Our Department hosts a large number of student clubs.  In the past, the College supported these clubs with adequate space and funding.  In the past few years, however, our access to such club/student space has been removed.  Several years ago, we had space in Harriman Hall (because of the combined Computer Science and Math club at the time).  When the Math Department reclaimed this room, our club moved to BT-353B, which had housed the Architecture club for several years.  However, our clubs were asked to vacate it shortly after it was given to us, citing “safety concerns,” even though there were no such concerns during the many years the Architecture students utilized it.  We had also asked for BT-252 as a club room when the Diagnostic Imaging program moved from our offices.  However, we were told that it was a “generic student study area.”  Within a month of that declaration, the room was given to the Education Department.

     Many clubs have designated areas on campus.  Therefore, it is ironic that our Department, which hosts more clubs than any other, should be repeatedly denied access to such space.  In any given semester, we provide space and advisors for minimally five clubs (eg. Computing Club, Computer Science Club, Fencing Club, Martial Arts Club, Chess Club), and have also worked with several others.  As such, we are requesting that additional space be allocated for the use of our students and clubs.