EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Mamava lactation pods are now available at five El Paso Community College (EPCC) campuses around El Paso.
Photos courtesy of EPCC
EPCC parenting students or students helping with parenting responsibilities (caregivers) are welcome to bring their children with them while they study or do homework at the centers, according to a news release sent by EPCC.
EPCC said the lactation pods will be available to students, faculty and staff anytime the campuses are open at Mission del Paso, Valle Verde, Rio Grande, Northwest and the Administrative Services Center.
“The EPCC Family Friendly Campus Teams are delighted to support EPCC student parents and families with spaces and activities intended to make them and their families feel welcome and provide a support system that will help student-parents to persist and complete their degree,” Lucia Rodriguez, director of the Office of Student Success and Family Friendly Project lead organizer said. “Lactation pods will offer mothers a quiet, private space where they can take a moment to recharge as they nurse or pump. Lactation spaces are intended to encourage breastfeeding parents to come to campus, stay, or return to school sooner, stay enrolled, and graduate.”
The lactation pods do not have room numbers, according to EPCC.
“The Mamava XL-V6 pods are considered the best pods for public venues and large workspaces and are designed for wheelchair accessibility. The pods will have a cell phone app that allows students’ access to unlock the pod with their cell phones,” read the news release.
Student Parent Resource Centers:
From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday (Varies by campus, call for operating hours)
Locations:
Mission del Paso Campus: (915) 831-7168
Student Parent Resource Center – (C Building Room C123)
Lactation pod – (Location: Immediately to the left of the entrance to Building D)
Northwest Campus: (915) 931-8883
Student Parent Resource Center – (Library Building Room L100)
Lactation room – (Main Building Room M8A)
Lactation pod – In the NW Campus Library, right outside of the NW Student Parent Resource Center Room NW L117.
Rio Grande Campus: (915) 831-4424
Student Parent Resource Center (E Building, Room E116)
Lactation room – (E Building, Room E117)
Lactation pod – The southeast corner of the cafeteria. There is an accessibility ramp to the right of the staircase. The pod will be right next to the Tejano Market.
Transmountain Campus: (915) 831-5044
Student Parent Resource Center – (Room 1700)
Lactation room only – (Room 1700 / Adjoining Space)
Valle Verde Campus: (915) 831-3246
Student Parent Resource Center – (A Building Room A2415)
Lactation room – (A Building Room A2415)
Lactation pod – (Arts, Science, Technology (AST) Building near the Flexitorium- AST 150, far right against the window (outlet on wall).
Administrative Services Center (ASC)
Lactation pod – in Building B, Bottom floor, next to sitting area, in front of elevators, next to the stairs.
For more information visit here.
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