Behind the brick façade of UNC Greensboro’s Ferguson building lies a new escape, both for learning and calming: a sensory room.
Lisa (Sears) Williams ‘93 M.S., an alumna and current master of fine arts in interior architecture (IARc) student, designed the space in the recreational therapy laboratory as a place for college students to find comfort.
“College was such a transformative time for me where I blossomed and found my passion,” Williams says. “But I started reading about the increase of stress, anxiety, and depression in college students and it just devastated me.”