Norris Center Locations
McCormick Auditorium
McCormick Auditorium is an approximately 300-seat lecture hall and theater located on the first floor of Norris University Center. It is the second most common student theatre venue.
Louis Room
The Louis Room is a large room located on the second floor of Norris University Center. There are two halves of the room that can be separated by a divider. The south half is a large square room with a tall ceiling (approx. 22ft.). There is also a balcony that runs all the way around the room. The North half is a smaller room with a 9ft. ceiling and is often used as a backstage area.
Norris University Center
Norris University Center, usually shortened to Norris, is located on the eastern part of campus, approximately level with Foster Street, and is sometimes considered the dividing line between north and south campus. Norris has five floors: underground, ground, first, second, and third. Norris houses McCormick Auditorium, the Louis Room, SOURCE, SOFO, meeting rooms, and student organization offices. The eleven meeting rooms are often used by StuCo boards and other organizations, including Waa-Mu, but very few people actually know which name corresponds to what room.
Norbucks
Norbucks is a portmanteau of Norris Starbucks. It is located on the ground floor of Norris, immediately obvious when you walk in the entrance closest to Bienen and Wirtz. Norbucks is often used for small meetings, such as designer interviews or design team meetings. It’s also a great place to relax and do some work, if you don’t mind noise.
Smoothie Place
This used to be Norbucks, and It is located on the first floor of Norris, immediately obvious when you walk in the west-facing (or library-facing) entrance. This space is often used for small meetings, such as designer interviews or design team meetings. It’s also a great place to relax and do some work, if you don’t mind noise.
SOFO
Student Organization Financial Office, SOFO for short, is a literal place located on the first floor of Norris by the Center Desk, as well as an entity that StuCo boards (and other student organizations) have to deal with when any finances are on the line.
SOURCE
SOURCE is a multi-purpose work space on the third floor of Norris. It is occasionally used for production team meetings, and sign ups for board, producer, or director interviews in the fall and spring are done via a binder in SOURCE. Accessing the third floor can be tricky; the stairs to the second floor are on the south side of the first floor, and the stairs to the third floor are by the doors to the second floor. The elevators are easier while you’re still figuring Norris out.
Student Organization Offices
Also located on the third floor of Norris, student organization offices are home to offices for some theatre boards. Most of the boards are shared between a few organizations. There is a directory by the bathrooms that indicates which organizations are located in which offices.