Preview of The New Collins Classroom Center Classrooms  

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The Collins Classroom Center will undergo renovations in summer 2026, and Rachel Jensen, manager of the Sentry Hall project, shared a preview of what future classrooms will look like.  

Rather than traditional lecture halls and classrooms, the new Sentry Hall layout will feature coloring rooms, nap rooms, sensory rooms, toy rooms, and an indoor playground in the basement. 

The process of figuring out design and finding the right vision began in September 2021.  

The layout of classrooms in the new building has gone under multiple rounds of crucial review and feedback to get the outcome.  

“The process was hard, but I think students are going to benefit from these new classrooms,” said Jensen. “Students will love all the new benefits that they didn’t have in the previous classrooms.”  

Jensen worked hand in hand with Robert Peters, assistant manager of the Sentry Hall project, to create the designs for the classrooms. Peters first came up with the idea to try something new with the classroom designs in July 2025 after final exam scores decreased by 65%.  

Peters added that early design plans also included a “quiet corner” where students can sit and think about why they waited until the night before starting their assignments.  

“We worked a long time on these designs,” said Peters. “We want students to take these rooms as serious as we did.”  

Jensen and Peters decided to have more open windows, allowing the public to see and benefit from the new classroom renovations as well.  

Jensen wants students to understand that these rooms are for UWSP students and not the children at the Child Care Learning Center.  

“Although children would love these rooms, these classrooms are specifically made for UWSP students,” Jensen said. “I want students to fully utilize these classrooms as much as they can.”  

The old CCC has often been described as bland and in need of change by students. Jensen hopes that this large change of design for Sentry Hall classrooms will encourage UWSP students to use more of their sensory skills.  

Brianna Ankerson 

News Reporter  

Banke559@uwsp.edu