Conference Presentations

Institutions can move beyond design project engagement activities by actively collaborating with students to explore issues of belonging and mattering to make more meaningful design choices. This session will delve into research created with students from racial minorities at North Carolina State University's (NCSU) D. H. Jr. Hill Library, which explores their perceptions and offers their visions for more just and equitable spaces. Along with learning how to connect students' sense of belonging and mattering to campus design through meaningful collaboration, you'll leave this session with a replicable research model to use with students to envision more inclusive learning environments.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Detail a rigorous qualitative research approach to engage students in assessing the impact of existing design choices on their sense of belonging and wellbeing in libraries.
2. Transform engagement strategies for future design by reconsidering the timing and methods of collaborating with students to examine the impact of existing campus spaces.
3. Examine the congruence and dissonance between student perceptions of belonging, mattering, and wellbeing in a space and institutional intentions to create alignment.
4. Apply actionable insights from collaborative research with students to guide the creation of inclusively designed learning environments and use a replicable model for engaging with students, ensuring adaptability for future campus projects.

Presenters:

Gina Fernandes, PhD Student, North Carolina State University at Raleigh
David Woodbury, Head, Learning Spaces & Services, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Delivered 07/22/2024.

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