Blog #1

I will be observing Kessel Student Center at the Pace University Pleasantville campus. Kessel is our one and ONLY dining hall located at the heart of campus. There are three parts to Kessel that include the dining hall, the main seating area and the lounges where you can host activities. I think Kessel is a great meeting space for everyone. It’s the one place that everyone comes together for a common interest- food. Food is one of my favorite things and it’s really interesting to me what people order while in Kessel. In addition to this, I find it interesting what lines they tend to stay away from and what lines tend to always be filled. Kessel is also a place where different types of “groups” engage with each other that normally would not. Since Pace is a small campus, there aren’t many places where students go just to hangout. With that being said, Kessel has a bunch of rooms where different groups can hold events throughout the year. On campus, we have a multitude of groups. In this category, there are sports teams, sororities, outside volunteer organizations and clubs, all of which host events at Kessel. After completing my observation, I hope to discover a couple of different things including how long people tend to stay in Kessel, what type of people come to Kessel, in groups or alone, where people sit or if they always sit in the same place and lastly at what times is Kessel the busiest. Lastly, I will also be observing how Kessel runs during the week compared to the weekends.