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SOUTHERN MANAGEMENT CORPORATION CAMPUS CENTER n PLANNING THE SOUTHERN MANAGEMENT CORPORATION CAMPUS CENTER In the fall of 1998, President David J. Ramsay, DM, DPhil, appointed a task force to lead the planning initiative for a new Campus Center. The task force reflected on the results of the 1994 Universitywide “Quality of Life Survey” that identified UMB’s greatest weakness as “the lack of interaction among the schools.” With these results in mind, the task force crafted the following vision statement to guide its planning and deliberations: “The new Campus Center will be a place with a welcoming and vibrant environment that brings students from all of the schools together to interact with each other, with faculty, with staff, and with the broader campus community. Its activities and services will contribute in a meaningful way to the intellectual, physical, and social well-being of the campus.”

Construction of the Southern Management Corporation Campus Center began in mid-2007 and the building opened in August 2009, just in time for the 2009-2010 academic year.

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The University’s Southern Management Corporation Campus Center, which opened in 2009, includes a ballroom with catering services, offices for student groups and services, a post office, ecologically sensitive food venues, and state of the art health and wellness facilities with a pool.

2010-2011 STUDENT ANSWER BOOK

MISSION The Southern Management Corporation Campus Center has a three-part mission: 1) to support UMB’s academic programs, 2) to enhance campus life through cocurricular programming, and 3) to promote comprehensive student wellness and life balance. The principles that guide decisions regarding use and promotion of the Southern Management Corporation Campus Center are collaboration, innovation, and sound management/stewardship.

FEATURES OF THE SOUTHERN MANAGEMENT CORPORATION CAMPUS CENTER Wellness Hub Located on the third floor of the Southern Management Corporation Campus Center, the Wellness and Academic Life Balance Program supports the academic mission of the University by creating an environment where students can learn behaviors conducive to creating healthy lifestyles and make informed choices in an attempt to strike the appropriate wellness and life balance among the mind, body, and spirit. The program seeks to accomplish its goals by pursuing a collaborative approach to personal and community health through health promotion, educational outreach, and the development of a robust virtual programmatic presence. These efforts are intended to facilitate and support growth in the multiple dimensions of health and wellness in accordance with the Standards of Practice for Health Promotion in Higher Education developed by the American College Health Association.

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University Recreation & Fitness Housed on three floors, the University Recreation and Fitness (URecFit) facility offers a 25-yard recreational swimming pool, a 7,500-square-foot fitness center, a spinning studio, several multipurpose rooms, two basketball courts, two racquetball/squash courts, an elevated running track, state-of-the-art cardiovascular and weight-training equipment, and space for power weight lifting.

Go Green Room The Go Green Room, located on the first floor next to Bon Appétit, is a student inspired work in progress that is still evolving. Environmentally conscious students, in conjunction with the Campus Sustainability Committee and the University Student Government Association (USGA), have taken a leadership role in influencing and developing the mission and programmatic concept for this space.

Bon Appétit Bon Appétit is a San Francisco-based company dedicated to “providing excellent food and service with a commitment to quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction.” Twice named the No. 1 college food service provider by The Princeton Review, Bon Appétit is “culture driven to create food that is alive with flavor and nutrition, prepared from scratch using authentic ingredients.” The company’s goal is to provide a food service that is both socially conscious and supportive of the well-being of the campus community and the environment. Through the University’s collaboration with Bon Appétit, two distinctive choices for food service are offered as well as dynamic on- and off-site catering.

Student Organization Office and Meeting Space Two campuswide student organizations have been assigned permanent office space in the Student Life Services Suite: the USGA and the Graduate Student Association. The suite also offers cubicle and storage space for use by other school and campus groups.

Bon Appétit to Go, on the Southern Management Corporation Campus Center’s first floor, mainly serves customers who are “on the run” as they head to work in the morning, pass through on the way to a meeting or class, or leave URecFit. The Bon Appétit Café on the second floor serves hot entrees, tossed to order salads, soups made from fresh stock, and a mix of local, regional, and international items. Bon Appétit’s food is reasonably priced, the portions are appropriately sized, and recycling and sustainable practices are priorities.

Overnight Extended Study The Southern Management Corporation Campus Center offers extended hours for “overnight study” during exam periods. Under the program, the Southern Management Corporation Campus Center remains open after closing time for UMB One Card holders only. The Caravan shuttle bus and the police escort patrol vehicle run on schedules that complement the extended study hours.

Event/Meeting/Lounge Space The Southern Management Corporation Campus Center houses a variety of flexible, attractive meeting and conferences rooms.

Two ballrooms on the second floor, when combined, provide more than 4,000 square feet of space. A more than 1,200-square-foot pre-function lounge is adjacent to the ballrooms, and for special events direct access from the lounge to the Pratt Street Garage can be arranged. Meetings, including those that require catered meals, can be held in well-appointed conference rooms with great views of the campus. The Southern Management Corporation Campus Center contains state of the art communication tools that allow for dynamic visual displays of current happenings in the building, support conference activities, and allow for multimedia audiovisual presentations. For students and guests who simply want to relax, various rooms and lounges are available, some with magnificent views on and off of campus.

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Student Life Services Support services for students with disabilities and services regarding writing assistance, student activities and leadership, and University housing are easily accessible through the Student Life Services Suite. Open, dynamic planning/meeting space is also available to campuswide student organizations.

In short, the Southern Management Corporation Campus Center is a destination—a place of energy and a place of gathering where the UMB community can connect, grow, and prosper socially, intellectually, and professionally.

CONTACT INFORMATION The staff of the Southern Management Corporation Campus Center is committed to providing services and building programs that reflect and advance the Southern Management Corporation Campus Center’s mission. To reserve meeting space, to schedule an event, or for general information, call 6-3782 or visit the Southern Management Corporation Campus Center’s website www.umaryland.edu/smccampuscenter.

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