Family Friendly - All Tigers Welcome!
02-09-2011
The Missouri Student Unions proudly announce new family-friendly features that make our facilities a place to call home for ALL Tigers! High chairs and booster seats are available for our littlest Tigers in the MU Student Center and Memorial Student Union dining facilities, plus parents and caregivers will find changing stations in all unions restrooms. The MU Student Center is home to a Lactation Room in the Women’s Center, located on the lower level. A gender neutral restroom can be found on the lower level, down the hall from the RSVP Center. Don’t forget, University Bookstore offers a special children’s reading area with books and space designed just for kids! We invite you to take advantage of our family-friendly amenities everywhere you see this symbol (below) because our commitment to the Mizzou family includes everyone.
University of Missouri to Bring WeCar® to Campus
05-15-2010
Sustainable car sharing program will start this fall
Columbia, Mo.--Did you know that a shared vehicle can remove 15 – 20 cars off the road? This fall Mizzou students, faculty and staff can use a car sharing program thanks to a new partnership between the Missouri Students Association and the Graduate Professional Council (MSA/GPC), the Missouri Student Unions, MU Parking and Transportation and the MU Sustainability Office. The WeCar® sharing program offers an economical, convenient and environmentally friendly transportation alternative to owning a car.
WeCar® offers students, faculty and staff freedom and mobility without the hassles of owning a car. Two hybrid vehicles and two sedans will be available and conveniently located on the MU campus. Membership is $35 annually and reservations can be made online. Hourly weekday rates for sedans are $8 per hour and hybrids start at $9 per hour. Customers who are 18 -20 years of age are eligible to use this service but must have their own insurance.
“Bringing WeCar® to Mizzou will provide an important service to our students, especially those who are on-campus residents, and will allow them the freedom to go grocery shopping, run errands, etc.” said Dr. Jeff Zeilenga, Asst. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. “This program also supports MU’s sustainability initiatives to reduce our carbon footprint, as well as relieve congestion and parking demand on campus.” For more information about Mizzou WeCar, visit: unions.missouri.edu/wecar.
Main Level of MU Student Center Project to Open Ahead of Schedule
03-05-2010
Despite a lengthy and bitter winter construction season, the main level of
Phase 2 of the University of Missouri Student Center is set to open ahead of schedule. A portion of Phase
2, which includes new dining options, lounge and study space for students, will open on Aug. 18, 2010.
“Our priority throughout this project has been to serve our students,” said Jeff Zeilenga, assistant
vice chancellor for Student Affairs. “Working with our contractor, VCC, we are seizing an opportunity to
open a large area of the student center much earlier than we anticipated. Benefits of opening this early
include convenience for our students, more food choices and 600 additional seats to meet the demand of
our student population.”
Originally, this portion of the student center project was not slated for completion until Spring
2011. This timeline caused some challenges including reduced dining capacity for students. Yet, due to
the efforts of the contractor and MU’s Campus Facilities Design & Construction team, work on Phase 2 is
ahead of schedule.
“When we realized that construction was continuing ahead of schedule, we began discussions
with the contractor to see if we could open the largest public portion of the facility for students when they
returned for the fall 2010 semester,” Zeilenga said. “This will require some overtime by the contractor,
but the project has a contingency for this and we think it is well worth it for our students and our auxiliary
operations.”
Upon completion of the main level of Phase 2, students can look forward new and improved
services including additional dining options as well as lounge and study space. This new area is meant to
serve as the hub of student activity on campus.
The remaining areas should be completed by December 2010. Amenities in this area will include
“The Shack” games and programming area, Mort’s Grille, a convenience store, student study and meeting
rooms, and the Mizzou Traditions Lounge. This schedule is still contingent on variables such as weather.
“It’s incredible that we can open this key student facility ahead of schedule,” said Cathy Scroggs,
vice chancellor for Student Affairs. “This demonstrates the importance that we place on our students, and
I can’t wait for them to start using the new services we will provide.”
