For many of us, the Rouse Life Science Center is a bit off our beaten paths on campus -- on the corner of College and Samford, it houses the Department of Biological Sciences, contains lots of research space, offices, and some lecture halls. The only area where students canhang out between classes is at the bottom of the center stair case - a place where you will see student research posters displayed together with glass vitrines showcasing some biology stuff.
Until recently, students could only hang out on wobbly surplus-harvested furniture, and the space did not really allow for collaborative learning. All of this has changed now, because of the efforts of one faculty member in the department, Dr. Sharon Roberts. She set aside resources, funds and time to change the place.
Is it still at the bottom of the stair case? Yes, but now students have new chairs and tables to work at, a comfy couch corner, and an erasable round wall for collaboration.
Here some photos of the new additions
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| Comfy Couch corner -- sturdy for students to sit on all corners |
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Rounded wall painted in dry-erase paint
for collaboration |
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| One set of table/chairs |
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| Levitating Interior Designer |
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| The two master desingers |
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