New “CampusPause and Family Services Outdoor Shelter” on Bürgerstraße

Have you noticed it yet? At our first satellite location on Bürgerstraße in Landau, there’s now a “CampusPause and Family Service Outdoor Hut” set up on the lawn. From now on, the motto is: Whether you’re a student, staff member, young or old—come enjoy your Bürgerstraße break with us! Create your own little break spot, soak up the fall sun, and enjoy the friendly company there.

The concept isn’t new—the CampusPause huts have been around in Kaiserslautern for a long time. CampusPlus then brought these huts to Landau as well. The idea for a shared hut arose this spring through a collaboration between Eva Borries, coordinator of Family Services in Landau, and Sophia Storck from CampusPlus:

“We’ve noticed that there’s currently far too little visibility of children and families on campus and at the satellite locations. Due to historic preservation laws and other restrictions, it’s difficult to plan a playground. So we asked ourselves, how can we still create a place where children and adults can spend time together? A place that also invites people to work and learn together. As a certified family-friendly university, one of our core missions is to make the environment more family-friendly and to make families more visible.”

This is how the idea first took shape to jointly manage one of the huts—namely, the one that opened this summer on the Künstlerwiese on campus. In addition to a bench for children, there will soon be a box of toys there as well.

The sixth hut is now ready on Bürgerstraße. It, too, is fully equipped for children—with seating for kids, a hammock, and plenty of toys. The hut can be used without prior reservation for breaks, meetings (with children), study groups, and get-togethers.

If you have any questions about using the hut, please contact familie-sekretariat@rptu.de or simply check to see if the hut is open.