Mission Statement - Student Union, Inc.

2006-2007 Annual ReportMusic RoomProviding students a place to study, relax, and enjoy a raremoment of leisure time, the Music Room features a comfortableDuring the lunch hour, the Music Room is often filled to capacity. Atother times of the day, there is a constant stream of students coming intolounge area and three private listening booths. Tunes playing fromthe speakers are selected from a collection of almost 700 CDs andover 1,000 vinyl records sampled from almost every genre. Dozens ofmagazine subscriptions, playing cards, dominoes, and chess and checkersthe Music Room to take advantage of the oasis it provides in the middleof the hectic day. Because of its reputation for playing quality music andthe friendliness of its staff, the Music Room sees many repeat visitorssemester after semester.pieces are all available for students to read or play.Staff TrainingThe Music Room partners with other departments to host many eventsoutside of normal business hours, including workshops, informal meetings,and other sponsored events. In the Spring of 2007, the Music Roomhosted to a private reception for author Kahled Hosseini after his readingin the Barrett Ballroom. It was also reserved on numerous occasions forstudent organization sponsored events, such as poetry readings. In thespring of 2007, the Music Room hosted the Student Union DiversityCommittee’s “Diversity Banquet.” Staff came to the Music Room andshared dishes and stories from their individual cultures.Customer service and musical diversity training are the cornerstones fornew Music Room employees. Through a unique training process, thestaff are required to play music outside of their direct realm of interestor specialty. Staff then pass on this wider appreciation by playing musicthat is more obscure than the radio and very likely new to the MusicRoom’s visitors. Staff at the Music Room also attended a series ofdiversity trainings in the spring of 2007, including workshops on genderand age discrimination, and participated in a Diversity Banquet wherethey showcased aspects of their personal cultures.Student Union, Inc. San José State University14 | 15