University Residences Support Center to hold grand opening Thursday

University Residences will hold a grand opening for its UR Support Center from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 17) outside the center's first-floor Shreve Hall location.

The ceremony, which is open to faculty, staff and University Residences students, will include a ribbon cutting and guest speakers including Beth McCuskey, vice provost for student life; Barb Frazee, executive director of University Residences; Carl Krieger, director of Residential Life; and Eric Nauman, director of the College of Engineering Honors Program. Refreshments and tours of the space will follow.

The UR Support Center's mission is to foster faculty and student engagement through impactful learning and intellectual development within an innovative environment. UR students and affiliated faculty may use the center, which includes meeting and conference rooms, a collaborative lounge, a computer lab and studying space. It also houses Supplemental Instruction sessions, COSINE (College of Science Instructional Nightly Enrichment) tutoring sessions and Honors College advisors. Students can check out study materials such as dry erase boards, laptops and projectors, all of which stay in the center for student use.

"The URSC was created to combine residence life with student academic support," says Lindsey Rife, graduate assistant for the UR Support Center.

The center is open 9 a.m.-1 a.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-midnight Friday and 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Sunday. More information is available online at www.housing.purdue.edu/ResidentialLife/URSC.html.

Writer: Matt Watson, Student Life Operations Marketing writer, 765-496-3572, watso101@purdue.edu