Available Spaces

Mehdi Heravi Global Teaching and Learning Center

A variety of spaces come together to meet a variety of needs.

The Mehdi Heravi Global Teaching & Learning Center brings USU's Department of World Languages & Cultures under one roof and puts students in the center of an environment dedicated to broader resources and greater connection among the many majors and non-majors who take language classes at Utah State.

Rooms within the new facility offer access to technology, materials, and spaces that facilitate learning, conversation, reflection, and collaboration, helping USU's next generation of graduates prepare for an increasingly global world.

Academic Excellence

Kitchen area inside the Mehdi Heravi building

Conference Rooms

Conveniently located next to study carrels, culture hubs, and faculty offices, the conference rooms are dispersed throughout the facility to provide variety and meet the needs of faculty, students, and staff.

IELI Lab

The Intensive English Language Institute lab is equipped with computers, large tables, bookshelves for language media, and a projector, which can be used to stream movies and assist with instruction and tutoring.

Language Labs

The language lab is equipped with computers, large tables, bookshelves for media, and a projector, which can be used to stream movies and assist with instruction or tutoring.

Interview Room

Oral histories and in-person interviews are essential tools for documenting local language and culture, and this room gives students a professional space to connect with communities near and far.

Offices

Dedicated office space to prepare for classes, meet with students, conduct virtual meetings, and actively work on research. The new building brings faculty together in a unified space.

Programmatic Kitchen

This fully-outfitted kitchen aims to make teaching and learning about cultural foods more accessible by providing sinks, a cooking range, warming boxes, refrigerators, prep tables, and more.

Tech Creative Space

The tech creative space is designed to assist students in creating digital media projects as part of their coursework.

Student Experience

Bike Storage

The secure bike storage and shower facilities facilitates additional transportation options for students and support commuters wishing to reduce their carbon footprint.

Graduate Study Carrels

Graduate students are a vital part of the campus community, often acting as conduits between undergraduates and faculty. The grad study carrels allow them space to work and collaborate.

Lactation Room

More than 12% of USU students are parents, and for some, having a lactation room can mean the difference between taking a leave from their studies and being able to complete their degree on time.

Student Break Room

The student break room gives students a place to store, prepare, and warm up food they bring from home.

Cultural Hubs

The hubs help establish a USU community for each language, inviting students, instructors, and guest speakers to enjoy an immersive experience as they share space over conversation, food, and objects that let them travel to another part of the world without leaving campus.

Reflection Room

The reflection room is a peaceful and inviting area for students who wish to meditate or pray while they are on campus.

Study Nooks

These areas, carved into the sides of the hallways, are furnished with booth seating and small tables to provide a quiet yet energetic work environments.

Public Impact

Atrium

Creating a sense of space and optimizing natural light, the atrium on the second floor opens to the first-floor central corridor below, which is lined with eight cultural hubs representing languages within the department.

Café

The café, located in the main lobby of the Mehdi Heravi Global Teaching and Learning Center, is a meeting area for not only students and faculty in the building, but for anyone near the southwest corner of the Quad.

East Courtyard

Situated between Ray B. West and the new building, the east courtyard is a lovely multiuse space with landscaping and benches, providing an inviting outdoor area for students, faculty, and staff to sit together and unwind.

Front Garden

Prominently located outside the new building and facing the historic Quad, the front garden is an opportunity to honor local culture and the land on which USU was built.

Languages Reception

Newcomers to the building have convenient access to a reception area where they can ask about programs of study, learn about cultural events, or sign up for language testing.

Lobby

As one of the largest and most visible spaces in the new building and with views of the Quad, the lobby serves as the introduction to USU’s newest facility on the Logan campus.

Multipurpose Room

This large, inviting space can be reserved for events such as lectures, presentations, cultural celebrations and language testing.