EHS building to add learning commons for students

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Paige Calamari
Paige Calamari/Staff Photographer Ann Arbor freshman Kristina Graham, left, and Custer junior Samara Spotts work on a project together for His House Thursday morning in a study room in the Education and Human Services building. Graham, an education major, said she spends approximately two days a week in the EHS building and enjoys the study rooms located throughout. "I love it," Graham said. "I think it's really cool."

The Education and Human Services Building will be adding learning commons for their students in the near future. The commons will house computers and other technology to help students learn how to integrate them into their future careers.

"We're partnering with the Kromer Instructional Materials Center," said Dale-Elizabeth Pehrsson, dean of the College of Education and Human Services. "We're making it more of a media center, kind of a resource for students."

The learning commons are still in the development stage. Betty Kirby, associate dean of the College of Education and Human Services is heading up the project. Pehrsson said the commons will be important for all departments under the college.

"It's a group of people working to provide the best experience in using technology in prep for their careers," she said. "They don't see themselves as technicians."

There is still no set date for the new commons to open. For more information on the learning commons, visit the CEHS site.

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