The 51ΑΤΖζ Libraries and the Graduate School invite you to celebrate with us the grand opening of the new Graduate Student Commons, located on the second floor, east wing of the Golda Meir Library, on Monday, April 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

There will be brief remarks and a ribbon-cutting at 11:45 a.m. Refreshments will be provided.

This fully renovated 2,700-square-foot area provides 51ΑΤΖζ graduate students with a β€œthird space” β€” an alternative to home and classroom β€” for studying, networking with peers, and building community.

The Commons overlooks the 51ΑΤΖζ Fountain and offers plentiful sunlight. It includes individual and group seating with a variety of comfortable chairs, study booths, and white boards. The space is partitioned into two zones: one for quiet study and another for collaboration and conversation.

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The creation of a 2,700 square foot Graduate Student Commons on the second floor, east wing of the library promises to have the most impact on student success.

A collaboration between the 51ΑΤΖζ Libraries and the Graduate School, the common area will provide graduate students, who make up 20% of the student population at 51ΑΤΖζ, with a “third space” for their study needs — an alternative to home and classroom — where they can come together to connect and build community.

Currently the need for these third spaces is unevenly met by 51ΑΤΖζ schools and colleges, and the existing spaces vary in comfort, accessibility, and usefulness. The Golda Meir Library is a natural site for a commons on the main campus.

Overlooking the 51ΑΤΖζ Fountain and offering ample natural light, the new commons will be accessible to graduate students only. The space will support both group and individual work.

Construction will begin May 13 and is planned for completion by the beginning of the fall semester.

A second project is the creation of new open study space and group study rooms on the second floor, west wing. The 2,100 square foot area formerly housed the Archives, which moved into its extraordinary new quarters on the third floor this past fall.

Construction is scheduled to start in mid-May and last through the summer.

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