Got questions? Janet Padilla and other “O” Desk staffers have answers. Photograph by Nic Walcott, University Communications
The Best…Place to Get Told Where to Go
In the new EMU, when you need to know, go to the “O”
By Darienne Stiyer July 6, 2018
As someone who takes pride in her knowledge of campus, I never gave much thought to the “O” Desk in the Erb Memorial Union. I thought I knew everything I needed to know about campus, thank you very much.
Like other students, I have walked by the information desk—officially, the Christi and Mark Goodman Family Information Desk—regularly while taking a shortcut through the EMU to class. It’s easy to spot in the light, open area on the ground floor. The desk sits alone, an O-shaped island marking the hub of the EMU—like an X on a treasure map. A giant “O” light fixture hangs above, like an oversized spotlight. It’s not hard to see why the desk got its name.