Undergraduates:Spaces, Populations,

and Culture

Ted ChaffinSuzanne Byke

FSU Learning Commons

Meet the PopulationsTotal Student Body- - - - - - - - - 39,136

• Graduate Students - - - - - - - - 21.4%• Undergraduate Students - - - - - 75.7%• Other - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.9%

*Fall 2008 numbers

Staffing for Populations

Re-Organizing to focus on Undergraduate Specific Needs

UISP Dept. Access Services Dept.

Undergraduate Services Dept.

Collection Access Dept.

U of Rochester Study meets FSU

Understanding Undergraduate Students

-Spaces

-Insights

- Habits

http://docushare.lib.rochester.edu/docushare/dsweb/View/Collection-4436

Advocate for Undergraduates

How will this ________ create Undergraduate Success?

•Library Fines & Library Related Student Fees

•Collection Development

•Just in time services

•Where & when do they need services?

•Unique Services

(Rethink) Traditional Services

•Circulation Services for Undergraduates

•Reference Services for Undergraduates

Student Advisory Group

•Why and how?

•Creating a student-centered space

•Mutually beneficial

•The perfect hookup!

Designing Spaces focused on Academic Success

•Increased Technology•Partnerships•Academic Tutoring•Research Assistance•Mobile whiteboards•Configure your own workspace•Tech help•Smart rooms•24/5, Baby!

Social Spaces

“It’s the place to see and be seen!”

Comfortable mobile furnitureStarbucks and hip café/programming spaceMario KartOpen mic nightsSilent LibraryMeeting up in the libraryLove connections at Strozier

Beyond the Building

•Residence halls

•Dining halls

•Classroom buildings

•Market Wednesdays

•Promote to other departments

Connecting with Undergraduates

Club Stroz Culture

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3MzXEkMs3k