Relaunch Successful!

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The Student Collaborative Spaces project was relaunched by CITES Academic Technology Services in December 2012. The Advisory Group was re-activated and a few more space experts were added to the group to round out the expertise and support the success of the relaunch.

The Advisory Group has reviewed 4 proposals for student collaboration spaces and is seeking more proposals! CITES Academic Technology Services will award up to $150,000 to transform underutilized public spaces into comfortable and attractive collaboration spaces for students. Submit your idea today!

Photo of empty area where new furniture and technology will be installed to support student collaboration in FLB.

FLB G8 Lounge – Transforming from underused passway to a modern collaboration space for students!

We are excited to report that one of the new spaces is undergoing construction right now and we expect to have it fully finished before the Fall 2013 term! This space is in the Foreign Languages Building. We can’t wait to see it when it is completed!

Open for business!

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Considering creating a student workspace and want a way to fund some portion of your plans?  Submit a proposal to the Collaborative Spaces Pilot.  Your proposal will be reviewed by an Advisory Group of knowledgeable campus and student space design experts.  The Pilot will approve up to ten excellent space ideas located across campus during the remainder of the academic year.

Funds and time are limited, so submit your proposal now!

Collaborative Spaces Pilot

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The Collaborative Spaces Pilot will create a number of new places for students to study, collaborate and gather.  This pilot will renovate spaces and study how differing combinations of lighting, location, furniture, acoustics, and technology contribute to a better student collaboration experience.  The evaluation data gathered during the pilot will be provided to campus space utilization projects and used in designing new spaces.

The Collaborative Spaces Pilot is funded by the Library/IT Fee.  A campus Advisory Group consisting of students and Illinois staff with space design expertise will solicit collaborative space ideas from campus and select the ones to be created.  More details about how to contribute study space proposals will be available soon.