The Sarah Lawrence campus is home to many student spaces, each designed for a variety of uses. Students hired by the Student Senate run each student-managed space.
Student-Managed Spaces
Common Ground (The Hub)
Common Ground’s mission is to serve students of color and student-of-color identity groups, as well as to engage the Sarah Lawrence community in discussions about the perceptions, realities, and consequences of racial and ethnic identity in our society and in the world at large. The space serves as a meeting room, event space, lounge area, and resource center for students of color and members of APICAD, Harambee, Unidad, and any other student-of-color identity group.
While Common Ground primarily works with student-of-color identity groups, it also hosts events with other student organizations, faculty, and administrative officers committed to campus dialogue surrounding issues of multiculturalism and racial and ethnic diversity. Common Ground programming includes speakers, performances, discussions, movie nights, conferences, workshops, and other activities. Contact
LGBTQIA Space (The Hub)
The LGBTQIA Space seeks to create a physical space for LGBTQIA students and LGBTQIA student identity groups to engage in dialogues regarding the realities and perceptions of their identities. Its purpose is to uplift LGBTQIA student voices and to foster greater understanding of LGBTQIA identities in the Sarah Lawrence community and abroad. The space hosts group meetings, speakers, workshops, study sessions, and other campus events. It also functions as a meeting room, lounge area, and resource center for LGBTQIA students and their allies. Contact
Publication Space (Bates)
Publication Space provides computers, printers, and other amenities for the writers and editors of Sarah Lawrence’s numerous student publications. Contact
Spiritual Space (The Hub)
The Spiritual Space works to nourish spirituality in all of us by providing an intimate atmosphere, a sense of the holy, and a refuge for contemplation, both individually and collectively. This carefully designed space is minimally furnished, enabling visitors to engage freely in personal introspection, meditation, and prayer. It can also be reserved as a meeting place for religious groups or spiritually based events. Housing a religious/spiritual library and items used in religious practice, this inclusive space allows many accesses to spirituality, while also serving as a canvas for all practices and traditions. Contact
Teahaus (North Lawn)
The Teahaus is an iconic spot on campus. This small stone building provides a quiet space for reading, reflection, and conversation. This student-run space offers light refreshments and a wide range of international teas. All proceeds benefit the Students Scholarship Fund. The Teahaus is open during the day and sometimes hosts poetry readings, study groups, and open mic nights. Contact
WSLC Radio Station (The Hub)
Sarah Lawrence’s student-run radio station, WSLC, is located on the second floor of Bates. Featuring a number of student DJs, each with a unique style, WSLC presents a variety of programs and music. The station broadcasts via the Internet. Listen Online | Contact
Other Student Spaces
Dining area with kosher/halal and general-use kitchens (The HUB)
The communal dining area is where all students can eat together, host meals, and connect with their peers. The general-use kitchen is for all students. The dedicated kosher/halal kitchen is forexclusive use by those who keep Halal or Kosher diets, and their respective student organizations. Both the dining area and the kitchens can be reserved for events. Prior to using either shared kitchen, students will be asked to complete a brief online training and sign an agreement outlining appropriate use and guidelines.
The Basement (Bates)
The Basement is available for student theatre productions. The walls of the Basement are considered free expression space and can be repainted by anyone in the community. Contact
Food Sharing Space
The Food Sharing Space is an on-campus food pantry containing non-perishable food items as well as some toiletries. The Food Sharing Space is open to all SLC students and is managed by two student workers. It is open 4-6 hours each week and is located Bates 05 (on the zero level). For more information on hours of operation and detailed lists of needed items visit the Food Sharing Space on MySLC or contact studentdeib@sarahlawrence.edu.
Slonim House
As well as housing classrooms and the Graduate Studies offices, Slonim House has a living room and kitchen that serve as comfortable social gathering places for graduate students and faculty. In both the kitchen and lobby, bulletin boards are used to post messages between administration and students, and students have their own posting boards in the upstairs kitchen. Students gather in the large Slonim House living room to study, attend poetry readings, hold meetings for student-run organizations, have celebrations, attend informal presentations, lounge on the couches to read, or sit at the tables to do homework. Contact
Student Organization Space
The Student Organization Space is a hub for student club and organization activities on campus. Located in the Barbara Walters Campus Center, this space provides supplies, technology, and workspace for student leaders to collaborate on events and activities for the community. Contact