The listing for the center, along with listings for the other campus departments, faculty and staff members and students are available in the University Directory.
The 2002-2003 edition of the directory will be available to students in the next two to three weeks, said Pat Daugherty, director of Student Activities.
The release of the book follows months of preparation by various University departments.
"There is a collection of units involved in putting the book together," said Judy Howell, manager of Telephone Services.
Information about University employees comes from the Employee Records department of Human Resources.
Student information comes from the Registrar's Office.
Telephone Services writes the welcome notice for the book and is in charge of the departmental section that includes listings for the many departments on campus, such as Financial Aid and the libraries, Howell said.
The directory then is compiled by University Directories in Chapel Hill, N.C., a company that specializes in producing directories for colleges across the nation.
University Directories hires students to sell advertisements to local businesses in the summer.
"Last summer, five University students were hired as full-time marketing and sales interns," Daugherty said.
The book is paid for completely by ad sales. The sale of ads, occurring in May, is the first step in the process of production.
University Directories sends layout and sample data, such as the cover design, to the University in June.
"The decision on the cover art is not a scientific process," Daugherty said. "We look at photographic symbols of the University and shots of members of the University community and choose the shot we like best."
University data is added in September, and the book is proofed, printed and usually delivered in late October.
Some students may be unaware that the University directory is an available resource.
"I've heard of the online directory before, but I wasn't aware of the actual paper edition," said Laurel Thomason, a senior from Cleveland.
"The directory would be useful because it's often hard to find the numbers of campus offices on web pages," Thomason said. "It would be quicker to have a paper copy."
Though some students may be unaware of its existence, the directory is not new to the University.
Howell said she has a collection of directories in her office dating back 20 years.
"I can't imagine a time when the directory was not produced," Daugherty said.
However, the directory has changed through the years. Now almost everyone wants an e-mail listed, and some listings also include fax numbers, she said.
Daugherty and Howell both stressed the importance of keeping information current.
What information is included is up to the students, faculty and staff, Howell said. People must go through the proper channels to have information changed or deleted.
Students must fill out a form in the Registrar's Office to have information removed from next year's directory, but changes can be made on OASIS, he said.
The Physical Plant will help distribute the 24,000 books that have been ordered this year.
The directories, which are free of charge, will be delivered to departments and residence halls.
Students who live off campus may pick up a copy of the directory at the Tate Student Center Information Desk.