Amenities and Other Services

Dining, Lounges, and Meeting Spaces

The Student/Faculty Dining Commons is located on the 8th floor. A convenient, comfortable place for students and faculty to meet, converse, and socialize, it opens at 11 a.m., and offers a “Student Budget Lunch” to students with valid I.D. cards. Arrangements can be made for luncheons and receptions. For further information, contact the Dining Commons Manager (1-212-817-7953; diningcommons@gc.cuny.edu).

The 365 Express Coffee Shop is located on the 1st floor and is open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. during the academic semester and with adjusted food service hours during intercessions, spring recess, and summer periods.

The Robert E. Gilleece Student Center is located on the 5th floor. It houses offices for student government and chartered organizations of the Doctoral Students’ Council, two lounges (Room 5414, a “social” lounge, and Room 5409, a “quiet,” or “working,” lounge), a kitchenette, meeting space, and computers. Information about the use of the Gilleece Student Center, including access and meeting spaces, may be obtained by contacting the Doctoral Students’ Council, 1-212-817-7888, in Room 5495.

At the Lobby level, in Room 1102, adjacent to the 365 Express Coffee Shop, is the Foundation Lounge, which offers comfortable seating and coin-operated food and beverage dispensers. The Foundation Lounge is open when the building is open and can be entered either through the door to Room 1102 or from 365 Express when the coffee shop is open. (For GC building access hours, please refer to Building and Library Access.)

Information concerning the availability of space at the Graduate Center for special events or meetings may be obtained from Room Reservations by sending an email to: roomres@gc.cuny.edu.

Bulletin Boards and Postings

Posted information may be found throughout the Graduate Center on bulletin boards or in display areas administered by different programs and offices, including the Offices of Student Affairs (Room 7301), Research and Sponsored Programs (Room 8309), Human Resources (Room 8403; outside the Bursar's office on the 8th floor; and in Room 8313, the Staff Lounge), the Wellness Center (Room 6422), and the Mina Rees Library.

CUNY Virtual Bookshop

Please note the availability of the “CUNY Virtual Bookshop,” which has the advantage of having been designed not only to help you purchase books for your classes but also to help raise money for the Mina Rees Library at the same time. The Virtual Bookshop website is located at www.gc.cuny.edu/bookshop. This site does not process book orders directly but refers you to sites that have an affiliate relationship with the Virtual Bookshop. If you click on one of the affiliates’ links on our site, and subsequently purchase a book from that retailer, a percentage of the proceeds will go directly to the library.

Recreational and Exercise Facilities

The Graduate Center offers fitness classes at reduced rates for students through Continuing Education and Public Programs (CEPP). Classes have included Yoga, Tai Chi, Pilates, ballroom dancing, Middle Eastern dance exercise, and meditation. Information on classes is available from CEPP, at 1-212-817-8215 and at http://web.gc.cuny.edu/cepp, and from the Wellness Center (Room 6422; 1-212-817-7020). By special arrangement with Baruch College, enrolled Graduate Center students have been allowed to become members of the Baruch College Athletics and Recreation Complex (ARC), and it is anticipated that this arrangement will continue. Under the current provisions, Graduate Center students need to obtain from the GC Registrar’s office a certification of enrollment to present to the ARC Facilities Director and complete paperwork at Baruch along with payment of $100 for the year. Information about the ARC facilities can be found at their website at http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/sports/gen/2006/facilities_and_schedules.asp. Graduate Center students are also welcome to use the John Jay College Cardiovascular Fitness Center (899 Tenth Avenue, Suite 601) for a $275 annual fee (half-year membership is availble for $137.50). For John Jay, students must first have a physical examination ($25 on-site exams are available twice a year). For further information, contact Ron Goss at 1-212-237-8367. “Medical Referral forms” are available from program offices, the Doctoral Students’ Council office (Telephone: 1-212-817-7888), the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs (Telephone: 1-212-817-7400) and online at http://www.johnjayathletics.com/Pdfs/gen/2006/12/11/FitnessCenterHealthform.pdf.