
Campus Goals:
Services are brought together to…
Health
Services
Kimmel
Leadership
Center
Counseling
Services
International
Student Center
Career
Development
Instructional
Services
Academic
Advising &
SOAR
Disability
Services
Campus Context:
Diversity
Chicago
Location draws rural &
urban students
St. Louis
SIUE
Campus Context:
Location
Serving a bi-state
region, campus is served
by the region’s cultural
amenities
SIUE
Downtown
St. Louis
Campus Context:
Location
Rural setting offers
opportunity to connect
with nature
Relative rural isolation
requires campus life must
provide robust offerings
for campus activities
Campus Context:
ACADEMIC
CORE
HOUSING
GROWTH
SIUE’s Vision: Synergy with University Center
Campus Context:
Future
Library
Site
Morris
University
Center
Student
Success
Center
INTERACTION
From the Beloit College
Mindset:
 Harry Potter could be a classmate.
 Gas stations serve cappuccino.
 WWW has never stood for World Wide Wrestling.
 IBM has never made typewriters.
 “Cut and paste" never involved scissors.
 100 Million - Largest generational cohort
Generational Preferences
Collaborators
Socialize, study, & collaborate in groups
Goal Oriented
Focused, not shy about assistance
Tradition
Attracted to sense of campus community
Multitasking
Use time wisely
Digital Natives
Community in many ways
Persis C. Rickes, “Make Way for Millenials! How Today’s Students are Shaping Higher Education Spaces”
Planning for Higher Education, Jan-March 09 V. 37, #2.
Learning Spaces
Learning Spaces
Knowledge is no longer
delivered but constructed by
an individuals
Principles
Each brain is uniquely organized
Offer variety appeal to different learning styles
The brain is social
We change in engagement with others
Stimulate the Senses
Learning involves focused attention & peripheral perception
Renatta N. Caine et al., 12 Brain/Mind Learning Principles in Action (Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin Press, 2005), pp. 2–10
Learning Space Archetypes
The Campfire
The Watering Hole
David D. Thornburg, Ph.D., “Campfires in Cyberspace: Primordial Metaphors for Learning in the 21st Century”
Thornburg Center for Professional Development www.tcpd.org
The Cave
Informal Learning
 Dining
 Lounge
 3rd Place
Learning as a social process
requiring active engagement
in meaningful experiences
Learning Centers
Learning Centers
 Library
 Information
Commons
 Learning
Commons
Learning as a social process
requiring active engagement
in meaningful experiences
of
Virginia
Saltire Center,Library,
Glasgow University
Caledonian
Generic Computer
University
Lab
Learning Spaces
Connecting to nature provides
security & enhances wellbeing
Connection to the Nature’s qualities
Learning Spaces
Providing a stimulating setting,
shape hallways for casual
conversation
Busch Student Center, Saint Louis University
Learning Spaces
Healthful & Stimulating:
Lighting & zoning tune mood, &
reduce stress
Computing Cluster at the University of Chicago
Elements of Learning Spaces
Learning Spaces
Healthful & Stimulating:
Ergonomics - more than just
an adjustable chair
Adjustable height furniture, Emory University
Design: Qualities of Learning Spaces
Learning Spaces
Adaptable: giving occupants
ability to arrange space
Saltire
Center,
Glasgow
Caledonian
Informal
Learning
Space,
Emory University
VISION
SIUE’s Vision: Synergy with University Center
Design Overview:
Future
Library
Site
Morris
University
Center
Student
Success
Center
+0’
+0’
+0’
-15’
Kimmel Expansion
Seminar
Room
Office for Student
Success
Seminar
Room
Lounge
Disability
Services
First Floor Plan
Coffee
Health & Counseling
Center
Career Services
International
Student Services
Computer
Lab
Meeting
Terrace
Rooms
Lower Level Plan
Design Overview
Additional Resources

Persis C. Rickes, “Make Way for Millenials! How Today’s Students are Shaping Higher
Education Spaces” Planning for Higher Education, Jan-March 09 V. 37, #2.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jiscinfonet/sets/

http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/PUB7102.pdf
THE END
Building Additions: Navigating Existing Utilities
M.U.C.
Domestic Water: $62,376
Gas: $17,413
Electrical Ductbank: $284,000
Storm Sewer: $103,960
Telephone / Data: $226,601
Sanitary Sewer: $43,664
Approximate Zones
with Chilled Water
Supply and Return to
be verified by
University: $216,357
Existing Utility Corridor
SIUE Student Success Center
Mackey Mitchell Architects 06.18.07
Share synergies with the MUC
Morris University Center
Kimmel Leadership Center1,400 net sq
ft
International Student
Center
1,355 net sq
ft
Career Development
3,160 net sq
Instructional Services
ft
Disability Services
3,480 net sq
Academic Advising &
ft
SOAR
1,480 net sq
Counseling Services
ft
Existing
Building &
Atrium
+15
Full Program
VIEW
Health Services
ENTRY
+0
VIEW
-10
VIEW
Potential
Meeting, Lab & Support
Dining Terrace
Gross Factor
Proposed
Building &
Atrium Addition
4,300 net sq
ft
2,280 net sq
ft
3,060 net sq
ft
14,210 net sq
ft
22,571