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Campus Scene IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Sacramento State’s Science Complex Close to Completion
THE NEW FIVE-STORY, $91.5 MILLION, 96,631-square-foot Ernest E. Tschannen Science Complex at California State University, Sacramento (Sac State), designed by Los Angeles-based CO Architects, is nearing completion. The build-
ing will be a state-of-the-art, energy-efficient, light-filled science facility providing teaching and research laboratories for the College of Natural Sciences and Mathemat- ics. Included are indoor and outdoor student collaboration spaces and terraces, as well as teaching and research laboratories, learning studios, classrooms, a roof-top observatory, and a 120-seat planetarium. The complex will be the university’s first new academic building in nearly 15 years. It is slated for completion in June 2019.
Instructional laboratories will have large expanses of glass adjacent to public corridors in order to promote “science on display” and connect students and faculty. An observatory accessible from the building’s rooftop will feature a retractable roof and two telescopes to serve as a location for viewing the cosmos. The planetarium has a 2,500-square-foot dome offering a high-tech environment for students to learn about astronomy and the night sky.
The complex, which is targeting LEED Gold certification, is slated for completion in June 2019.
Ask the Expert
This Month
Campus ID Cards
How can campus ID cards serve Gen Z students?
GENERATION Z STUDENTS have very differ- ent expectations than the students that have preceded them. When it comes to meeting the needs of Gen Z, colleges need to look at new ways to upgrade the campus experience. Although plenty of institutions have made an effort to technologically enhance educational tools, few have devoted similar attention toward the campus ID.
Gen Z expects instant gratification. The first step toward meeting Gen Z’s expectations starts with improving the student orientation experience. Implementing multi-location capture, enrollment, and printing enables
all ID stations to access card templates from anywhere—not just the card office— reducing wait times and lines that Gen Z students detest.
Gen Z students are the most tech-forward generation. Colleges must advance from low- tech, low-security access solutions to more high-tech options like contactless transactions and mobile ID. The most cutting-edge univer- sities enhance the modern student experience by enabling their campus ID cards to perform multiple functions across campus, such as ac- cess to vending, meal plans, laundry, libraries, and transportation.
Finally, offering card customization op- tions, such as the option to show membership in a campus organization or a certain academic program, caters to the Gen Z student’s desire for individualized experiences, while enhanc- ing university branding initiatives.
These innovations will not only speed up the issuance and reissuance process, but also cultivate an experience that will win over incoming freshmen.
Jeff Meier is the director of Marketing for Iden- tity and Access Management (IAM) Solutions at Entrust Datacard (entrustdatacard.com). He can be reached at 952/ 933-1223 or sales@ entrustdatacard.com.
CSU-Global Campus
Partners with Public
School District
Colorado State University-Global Campus (CSU-Global) and the Aurora, CO, Public School District (APS) have approved a 10-year property lease between the two public education systems. This fi- nalizes the long-term partnership that will officially move CSU-Global’s headquarters to the City of Aurora from its current loca- tion in the Denver Tech Center.
This partnership establishes a new
model for continued education opportu- nities within the community of Aurora. Because of this partnership, APS will be able to provide scholarships and deeply reduced or free options for students to earn a certificate or college degree after graduat- ing from high school. APS faculty and staff will also be offered affordable and flexible professional development opportunities.
It also allows CSU-Global, which does not receive state funds and therefore leases its workspace rather than bond-to-build, to
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