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Photos: Student Success District at University of Arizona
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Photos: Student Success District at University of Arizona

  • Kelly Presnell
  • Dec 25, 2021
  • Dec 25, 2021

The renovation, which is set for completion in January, is the final piece of an $81 million buildout at the UA called the Student Success District. Construction of the massive project, which aims to seamlessly connect students with all of the resources they need to succeed in college and beyond, got underway in early 2019. – Kathryn Palmer

Student Success District, UA, 2021

Student Success District, UA, 2021

CATalyst Studios in the Main Library feature numerous technical workspaces, tools and equipment for students, part of the newly constructed Student Success District at the University of Arizona.

Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star

Student Success District, UA, 2021

Student Success District, UA, 2021

The third floor of the Bartlett Academic Success Center, part of the newly constructed Student Success District at the University of Arizona. Students wanted more natural light in the school's buildings and many of the newly built features are floor to roof windows.

Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star

Student Success District, UA, 2021

Student Success District, UA, 2021

Open floor plan and natural light in the remodeled Collaborative Learning Space at the Weaver Science-Engineering Library, part of the newly constructed Student Success District at the University of Arizona.

Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star

Student Success District, UA, 2021

Student Success District, UA, 2021

New open space and natural light as the result of the recent remodel of the entrance to Main Library, part of the newly constructed Student Success District at the University of Arizona.

Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star

Student Success District, UA, 2021

Student Success District, UA, 2021

The new Bartlett Academic Success Center runs to the south of Bear Down Gym and connects to the older building via a sidewalk and two elevated walkways, part of the newly constructed Student Success District at the University of Arizona.

Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star

Student Success District, UA, 2021

Student Success District, UA, 2021

A new opening installed in the floor of Bear Down Gym, part of the newly constructed Student Success District at the University of Arizona.

Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star

Student Success District, UA, 2021

Student Success District, UA, 2021

The Tech Toolshed offers students a chance to get hands-on with several cutting edge technical tools including 3D printers, computers, microphones and cameras, part of the newly constructed Student Success District at the University of Arizona.

Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star

Student Success District, UA, 2021

Student Success District, UA, 2021

The Monumental Staircase offers casual study space and seating for lectures and speeches in Main Library, part of the newly constructed Student Success District at the University of Arizona.

Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star

Student Success District, UA, 2021

Student Success District, UA, 2021

The new workrooms in Main Library feature overlays on the windows of a map of Pima County, part of the newly constructed Student Success District at the University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz., December 16, 2021.

Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star

Student Success District, UA, 2021

Student Success District, UA, 2021

A return of a hardwood gym floor to Bear Down Gym part of the newly constructed Student Success District at the University of Arizona. The remodel project also saved some of the original bench seats from the old gym.

Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star

Student Success District, UA, 2021

Student Success District, UA, 2021

The center court floor, saved during the remodel, stands on a the wall just outside the new locker rooms at Bear Down Gym, part of the newly constructed Student Success District at the University of Arizona.

Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star

Student Success District, UA, 2021

Student Success District, UA, 2021

The new offices for Support Outreach Success on the main floor of the new Bartlett Academic Success Center, part of the newly constructed Student Success District at the University of Arizona.

Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star

Student Success District, UA, 2021

Student Success District, UA, 2021

Two story windows are in place of what once was a solid wall and makes up the new east side entrance to the Weaver Science-Engineering Library, part of the newly constructed Student Success District at the University of Arizona.

Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star

Student Success District, UA, 2021

Student Success District, UA, 2021

Dozens of mobile partitions with writing surfaces for group study sessions are a new addition to the Weaver Science-Engineering Library, part of the newly constructed Student Success District at the University of Arizona.

Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star

Student Success District, UA, 2021

Student Success District, UA, 2021

Bear Down gym, center with a new entrance and connection to the new Bartlett Academic Success Center to the south, at left, and with Main Library to the east, right, is the centerpiece of the newly constructed Student Success District at the University of Arizona. The new district encompasses several acres and interconnects Bartlett, Main Library, Bear Down and Weaver Science-Engineering Library.

Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star

Student Success District, UA, 2021

Student Success District, UA, 2021

Main Library has new entrance on the west side, connecting it to Bear Down Gym, part of the newly constructed Student Success District at the University of Arizona.

Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
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The Student Success District, which is slated for completion in January, intends to seamlessly connect students with all of the resources they need to succeed in college and beyond.

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