Mitchell Community College recently held a special celebration at the Huskins Library on the Statesville Campus for the long-awaited ribbon-cutting of the library’s Maverick Room.
Through a grant titled “Collaborative Spaces,” Huskins Library established the Maverick Room along with other collaborative spaces to support students, faculty, staff, community and alumni. The spaces have been in use since August 2020 but due to the pandemic, these spaces have not been officially recognized for their significant campus impact until now.
“These spaces promote collaborative learning for all types of library users. These spaces are beneficial to the campus because groups can safely plan, collaborate, create, explore, and build relationships,” said Beverly Rufty, Mitchell’s director of library and…