Editor’s Note: Sarah Kaye is a junior studying Strategic Communications with a minor in Business. Her goal is to start a career in Public Relations and Marketing. She recently wrote about the Lassonde Studios and why she and fellow students are excited about the innovative student housing. 
The Lassonde Studios are currently being built on our campus and plan to be complete in Fall 2016. The Lassonde Studios provides 400 students with housing and space to launch innovations and be able to bring their ideas to life in the 20,000 square foot “garage.” The mission for the Lassonde Studios is “to provide transformative student experiences through innovation and entrepreneurship.”
All students are welcome to apply to live in this up and coming building, but it particularly stands out to business students.
“The Lassonde studios are going to be such a great addition to our campus, I am not going to be living in them but I am very excited for the other business students who will be,” said Madi Hayes, a business minor at the U. “I can’t wait to see all of the innovation and entrepreneurship that comes out of this.”
Many business students are currently applying to get the opportunity to be the first students to live in the studios.
“The Lassonde Studios are helping our students have the opportunity to explore entrepreneurship and come up with innovations to potentially put on the market,” said Molly Winker. “This is huge for many business students but also brings interest to all students at the University.”
Information is found all over the school currently and is bringing a lot of attention to the up-and-coming building.
“Everything about this building has been unique and different, even our design process,” said Mehrdad Yazdani, of Yazdani Studio of Cannon Design and the lead designer for the Lassonde Studios. “We started by challenging our assumptions about student housing and exploring the boundaries between where students live and work. The result is an entirely new campus building typology.”
I think the Lassonde Studios are going to bring unlimited opportunities to students who are looking to challenge themselves. The studios open many doors to excel in entrepreneurship and gain skills to be successful throughout future careers. The University continues to strive for improvements and different ways to improve campus and provide opportunities to students and with the Lassonde Studios, the Eccles School and The University of Utah can continue to help students achieve their entrepreneurial goals.