Student Center’s
around the State of Kentucky
At the University of Kentucky we
have a very well running, versatile, elaborate, and useful student center. I have
always wondered how they compared to other universities’ student centers. Come
to find out a lot of other colleges don’t call it the “student center” and some
don’t even have anything that is similar to the University of Kentucky’s
Student Center.
To be exact a lot of colleges call
this their College Union. According to http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.uky.edu
over 15 other universities around the country are paying over 1 million dollars
for a renovation of their current student unions. It truly makes such an effect
on a campus if they have a good student union, and lots of universities have
realized that.
So let’s talk about the overall structure
of student unions are how they compare to the composition of other universities
around the state of Kentucky. University of Kentucky has so many components to
their student center. It contains a food court, bookstore, classrooms, an area
to play pool and ping pong, theatres, and so much more. The other two most
populous universities in the state besides UK are the University of Louisville
and Western Kentucky University.
The University of Louisville named
their student union the student activities center. This building on there campus is extremely
similar to what we have here at UK. Louisville’s student activities center
contains their campus bookstore, a game room, 15 vending machines, and a
theatre! Extremely similar to the UK Student Center.
Western Kentucky University named their
student union the Downing Student Union. Located in the center of WKU’S campus,
this building is without a doubt the heart of the campus. You can buy books
here, enjoy a meal, acquire tutoring assistance, and lots of other things. You can see simply how important student
unions are to college campuses. They are not only important for current
students, but are extremely needed to attract high school students into coming to
that particular university.
This is really interesting! I didn't know that the University of Louisville had a similar student center like UK's. But I'm wondering, which student center is the most useful? And is UK's student center the biggest? Anyways, good job!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your blog post Marshall and thanks for giving me some interesting information about another schools student center. By the way which would you prefer?
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