The ASUC Auxiliary’s new, unified LEAD Center is a one-stop shop for UC Berkeley students looking to find leadership training, get involved with organizations, or receive advising for student groups. Located in 102 Hearst Gym, the LEAD Center brings together the staff and functions formerly provided separately by the Center for Student Leadership, the Office of Student Affairs, and the Graduate Assembly business office, with the goal of delivering more efficient leadership development and comprehensive student-group advising.

The long-desired overhaul of Lower Sproul and the dream of a new, state-of-the-art Student Union is beginning to take shape, with construction scheduled to begin in the early spring. The redesigned complex is envisioned as the true and beating heart of student life on campus, a vibrant hub and central meeting place that will truly meet student needs.

Architects’ renderings for the $223 million renovation show a light-filled area that’s open, inviting and bustling with activity 24/7. Eshleman Hall, currently closed off with walls of concrete, will be replaced by a lower building veiled in glass to expose the busy hive inside — students meeting, studying, dancing, eating, meditating and just hanging out.