At Transylvania University, One Area That Is Frequented

One thing students lose when they decide to dorm is privacy. They have to share a bedroom, bathroom, and living space with other students. Some students have no experience sharing a room with another human being, and the transition can be frustrating at times. Studying is difficult

John does not socialize with his classmates but he will communicate academically with one student. The seating arrangement was modified to allow these two students to sit adjacent to each other. These changes could foster social communication for John.

Lastly, I feel that it is very important to plan floor activities that provide students on the floor with opportunities to get to know each other. Through these activities and new found relationships, I feel that it will help the residents to be more respectful, social, and cordial with one another. Bonding opportunities create more of a ‘family-feel’ within the resident’s hall, making the dorm experience one that everyone will enjoy.

Some major accommodations that I observed were the sensory room and sensory activities. In the back of the room, there was a box of either rice or corn that the students could scoop and push around. Students would go back there if they were feeling anxious or restless. This was a way to calm the student and to get them back into focus to continue their work. The sensory room was a small room in the kitchen area that was filled with objects for the student to interact with. The girl I mentioned earlier stayed in this room most of the time that I was there. Objects like a punching bag and a hammock-like swing were part of the room. I am guessing that this room serves a similar purpose to that of the box in the back of the room, but perhaps more for the severely impaired

In addition to individual student PC’s, there are 15 traditional student desks that are used for discussion areas and for students to use when not on the PC. Some students find it more

After a while of sitting students’ eyes begin to burn from the bright fluorescent lights on the ceiling. One also begins to realize that not only are their eyes hurting but their back is as well from sitting in the small desk. A small plastic chair with a board attached to the right side, that’s what students sit in. One immediately feels bad for left handed people because writing with one’s right hand on the narrow board is hard enough as it is. With the desks being so cramped together students can only stretch out their legs so far before they hit the desk in front of them or run the risk of tripping the professor pacing a small portion of the floor in the front of the classroom. It’s warm in the classroom and only getting warmer making things even more uncomfortable.

The socials provide great opportunities to meet a lot of people. I know at the socials in Lynch Hall, I am able to meet new people every time. I came to UNC Charlotte alone and did not know anyone. During the first week of school, Lynch Hall had an ice-cream social for the building. At the social, I was able to meet a lot of people. I laughed, ate, and had so much fun. Most of the friends I have now live down the hall from me. I would have never meet those friends without the ice-cream social Lynch Hall had. Socials prove that a student just does not have to sleep here, but have fun here

The University of Illinois and Southern Illinois University both have beautiful campus’s. The University of Illinois is located in the middle of Urbana and Champaign area. For those who may not know where this is, it is surrounded by cornfields. Of course the two cities are right there, but once the city limits come to an end, the only view is cornfields and nothing else. However, getting over the fact that it is surrounded by cornfields, the campus itself is amazing. Since the University is quite old, the buildings have kept the same architect as before. There are twenty-two university resident halls and fifteen private housing buildings. The dorm halls are not too far away from the academic buildings, but on a cold,winter day it may feel like the buildings are miles away. During the winter, they receive a lot of snow. The weather at the University is similar to Chicago's weather. Besides the weather, at the center of the campus there is a quad and a bell tower. The quad is unusual. When they first built the campus, in the center of the building, there was a grass covered area. As the college grew, this became the quad. The quad is used for students to walk to class and relax in. The University noticed as the students were walking through the quad, the grass was getting worn out and just turning to mud. So, the University decided to put sidewalks where they noticed the

The dormitories at Manehattan University were nothing spectacular: A single bed, a bathroom with a vanity, a small kitchen, some desk space, and two bookcases. Often times, students and roommates alike would argue about which side of the bed or room was theirs, and what posters would be plastered on the wall, or, hell, even what drapes would cover the windows. Other times, students would quarrel about who gets to use the bathroom first in the morning; but usually it was the first one to get up; even then it spawned a dispute.

Students are groups based on their academic level, and have their desks are set in 4 groups of 6 with one group being in a set of 5. Two groups are in the front of the class while the other two groups are in the back of the class. 2 students are placed facing the window and 2 other students are facing the closets (making the students facing each other), and the last 2 students are facing the front of the classroom. I find that this positioning of the students is great for allowing students to turn and talk, and work as a group for certain assignments. The down side, however, is that students tend to talk excessively to one another, and get distracted more

On all college campuses, gender, religion, social economic and race diversity is also very important for effective academic interactions. Academic interactions refer to student’s involvement in the class room. This includes the way students review, analyze and study assignments given in class by the professors. It is the way students think and analyze information given to them collectively, as a group.

Located in the depths of Powers Hall, Room 236 serves as an english classroom for a plethora of students. Five neat rows of desks are noticed by any child who peers into the wooden door’s window. A worn Buffalo Bill mat greets every person who enters the class. Posters of renowned authors like Twain and Poe adorn the walls. A high definition television that projects notes to the pupils hangs in the front right hand corner. A _____ colored rug lies beneath the feet of the

Nice quite room where no one can bother you, being able to work on your Assignments without being to bothered by people/objects/sounds.

The building labeled B appears to be the main building for courses at Local Community College. Students walk in and out of the building all day and stop only to enter a classroom or buy food from the vending machines which fill one corner of the building’s long hallway. Often, students sit on the chairs that line the walls while waiting for a class to start, but for now the hallway is nearly empty and waiting for the ambush of students.

Herman Hertzberger created the inside of this building to be one social space. He created low ceiling for concentration around the work space but also created open spaces to seat between breaks or to take a breather. The building has four different entry ways that connect in the heart of the building making it the meeting place, it is also the space most open. Hertzberger made a format to arrange rooms to be social or antisocial. He creates these spaces so that people are looking at each other or away from each other. These spaces are made for up to four people creating social spaces between coworkers. The spaces are made to choose between open meeting places and hidden secluded spaces.Hertzberger created the open spaces to make it feel like you are outside, in these open spaces the building has natural light coming from above and has greenery throughout. There are also rooftop spaces created to take breaks and catch some fresh air. The rooftop spaces are larger so more people can gather in these spaces rather than chatting through the hallways. The main focus Hertzberger had was to make it feel cozy and homelike as much as possible.