Hubbard Hall - East Neighborhood

Hubbard Hall

Hubbard Hall is being renovated to welcome the First Year Experience Program in May 2010. In fall 2010, Hubbard Hall will launch the Neighborhood Concept which will centralize on-campus services for students within the residence hall.

The renovation plans include a new culinary venue in the current Sparty’s convenience store area and other upgrades throughout the entire building. The first floor will become an engagement space for student activity, replicating the look and feel of Holden Hall’s recent renovations.

Hubbard’s new north lounge will be segmented into four main student areas: study, dining, lounging and gaming. It will also include a secluded meeting room, a convenient feature for those working on group projects. Hubbard’s new south lounge will have a large quiet study area, as well as two group meeting rooms. Both north and south lobby areas will have a renovated reception area and recycling and mail sorting stations.

All student corridors will be repainted and will have replaced flooring to give the entire building an updated look. The facility will reopen in fall 2010.

For more details, please view www.liveon.msu.edu/pdf/HubbardHall.pdf (PDF).

Hubbard Renovations
Hubbard Renovations
Hubbard Renovations
 September 17

Construction at Hubbard is 100 percent complete and the Engagement Center is getting serious traffic now that classes have begun.

The gaming area still awaits one television but beyond that, all furniture, signage, flooring, lighting and artwork are in place across the first floor of Hubbard, including the student-made art display in the quiet study area. Also completed is the recycling area for ¬all to use.

Hubbard Hall also now features the all-new Sparty's Cafe, with convenience items, specialty coffee and cooked-to-order grill items.

Hubbard Renovations
Hubbard Renovations
 August 27

Hubbard Hall renovations are reaching near completion with every passing hour. All furnishings throughout the Engagement Center and hall itself have arrived and most televisions have been installed and mounted. Vending and recycling rooms at both the north and south ends are in working use just in time for student move-in. Private study rooms and offices are also ready and equipped with motion sensor lighting as a way to save energy. The all-new Sparty’s in Hubbard is fully stocked and has already been open for business more than once.

As one moves along toward South Hubbard they will run into the quiet study lounge and Olin Health Service Center. The study lounge awaits previously commissioned student artwork and a few minor tweaks before it is completely ready for lounging. Its neighbor, Olin, is nearly done with the examining room merely awaiting a bed, and the waiting area and office furniture in place.

Hubbard Renovations
Hubbard Renovations
 August 6

Construction continues at lightning speed in the East Neighborhood Engagement Center at Hubbard Hall. Sparty’s Café has all-new counters and shelving units and is only awaiting final touches. The game room had its final counter installed, and recycling areas throughout the first level are in place.

The lobby desks have been adorned with signage and metal décor, and the outdoor Wi-Fi area between Hubbard and Akers halls now has furniture in place.

Hubbard Renovations
 July 27

Hubbard service centers have received updated counters and walls throughout the entrance have been freshly stained. Counters have been installed in the recycling rooms and carpet and linoleum flooring has been installed throughout the Engagement Center. The framework for study and game rooms is also now in place.

Hubbard Renovations
Hubbard Renovations
 July 20

Drop-down ceilings have been installed throughout the new community spaces and most walls have received coats of environmentally friendly, low-VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) paint. The new Sparty’s Café counters are now installed and the checkout area has been painted.

Windows have been placed around all study rooms and at the Olin Health Center. The quiet study area’s counters have been completed and have fresh paint. Finally, all lighting throughout Hubbard has been switched to T-8 wattage bulbs, a more energy-efficient lighting solution.

Hubbard Renovations
Hubbard Renovations
 July 6

The landscaping between Hubbard and Akers halls is nearly complete with new sidewalk having been laid and grass seed planted. Inside, personal meeting rooms for the First Year Experience Program have been erected and painted, and the Sparty’s sales and kitchen areas have new details and paint.

The Health Center portion of the East Neighborhood Engagement Center has also been erected and laid out with two private rooms and one bathroom.

Hubbard Renovations
 June 15

On the first floor, wall framing has been put in place for the engagement center, study room, Sparty’s, First Year Experience Program meeting rooms and vending areas. Additionally, some of the student corridors have green, purple and blue paint on the walls.

Hubbard Renovations
Hubbard Renovations
 May 25

Construction is beginning on the service centers of both north and south Hubbard. Walls throughout the hall have been knocked down in preparation for open lounge and gaming areas, offices and a new, expanded Sparty’s. In addition, emergency phone systems are being installed and carpeting is being removed in all student corridors.

Hubbard Renovation
Hubbard Renovation
 May 10

Preparations have begun for the Hubbard Hall first-floor renovations. The project is planned to include updates to the lounges, corridors and the hall’s Sparty’s convenience store. A health center and a neighborhood engagement center will be added as well as a new kitchen to help expand the Sparty’s. Student wings will also receive new paint and carpeting. Pictured are the areas to be renovated.