Ask an Honors College student their favorite place to study and many will answer, “The SLUG.” A student learning center and community lounge, the SLUG’s history dates back more than two decades and spans three locations across Oregon State’s Corvallis campus. And just as the Honors College has changed, so has the SLUG. Check out the photos […]
February 22, 2017
Ask an Honors College student their favorite place to study and many will answer, “The SLUG.” A student learning center and community lounge, the SLUG’s history dates back more than two decades and spans three locations across Oregon State’s Corvallis campus. And just as the Honors College has changed, so has the SLUG. Check out the photos below for a visual and oral history of the SLUG.
A learning center for Honors College students opens in 1995 in the basement of Strand Agricultural Hall.
“One of my favorite memories in Strand Hall was watching rows of folks pounding out their final drafts of Honors College theses the week before deadline, since many of us didn’t own computers.” -Kyle Shaver, HC class of 2000
In 1996, the center picks up the name SLUG, an abbreviation for Student Learning Under Ground.
In 2014 SLUG makes the move to the second floor of Weniger Hall. Inspired by the new location, the center is renamed SNAIL, an abbreviation for Students New and Improved Lounge.
“My favorite memories of working in the SLUG have been meeting with other HC students who use the SLUG regularly and reconnecting with friends from the dorms who I never see anymore.” – Lexi Welch, human development and family sciences
In 2015 SLUG moved into Oregon State’s world-class learning and teaching facility, the Learning Innovation Center.
“Some of my favorite memories in the SLUG have been the study breaks. It’s really fun to just relax and hang out with people and collectively take a break for a few hours.” -Tanna Wilson, French
“My favorite thing about the SLUG? I love that I can always reconnect with friends in the SLUG, and that I have a place to study in the middle of the day.” –Dillion Koch, family sciences
Located on the 3rd floor of the LInC, the SLUG serves more than 1,100 Honors College students each term.
“The SLUG is the perfect place to chill and unwind between classes.” -Jorie Casey, microbiology
“Hanging out in the SLUG and enjoying the gorgeous views of Corvallis is one of my favorite things about our new space in the LInC.” – Logan Adams, ecological engineering & international studies
“I love that working in the SLUG offers the chance to study with other people.” -Holly Duvall, animal science
“Working in the SLUG is motivational because I’m surrounded by other students.” -Alex Martino, management and marketing
The Learning Innovation Center is home to the Honors College and the SLUG.
