Approved by the: University Senate May 15, 1997
WHEREAS, student study space on campus is of vital concern to the academic environment at the University of Minnesota, and
WHEREAS, in the administration there is no central advocate for student study space and no one person is assigned responsibility for study space, and
WHEREAS, student study space faces deterioration or conversion every year, with little or no student input, and
WHEREAS, there is not a set mandate for a certain percentage of student study space in new or renovated University buildings, and
WHEREAS, student study space in the residence halls is unavailable for use due to overcrowding, and
WHEREAS, student study space has been made increasingly unavailable in food service operation areas, and
WHEREAS, there exists a need for incentives for departmental student study space, and
WHEREAS, increased personal computer use at the University will require an increase in both internet and ethernet jacks across campus,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the University Senate advises the Administration to encourage ongoing examination of student study space on campus by explicitly identifying departments and/or individuals whose role it shall be to monitor the quantity, quality, ease of access and safety of student study space on campus in consultation with student representative bodies, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the University Senate advises that for each renovation of existing buildings and construction of new buildings, a certain percentage of space -- to be determined in consultation with the Senate Committee on Student Affairs and other appropriate student representative bodies -- should be dedicated for student study areas, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Food Services be encouraged to make space available in food service operation areas as student study space during non-peak hours, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the University Senate advises the Administration to encourage departments and other units to preserve and/or add study space, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the University Senate advises that student study space on campus include ethernet access for personal computers in the near future.