[ESSP] Friday's symposium

[Vanessa Paulman]

*********  THERE WILL BE NO SUSTAINABILITY SERIES THIS FRIDAY ***********

instead... students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend

LIFE AT HAMPSHIRE SYMPOSIUM
Friday, October 24
in the Red Barn, from 10:00 - 3:00

Below are basic questions that have been proposed for discussion. 
Bring your ideas on sustainability and help craft YOUR Hampshire.


Group 1 questions - Designing a New Space

1. What are the most important/least important spaces to be included 
in a new residence hall?
         * If you had to choose between size of spaces, what is more 
important - larger/ bedrooms/smaller common space or smaller 
bedrooms/ larger common space?
         * Does an abundance of single rooms help to create isolation 
in the larger community? How can we intentionally design a residence 
that brings people together rather than apart?
         * What configuration is most desired? Apartment style - suite 
style with common space - traditional dorm style - other
         * What role does food, academics, socialization play within 
the new residence hall? How might the physical spaces support these 
functions?

2. What role should sustainability play in the design, construction 
and use of the facility?
         * Should the college apply for a LEEDS certification for the 
new residence hall?

3. Where should the new residence be located?
         * Should it be designed and sited as a single unit or as part 
of a master plan for a larger complex? Other?
         * What environmental issues should be considered in siting 
the facility?
         * How should the siting of the facility relate to the core of 
the campus?

Group 2 questions - Renovating Existing Spaces

1. What spaces on campus can be re-modeled to create better social 
spaces for students?
         *Can lounges in dorms be better used as social spaces? Can 
they somehow be renovated?
         * Can new spaces be created or carved out of existing spaces?
         * Where are "dead" spaces that are not used to capacity (e.g. 
Donut center rooms)
         * What other spaces can be imagined in existing buildings or 
areas? (e.g. the outdoor space between the Merrill and Dakin Living 
Rooms)

2. What are the social needs that already exist that a renovated 
space could meet?
         * What spaces are currently successful in meeting the social 
needs of students (e.g. the Tavern, the alternastoop)?
         * What makes them work as well as they do? What needs do they meet?

3. How do we incorporate the ideas generated in each of today's 
groups into the current planning designs for the Upper RCC?

Group 3 questions - What Can We do Now?

1. A sense of community is often created around issues of FOOD 
         * How can we restructure the meal plan and food spaces on 
campus to better bring the residents of the dorms and mods together?
         * What have we done in the past that successfully accomplished this?

2. If we are trying to create an inclusive community, what PROCESS 
should we use?
         * How do we start a process to create an inclusive, 
respectful and compassionate community?
         * How do we include all community members in this process, 
especially those who feel excluded or do not feel inclined to 
participate?
         * What are different ways people can be involved?
         * What has motivated people to become involved in the past?

3. Lack of COMMUNICATION has often been cited as a reason for lack of 
community.
         * How do we create a regular means of communication that 
works well and encourages inter-group dialogue?
         * What have we done successfully in the past that we want to 
incorporate?
         * How do we cross the separation between faculty, staff and 
students, as well as between the academic and social arenas?
         * What makes faculty, staff and students want to participate 
in a community dialogue together?

-- 
Vanessa Paulman       
Science Outreach Coordinator
Center for Science Exploration
Hampshire College

phone: (413) 559-5792
fax: (413) 559-5438
Adele Simmons Hall #132

http://ScienceExploration.hampshire.edu


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