Fall 2019 Campus Space Updates

There are some exciting updates to campus spaces this fall:

172 Tremont made its official debut in July and is launching into full swing this fall. It is a great space for staff as it has a number of conference rooms and community spaces.

The lobby area is called “the Hub.” It has soft seating, small tables, and a print station kiosk.

In the basement is the Owens Multipurpose Room. It has a capacity of 40 in lecture-style seating and has the AV system from the former Multipurpose Room at 150 Boylston. As a side note, the former Multipurpose Room will have limited functionality, focused on performance-based events, and will be available for booking from October to February before it goes offline permanently.

All conference rooms in 172 Tremont have flat-panel TVs, dry-erase walls, and can be booked using Spacebook. There is a conference room on the first floor that seats 12 people. The second floor has four conference rooms that seat a range of 8 to 18 people. It also has a community kitchen with an oven, two microwaves, a fridge, and a sink. In the fall, there will be a couple of community art walls on the floor.

The third floor has a conference room that seats 10 and offers student organization storage as well as some student organization offices. In the future, there will be an editing suite for student use.

The Cultural Center, Intercultural Student Affairs staff offices, and Center for Spiritual Life staff offices are on the fourth floor. Spiritual Life has a Reflection Room that will have some times open to the community and also host guided events. There is also private prayer space and ablution space. An informal meeting room on this floor has all soft seating with a capacity of 10 to 16.

Throughout the building are four small rooms called “pods,” which mimic the Library study rooms. The restrooms are all gender-neutral single stalls. And a number of board games can be checked out at the front desk—everything from Dungeons and Dragons to Unstable Unicorns.

Over on Boylston Street, the Little Building is reopening this fall. Most of the building will consist of a residence hall. The six retail spaces on the first floor are slated to open to the public in the Spring 2020 semester.

The Dining Center has undergone some changes this summer. It is expanding into the space next door, which used to be Whiskey Saigon. The space, called the Lion’s Den, will have seating for ~200 and a grill station. There will also be a coffee bar, open at 11:00 am, to complement the Backstage Cafe in Boylston Place. It should be ready to open by the start of the semester. The Dining Center will remain available for residential dining (meal swipes) as well as having a “pay at the door” option.

Nancy Howell (Communications and Marketing)

Photos by Derek Palmer (Communications and Marketing)