STUDENT AFFAIRS 9 ANNUAL REPORT Student Affairs celebrates Grand Opening of Student Organizations Hub A grand opening event for the Northern State University Student Organizations Hub—a new space for student organizations to create, connect and collaborate—was held Wednesday, Feb. 2, in the Avera Student Center. The event, held in conjunction with Winter Rush, included a dedication of the new space by Northern President Dr. Neal Schnoor, Student Government Association President Jake Swanson, Dean of Students Sean Blackburn, Director of Student Involvement and Leadership Megan Frewaldt, and Student Organizations Recognition Committee Chair James Heisinger. The south side of the Student Organizations Hub (Avera Student Center 203, 204 and 205) will be open to all Northern Recognized Student Organizations. They will be able to: • Create: 203 will be a student organization resource room including group storage, programing supplies and small group workspace. • Connect: 204 will be a student organization lounge where collaboration and connections can be made. • Collaborate: 205, formerly Thunder Conference Room, will be a student organization meeting room. The north side of the Student Organizations Hub (Avera Student Center 209, 210, 211 and 212) will be reservable offices and workspaces for all Recognized Student Organizations. Farther down the north side, Chartered Student Organizations at Northern— Student Government Association (SGA), Student Homecoming Committee, Campus Activities Board (CAB), AwareWolves and Wolves for Advocacy, Volunteerism and Engagement (WAVE)—will complete the Hub from 206, 207 and 208. Avera Student Center 201 will remain the Multicultural Student Lounge. Honors Program will be in Avera Student Center 132, across from the Post Office. The Student Organization Hub fulfills or supports multiple Key Results of the Student Affairs Strategic Plan (20212025). Specifically: • Key Result 100: Expand recognized student organizations from 42 (fall 2020) to 60 by 2025. • Key Result 101: Double our underrepresented and multicultural student organizations from 5 (fall 2020) to 10 by 2025. • Key Result 124: Consistent with the 2019 Space Analysis, create a student organization resource center. • Key Result 125: Consistent with the 2019 Space Analysis, create more student organization space by repurposing rooms 209, 210, 211, and 212 for reservable student organization office space. Thanks to Megan Frewaldt, Eric Bertsch, Dr. Kristi Bockorny, Janie Borkowski, Layton Cooper, Alexis Doerr, Justin Fraase, Dr. Elizabeth Haller, James Heisinger, Peggy Hofwalt, Crystal Joseph, Jerilyn Mielke, Melanie Neiber, Erin Olson, Rob Van Wagner, Seth Young, Earl Weisenburger, Facilities, Media Services, the Student Budget & Appropriations Committee (SBAC), and the Student Organizations Recognition Committee (SORC) for executing a significant vision to advance student engagement and success at Northern.
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