Over the summer, numerous changes were made on campus. The re-arrangement of office spaces was just one of them.
The Fraternity and Sorority Life offices originally in the Harper/Wyckoff basement have been moved to room 40 in the lower level of the Student Center.
The Lewis J. Berger Center left the basement of Harper/Wyckoff and is now currently located in Sisson 141, where the Student Activities Office was formerly located. Organizations such as Fellows and Links can also be found there.
Lastly, parking services is now located on the first floor of Sisson Hall.
Director of Student Activities Tom Coy talked about these changes when he spoke at the Bradley Organizational Leadership Training (BOLT) seminar on Aug. 25.
“Something that people don’t realize is that the Fraternity and Sorority offices is part of the Student Activities office,” Coy said. “That way, someone can always help you if nobody is available in one of the offices.”
Assistant Director of Student Activities Lauren Smetana said she hopes this move will improve relationships with fraternities and sororities as well as “streamline the communication and services for all those involved.”
Smetana said she is optimistic about these changes and what they will do for Bradley in the long run.
“Student Activities feels much more open and feels more like an office,” she said. “With how our office is arranged and laid out, I think it will lead to better relationship-building both among staff and students. I think this decision was a great benefit to Bradley both for the short-term and will continue to make sense for the long-term, as well.”
The Lewis J. Berger Center’s new location also looks to improve relationships with students. Director of the Lewis J. Berger Center for Student Leadership and Public Service Jessica Chandler explained why this move was made in the first place.
“We were looking to get everyone under the same roof, give offices more space and closer align offices that fall under each other,” Chandler said.
According to Chandler, this will help the center become more attainable and relatable to students.
