Survival Guide to: The Student Center

Student Center

Photograph by Georgia State University

Location: 55 Gilmer Street SE Atlanta, GA 30303

Student Center is comprised of two buildings connected to one another. The first of the buildings is Student Center East. Student Center East is where many events are held on campus with Ballroom and Speaker’s Auditorium being located on the first floor. On the 3^rd floor of Student Center East are many important offices such as the Event Management Office to reserve various rooms on campus as well as the Dean of Student Office.

Across from Student Center East, is the building Student Center West, which is connected by a bridge on the second and third floor. In Student Center West there are offices that will help students in their extracurricular desires as well as quick places to grab a quick bit or supplies. In reality, the most important floor in this building are the 2^nd and 3^rd floor to the majority of students as these are the floors that have food to purchase or entertainment/extracurricular activities for students to explore.

However, these are only a few highlighted offices from the Student Center. Below is a list of all offices within each building:

Student Center East

1^st Floor

• Ballroom (Court/House/Senate Salon)
• Information Desk
• Speaker’s Auditorium
• Panther Courtyard Café

  

  Illustration by Georgia State University

• Courtyard Stage

2^nd Floor

• Multicultural Center
• Meeting Rooms
• Office of Disability Services

3^rd Floor

• Dean of Student Office
• Black Student Achievement
• Event Management Office
• Art Gallery
• Spotlight Office
• Human Resource
• Panther Dining Catering

Student Center West

1^st Floor

• Chick-Fil-A Express

2^nd Floor

• Auxiliary Services (Parking/PantherCard)
• Career Services
• Album 88
• GSTV
• The Signal
• Cinefest Theatre
• Meeting Rooms

3^rd Floor

• Georgia State Bookstore
• Panther Corner

4^th Floor

• Student Government Association
• Greek Fraternity and Sorority Rooms
• Meeting Rooms

But aside from the office and the breakdown of the building, this is the student hub of Georgia State’s Campus. This building is where basically any and everything takes places whether that is fairs, events, or even parties. And when there are no events at the Student Center (or at least one that may not interest you), this is a central location where you can meet up with your friends and meet new people. At some point or multiple points in your life, you will have to come to the Student Center in your collegiate career at Georgia State. So why not get familiar with this place on campus!

Tips and Hints to Survive:

• Always go to Chick-Fil-A on the 1^st floor of Student Center West before 12:15, otherwise you’ll be eating dinner waiting in line.
• Go through the Student Center to cut time off your walk to class.
• The best place to take a nap in between classes is the Art Gallery
• Get discounted tickets to main attractions in Atlanta (Skyview, Medieval Times, Regal Cinema, etc.) from Information Desk