Education

Newman University

Newman University's new Student Success Center provides multiple study spaces tailored to match how students work on their own, or with others.

Student Lounge seating areas with students with small cafe in background. Brown leather sofa, blue lounge chairs, cafe tables with stools, rolling pouf's

Student center with long two-step communal table with low-back stools and red upholstered poufs near stairwell.. Polka dot Magis puppy statue.

Six-sided table configuration and white board within student center for group work. A couch and other seating types within student center surround it.

Open-area huddle space with table, 3 grey upholstered task chairs and a plaid wheeled pouf. Table has attached partition with mounted tv.

A student on his laptop sits at a table under a stairway. Round and square cafe tables and other lounge seating throughout the room

Small conference room with long white table and 10 grey/black rolling task chairs. Mounted tv and banquette seating with computer tables on one side.

Student computer lab with 8 desks and rolling task chairs allow students to work. Accoustic tiles on walls help dampen sound to allow concentration.

Student center lounge setting with black, "blocky" lounge chairs and black/white upholstered ottoman, other seating types can be seen around space

Individual cubby counter seating with black leather, low-back stools line a wall in the student cafe, perfect for studying.

An alcove area off of the student center provides an area for students to chat and collaborate. Includes large monitor for a small presentation.

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Wichita, KS

Industry: Higher Education
Account Rep/Sr. Interior Designer: Jordan Rodriguez
Architect: Alloy Architecture
Photography: Gavin Peters Photography

Goal: Newman University sought to update its existing library/commons area into a new Student Success Center, which would serve as a major ‘hub’ for the university. In addition to a space for current students to congregate, socialize, and study, our client wanted it to help attract potential students to the school and play a role in the recruitment process.

The team wanted the new center to be bright, functional, and collaborative—with break-away spaces for private/concentrated study or for small groups to work together.

Scope: Our team worked closely with Alloy Architecture to select attractive, durable furnishings and finishes to meet our client’s goals and overall budget. Our solution was multiple seating types, including soft seating lounge areas, communal and huddle tables, study nooks, a small conference room, collaborative tables with whiteboards, café seating, and a recruitment area. All were delivered and installed by our professional, in-house team.

Newman University’s new Student Success Center should prove to be a great asset to current and future students for many years to come.

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