Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center at Faunce House

“The Stephen Robert ‘62 Campus Center will foster greater interaction among Brown’s extraordinary students, and exceptional faculty and staff. This will help achieve our plan for academic enrichment by building a shared sense of community. I am particularly happy that the Campus Center will invigorate student life.”

- Stephen Robert '62

Thanks to the generosity of Stephen Robert '62 and several anonymous donors, the University will renovate Faunce House and create the new Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center. Schwartz/Silver Architects have been selected to design the center, which is currently scheduled to be completed in 2010.

Planning Committee

A representative committee has been meeting to lead community input efforts and ensure student, faculty, and staff voices play a key role in the planning process:

Alyssa Blood, UCS Campus Life Chair
Janet Cooper-Nelson, University Chaplain
Eleanor "Ellie" Cutler '10
Amie Darboe '10
Wendy Edwards, Professor of Visual Arts
Allison Fong, Ph.D. candidate in French
Ricky Gresh, Director of Student Activities (Chair)
Joelle Karlik '08, MD '11
Margaret Klawunn, Vice-President for Campus Life & Student Services
Christopher O'Neil, Staff Advisory Council and Production Manager for the Department of Theatre, Speech, and Dance
Anthony Evans, Ph.D. candidate in Psychology
Amy Tan '09
Gretchen Willis, Director of Brown Dining

Former members of the committee are: Jason Lambrese '06 MD '10 and Robin McGill, Ph.D candidate in Classics.

John Cooke, Project Manager from the Department of Facilities and Allison Keves of the Student Activities Office are resources to the committee.

Community Input

The participation of students, faculty, and staff in the life and activities of the Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center at Faunce House will be instrumental to its success -- not only after it opens but also throughout the planning process.

During the spring 2008, community forums were held with the following groups: Undergraduate Council of Students (February 13 and April 30), Medical School Student Senate (March 4), Religious Life Associates (April 1) and Religious Life communities (February 13), Graduate Student Council (March 5), and the Brown University Activities Council (April 30).

We also attended meetings of the Campus Life Advisory Board, Staff Advisory Committee, Subcommittee on Alcohol and Other Drugs, Third World Center, the Queer Alliance, and the administrative offices to be housed in J. Walter Wilson.

Questions, comments, and suggestions may be forwarded robertcampuscenter AT brown.edu.

In the News

Article covering the 2/13/08 UCS meeting during which UCS and guests were invited to give input (BDH, February 14, 2008)
Faunce House renovation to begin in summer 2009 (BDH, February 11, 2008). Please note two corrections: (1) construction is currently anticipated to begin summer 2009; however, this timetable may still change and (2) the Student Activities Office is not moving to J. Walter Wilson and is currently slated to be part of the Robert Campus Center.
Schwartz/Silver Architects to Design Robert Campus Center (Brown News Office, February, 8, 2008)
Planning for Campus Center to Begin this Fall (BDH, September 12, 2007)
J. Walter Wilson to house student support services (BDH, March 22, 2007)
This Time, For Real (BDH editorial, March 1, 2007)
Changes to Faunce could come as soon as this summer (BDH, March 1, 2007). Please note that a correction is at the end of the article clarifying that any Faunce renovation would not begin until a later date.
Corporation approves student center, elects new chancellor (BDH, February 26, 2007)
Faunce House To Be Renovated as Stephen Robert Campus Center (Brown News Office, February 24, 2007)