博彩平台网址大全’s William Knox Holt Memorial 图书馆 and 学习 Center is building new stories.

The recently renovated space has been reimagined to include a variety of contemporary spaces to reflect how 学生 learn. The transformation features the John and June Rogers Atrium, 数码创客的空间, 冥想和祈祷区, 以及一家提供全方位服务的星巴克咖啡馆.

Delayed more than a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the library dedication ceremony took place during Pacific Roars Back 首页coming on Oct. 9, 2021. Dozens of Pacificans gathered outside the building entrance to celebrate and tour the visionary changes.

 “The transformation of this library was intended to catalyze thinking and to create spaces that would allow for collaborative work among 教师, 学生及教职员,玛丽亚·帕拉维西尼, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, 在奉献仪式上说. “This library is a vital part of the Pacific experience.”

“这需要捐助者的奉献精神和远见, 学生, 教师, and university and library leaders to alter the building from a repository of books into a student-focused venue,克里斯·马迪尔(Chris Madill)说, 规划和施工管理总监. “I believe other California-based higher education institutions will learn from our transformative renovation and aspire to do the same.”

The renovation improved accessibility throughout the facility and sourced sustainably responsible materials that met California Green Building standards and exceeded the state energy standards, Madill说.

Its intentional design features windows from Starbuck into the library to make learning and studying visible. 学生们可以看到里面发生的事情, Niraj Chaudhary说, associate university librarian for organization innovation. 它还将为学生提供校内工作, 还有玛丽亚·布兰迪斯, 负责学生生活的大学新副校长, is fulfilling her barista dreams by working one shift each week at Starbucks. 

“Our Starbucks location in the library is a beautiful space situated in the heart of the campus,布兰迪斯说. “I love it when the place is buzzing with folks meeting out on the patio, 和朋友在餐厅聊天, or picking up a drink and then finding a quiet spot to study around the corner in the library.”

Established in honor of alumnus and civil rights activist Rev. 乔治·豪瑟，34岁, the Multi-faith Meditation and Prayer Area—found above the second floor on a mezzanine—was added in response to 学生’ requests. 

The space was made possible through the leadership of Dr. Mas’ood Cajee, the lead donor and advisor on the project. 超过70位捐赠者为该空间捐款, as well as for an ablution station—one of the first wudhu washing facilities in the U.S. 在一个学术图书馆里——所以穆斯林学生, 教师 and 工作人员 can perform the ritual of washing before prayer.

The library’s community-wide participatory design process was designed to influence student success for generations to come. 博彩平台网址大全学生, 教师, 工作人员, 图书馆代表和校园规划师, as well as schools and colleges on the 斯托克顿校区, alumni and the Associated Students of the 博彩平台网址大全. The feedback was used to choose everything from furniture to technology, and it led to the creation of the Student Academic Success Hub, 汇集了大量的资源, 包括辅导和研究图书管理员.

Philanthropists John and June Rogers pledged $1 million to the project to support the university's goal of facilitating student academic success and improving graduation and retention rates.

“We were particularly drawn to the Student 学术支持 Hub,” said 约翰·罗杰斯. “The more we can intervene and provide 学生 with the services they need to succeed, 他们就越有可能留在学校, 按时毕业，在事业上取得成功.”  
Chaudhary said the renovation project added more spaces and technologies to facilitate innovation, 协作和体验式学习.  

“The library is about giving opportunities for projects through space,” Chaudhary said. “成为太平洋社区的资源.”

四大公地:

The library’s first and second floors are divided into four commons—Innovation, 学习, 阅读与学术. 

创新共享: 在一楼找到的, 这8,000平方英尺的空间供个人探索, experiment and exhibit using state-of-the-art technology. It includes The Cube—a glass-walled digital maker space featuring 3D printing, drone services and more—a 100-inch touch screen for presentations, 生产工作室, 编辑套件, 一个实验展览空间和学习实验室.

学习共享: This space on the first floor includes group study rooms, 合作的空间, 星巴克咖啡馆, 包括约翰·缪尔体验, 博物学家的书架在哪里, 数字触摸屏, 书籍和写字台.

阅读共享: 本来是一个安静的地方, this second-floor area features floor-to-ceiling windows for 学生 to study while enjoying Pacific's natural beauty. There are individual study pods, as well as study rooms.

学术共享: 从图书馆入口就能看到, this second-floor space brought vital student success services together to make them accessible and convenient for 学生. Here you will find the Student Academic Success Hub—tutoring, 学习技能, and writing and math help—as well as re搜索 librarians' offices, and the Center for Teaching and 学习 where instructional designers and 教师 collaborate.