New Student Union at San Diego State Celebrates Cross-cultural Relations - Higher Education: San Diego –- Last Friday, San Diego State University unveiled its new state-of-the-art Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union. The ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the conclusion of a project that has been in the works since 2010. Designed as a LEED Platinum building, the new student union provides a “safe zone where students can come to just be,” according to Dr. Tanis King Starck, program director of the Center for Intercultural Relations.
“Students felt that SDSU needed a place where their cultural identities could be acknowledged,” said Starck. She noted that the mantra of the new center needed to include the integration of many cultures and do more than just offer ethnically-themed celebrations once a month. “All of us need to experience the richness of cultures that make up this campus and get to know more about our own cultures,” she said.
