UNIVERITY CENTERS EXPANSION
In the Spring of 2003, UCSD students approved a referendum to fund the renovation and expansion of the University Centers. The University Centers is comprised of two facilities: the original Student Center and the Price Center. When the newer Price Center was completed in 1989, the student population was about 18,000. The current population is 26,000 and expected to reach 30,000 by 2010. The exciting University Centers was not designed to accommodate the needs of 30,000 students and the faculty and staff needed to support such a large university.
Student Center Expansion
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Phase I of the Student Center expansion was completed in March, 2006 with the addition of:
- new office space for the Women’s Center and Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Recourse Center (LGBTRC)
- a lounge
- two meeting rooms
- a new Thai Restaurant (to open in Fall, 2006)
PHASE II - Click here for a map of fenced construction area of Phase II.
Phase II will continue the renovation of much of the original Student Center structure including:
- a new computer lab
- new and expanded locations for Groundworks Books and the General Store
- interior seating for the Grove Caffe
- larger and more functional studio space for SRTV
- expanded space for the Bike Shop and Food Co-op
- additional student organization offices
- remodeled office space for AS Soft Reserves and Lecture Notes
- exterior facelift
- extensive infrastructure work
Price Center Expansion
The Price Center expansion will nearly double the existing facility and will add the following:
- additional meeting space including a second ballroom
- dance rehearsal studio
- additional student organization offices
- 24-hour study lounge with a computer lab, group-study rooms, and commuter student resources (including lockers, commuter kitchen, etc.)
- More diverse food offerings including healthy low-cost places to eat
- additional indoor and outdoor dining seating
- grocery store
- expanded Bookstore
- expanded full-service post office
- more social lounge space
- student run recruitment and retention center
