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Building community
in student unions
By Lacey Solheid
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2. Overview
History of the student union
Overview of literature
Elements of a good community

3. History of the college union
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4. History of the College Union
• Debating Societies
• Need for physical space
• Ever changing student population
– Military Affiliated students
– Women and minority students
• Millennial Generation

5. Summary of Literature
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6. Theoretical Model
• Strange & Banning (2000)
• Parallel to Maslow’s
Theory
• Hierarchy
– Safety & Inclusion
– Involvement
– Community

7. third Place
• First & Second Places
• “Variety of public places that host the regular,
voluntary, informal and happily anticipated gatherings
of individuals beyond the realms of home and work”
– Oldenburg, 1999, p. 16
• Union as a Living Room

8. Elements of Community
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9. Elements of Community
• Driven By Conversation
• Hearthstone & Warmth
• Accessibility & Transparency
• Dining & Food Service
• Place of Information Gathering

10. Kirby Student Center

11. References
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