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Hours of Operation
Monday - Wednesday 7 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Thursday 7 a.m. – 12 a.m.
Friday 7 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Sunday 12 p.m. – 11 p.m.
About
As the living room of the campus, the Student Center provides services and facilities to support all students and the campus community. Students only need a Blue-Chip Card to participate in events and use Student Center services such as borrowing a car jump box, sending a fax, printing a paper and more!
The 84,000-square-foot facility provides our University community with quality meeting, dining and programming space. Through our Central Reservations Office, all university activities and events are booked, planned, and coordinated for student, faculty, and staff use.
Our students make the Student Center their home daily as they eat, sleep, and hang out in our many spaces. Whether it's our various couches or meeting spaces, the Breakers Game Room, the Esports Center, or any of the student club offices, there is always something to do and someone to meet.
In addition to maintaining the building's operations, the Student Center offices also hosts events almost every day of the semester. From Esports tournaments to commuter breakfasts in the mornings, the Student Center is your one-stop shop for entertainment when out of class.
Additionally, everything we do is done by students, for students. With over 80 student employees overseeing the building's general operations, we ensure our employment program is one of the best experiences you could have as a young professional while working on your degree.
With their Blue-Chip Card, students can play various games or participate in tournaments that are sponsored by the Esports Center and Breakers Game Room. Esports offers electronic gaming while Breakers offers billiards, darts, ping pong, foosball, air hockey, board games and video games.
About the Building
- Built in 1964, the Student Center has been a fixture of campus life for over 60 years. The building was renovated to its current design in the early 2000's, which added the drum, additional offices, and the Well St. Lounge.
- We are home to the Milton R. Bellin collection of WPA era murals from the 1930s that were once decorated the walls of our administration building Davidson Hall. The murals were rescued in 1984 and the paintings were then cleaned, framed and then hung in the Student Center’s Bellin Gallery.
- In the 90's, the MOSIAC Center was born from discussions and protests stemming from the Rodney King beating.
- The mural "Roots of the Caribbean" formally displayed in the Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Center is now displayed in the Student Center (June 2020).
- Other major renovations include:
- Building renovation (2004), LGBT Center (2009), Alumni Hall lighting system (2010), Esports Center (2019), Southwest Study Lounge (2019), Devils Den Refresh 2019, 2020.
- An ellipse pattern is found throughout the building in the carpet, mezzanines, staircases and the copper drum.
- A copper drum ties the building in with the rest of the copper clad roofs on other campus buildings.
- All recent space additions are either in the drum, or in angled window curtain spaces on the exterior of the building.
- Many interior locations were opened to the second floor to create a large open feeling in the building.
- Numerous large windows allow for best use of natural lighting in the building.
- Old windows from the original building were used in interior office walls and new windows were added to the exterior of the building reflecting the design of the old windows.
- The windows in the Devil’s Den and Semesters dining areas have a subtle blue tint, utilizing school colors and showcasing Blue Devil spirit!
- Blue Devil spirit is also evident in the appearance of an anatomically correct blue devil statue in the Devil’s Den.
- Scattered around the Student Center are pieces of artwork and sculptures. The Student Center is owner to the first piece of art on campus grounds!
- Guests enter the building through castle-like entry ways.
Our philosophy in The Student Center is that it is just that - student centered. Any program that takes place in the building is to have a connection with the University mission. Our Central Reservations Office (CRO) plays a pivotal role in this and has a very close relationship with our student organizations, allowing them first priority to reserve space 3 years out for their major events. Major University events, such as Orientation and Open House can reserve space 5 years in advance. Campus departments can also reserve major events three years out, external groups can reserve space as early as 1 year out.
Our major large programming space is Alumni Hall, a large banquet facility where we host our formal cultural balls, conferences, dinners and recognition programs. Bellin Gallery, a smaller room attached to Alumni Hall is great for workshops, lectures and small banquet lunches and dinners. Semesters is a dining area where students typically eat lunch during the day. In the evening, we have used that space for poetry expos, debates, concerts, our weekly late-night program – Devils Den @ 10PM, and more. We also have eight meeting rooms of various sizes and styles, and some outdoor space as well.