Student Union Renovations
Artist Renderings
Student Life is moving forward with master plan enhancements for the North Campus Student Union.
Master Plan Recommendations
As a follow-up to the Student Union Master Plan process involving campus stakeholders, including student feedback, and a Project Team that included Architecture and Design Firms in October 2018 through March 2020
Student Life is excited to move forward with recommendations to the North Campus Student Union.
This project, as Phase I of the implementation of the Student Union master plan, will help fulfill the sense that our campus Student Union will serve as the “living room” of the North Campus, encouraging community-building among students as well as faculty and staff.
This project will facilitate the opportunity to create a more student-friendly experience and atmosphere in the Student Union that can encourage more community interaction with the facility’s spaces, activities, and services and form a strong sense of UB community.
Phase I of this project will increase the visibility of student-use spaces as a way of establishing a contemporary student-centered student union and help students better navigate the facility and create a place they feel comfortable socializing and relaxing within its walls. This project will encourage student involvement in extra-curricular activities and provide spaces to support student-focused events.
- Christina Hernandez, Student Life
- Sue Kurowski, Student Life
- John Kisker, Student Life
- Eric Blackledge, Student Life
- Rhonda Ransom, University Facilities
- Daryl Ryan, University Facilities
- Samira Sheikholeslami, University Facilities
Timing
Phased construction of the North Campus Student Union is scheduled to begin once classes end in December 2023 and continue through the anticipated project completion at the start of the Spring 2025.
- Winter 2023: new vestibule, 3rd-floor stair, updated furniture, ceiling and walls (south half)
- Summer 2024: update flooring
- Fall 2024: updated furniture, ceiling and walls (north half)
Virtual Video Tour
Use this animated rendering to get an idea of how the Student Union staircase and lobby will look after construction.
