Transcript Westchester Master Plan Faculty Council 12-7

Westchester Master Plan
William J. McGrath
Senior Vice President and
Chief Administrative Officer
Lisa Bardill Moscaritolo
Dean for Students
Westchester
December 7, 2012
Master Plan Goals
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Transform Pleasantville into a beautiful suburban
residential campus.
Migrate the Briarcliff programs onto Pleasantville.
Enrich our community-friendly and environmentallysensitive campus.
Reduce dependence on automobiles and improve
pedestrian circulation in and around campus.
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A Vision for Campus Life
• Increase the critical mass of students in residence to
enhance campus life
• Leverage the bucolic landscape by creating grassy
quads and landscaped pedestrian pathways to
provide more central gathering spaces
• Enrich co-curricular programming through LivingLearning Communities
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A Vision for Campus Life
Building Momentum
• Continued strong demand for student housing
• Growth of existing programs in nursing,
communications, the environment, criminal justice
• Expanding our impact on Pleasantville as a “college
town”
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A Vision for Campus Life
• Transformed Housing and Campus Life Model –
Living Learning Communities
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Focused on Academic Achievement
First year and Sophomore Housing
Faculty mentoring, advisors, and tutors
Theme housing – curricular (student interest) and cocurricular (faculty interest)
Food kiosks/branded concepts in common spaces
Study/Program space
Classrooms
Welcome Desks
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A Vision for Campus Life
New Housing Model
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Create mix of unit types to
meet market demand while
fostering student
development
Accommodate living-learning
program opportunities
Provide expanded services
to improve residential and
student life experience (Pace
Perk, added dining option)
Faculty/Staff
Apartment
Classrooms
Food/Common
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Study Lounges
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New Residence Halls in the Core of Campus
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Enriching the Athletics Program
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Beautiful Campus Green and Landscaped
Pedestrian Pathways
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Relocate and Enhance Environmental Center
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Where We Are Today
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100 % Schematic Designs are complete
Prioritized Academic Space in Westchester
Completed the State Environmental Quality Review
(SEQR) process
Mount Pleasant Planning Board issued and adopted
a findings statement on the Final Environmental
Impact Statement
Financial Feasibility Study complete
Board of Trustees approved the continuation of the
Regulatory Approval Process
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Next Steps
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Complete Design Development Phase – Feb 2013
Issue RFP for Construction Manager Firm – Jan 2013
Submit Site Plan Application to Planning Board – Jan 2013
Complete Zoning Petition Process with Town Board – March
2013
Seek approval from Board of Trustees to begin construction –
May 2013
Complete Construction Documents for Phase 1 A projects
June/July 2013
Begin Construction – August 2013
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Preliminary Development Schedule
Task Name
Start
Finish
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2014
2015
2016
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Environmental Center Relocation &
Reconstruction
8/5/2013
2/28/2014
Residence Hall A
3/31/2014 8/14/2015
Kessel Renovation/Construction
12/8/2014 8/14/2015
Residence Hall B
4/13/2015 8/12/2016
Baseball Field and Softball Field
6/15/2014 12/19/2014
Multipurpose Field
1/9/2015
6/15/215
Field House
1/9/2015
8/7/215
Central Campus Site Work (campus
green)
9/30/2013 6/17/2016
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