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Broadly speaking, the facility is devoted to student recreation and socialization. A student center or student union is the community center of the college, serving students, faculty, staff, alumni, and guests. A student activity center might offer a variety of programs, activities, services, and
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where the student life centre holds many different businesses and services such as a dentist office, a used book store, piano rooms and study rooms that can be reserved for use, and a multi-faith prayer room.
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was Enarson Hall. The building opened in 1911 and was the first student union to be built at a state university and the fourth of its kind in the United States.
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to universities in 1992 sparked further construction of student centers at the new universities, examples including the students' union buildings of
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Depending on the school and its location it might have unique amenities such as a bowling alley, cultural or prayer rooms and unique services. At
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It may contain lounges, wellness centers, dining facilities or vendors, and entertainment venues. The student center is often the center of
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was originally constructed in 1898 as a hotel and was converted into a student center in 1956. Some student activity centers on the
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and activities and may house the offices of the student government or other student groups. It may also act as a small
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cultures. The Kiva Room at EMU is used as a meeting space, for collaboration, or for musical purposes. In the
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in this context. The US usage in reference to a location is simply a shortened form of
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Some student centers carry unique origins and historical significance with some on the
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consumer service location. Likewise, a Canadian example would be at the
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from 1975. Another historically important student center is
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Building at a college or university for student activities
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taken in 1896, the year the student center was opened.
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