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Description: The Schine Student Center serves as a hub for student activity on campus. The building includes the 1,500-seat Goldstein Auditorium, a dining center, lounges,a bookstore, and meeting spaces as well as serves as the home for many student organizations and the offices of Student Centers and Programming Services. The three-level building has four wings that all radiate from the central atrium, a design concept intended to reflect the diverse intellectual, cultural, and social interests of the Syracuse University community. Cornerstone Laid: May 19, 1984 Dedicated: October 18, 1985 Named for: Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine, parents of Reneé Schine Crown, and founders of Schine Theaters Architects: Edward Larrabee Barnes Associates, New York City Construction Manager: JD Taylor Construction, Syracuse Location: 303 University Avenue Materials: Brick and red sandstone Cost: $15 million Funding: $3,000,000 donation from Renee Schine Crown, Class of 1950, who was also a member of Board of Trustees Space: 192,410 square feet Notes: Designed with three levels and four wings radiating from a central atrium, the concept of the building was described as a "reflection of the diverse intellectual, cultural, and social interests of the Syracuse University community. It will provide the space for students to gather, along with faculty and staff, in an atmosphere conducive to social, leisure, and educational purposes." The atrium was topped by a pyramid-shaped glass roof. Schine Student Center housed offices of many student organizations, small and medium meeting spaces, a bookstore, a dining center, lounges, a box office, and offices of Student Centers and Programming Services. Although there had been discussions of the need for a student union dating all the way back to a 1911 Daily Orange editorial demanding a student union be built and the construction of a student union was included in the 1927 Pope-Baum plan for the campus, SU did not have a student union until the Schine Student Center was constructed in 1985. The Schine Student Center was made possible by a generous donation by Renee Schine Crown, Class of 1950 and SU Board of Trustees member, and was named after Renee Schine Crown’s parents, Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine. Since the summer of 2019, the Schine Student Center has been undergoing a major renovation to make the building a more student-centered environment that celebrates the vibrancy and diversity of student life. The guiding design principles for the renovation were based on input from 1,100 members of the SU community. These design principles include the need for a welcoming and vibrant hub for students that encourages lingering, flexible environments that support a vast range of activities, natural lighting, and scenic views. The renovations include an 8,600 square foot expansion to provide even more space for student activities, a new dining experience, and an outdoor terrace. The renovated Schine Student Center will also become the new home for the Disability Cultural Center, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, and the LGBT Resource Center. The Schine Student Center is located between Waverly Avenue and University Place, on the east side of University Avenue, near the center of the main campus of Syracuse University. This facility has four wings and a central atrium. It houses many student organizations, a food court dining hall, bookstore, meeting spaces, lounges, and a performing arts auditorium. The building was constructed in 1985. It has a reinforced concrete superstructure with a brick veneer exterior and multi-level flat roofs. The facility has a partial basement and three floors above grade. Lifecycle and handicap accessibility renovations have been performed on the occupied floors. Address: 301 University Place Syracuse, NY 13244
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