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Suites on Grant - Upper and Lower (all floors) - An academically and culturally immersive living-learning community -
For students who have applied and been accepted to live in the Suites on Grant
The Suites on Grant offer students a truly unique residential living and learning experience. Residents are immersed in an academic and cultural community purposefully designed to foster academic success and global awareness. With academic and multicultural support offices located in onsite amenity spaces on the basement and ground floors, as well as learning support space (for lectures, tutorial and study sessions, and resource sharing) located on each floor, these state-of-the art facilities offer students an excellent learning environment. Each residence floor is staff with community assistants (CAs) who are undergraduate students trained to provide programming and assist students as they develop intellectually and interpersonally. Finally, new first-year and new transfer students have the option of signing up for a peer mentor. Peer mentors are undergraduate students who are trained to assist new students in their academic and personal adjustment in the Suites on Grant.
Amenity Spaces
The following functions are located in Amenity Spaces in the Suites on Grant for the 2007-2008 Academic Year:
Suites on Grant - Lower
African American Cultural Center, Office of International Affairs, Office of Social Equity and Civic Engagement, IT Support Center
Suites on Grant - Upper
Applied Research Lab, John P. Murtha Institute for Homeland Security
Learning Support Spaces
The Suites on Grant have been constructed with design features that intentionally promote and support student learning. The public spaces are separated from the residential portion of the Suites, and are accessible to residents of the Suites, as well as students who may not otherwise live there, or in any other on-campus housing facility. These spaces can be used as meeting locations for the following: forums or seminars, informal faculty and student discussions, activities and meetings that enhance student interpersonal and multicultural awareness , faculty advising, supplemental instruction and tutorial activities, study groups, activities supported and sponsored by amenity space occupants, peer mentoring activities, performances, exhibits or displays. Below are several of the learning support spaces in the Suites on Grant. To reserve these spaces, please contact Deena Kelly, Residence Director, Suites on Grant at dmkelly@iup.edu or 7-2270.
