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William J. McGrath Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

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. Transform Pleasantville into a beautiful suburban residential campus.

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William J. McGrath Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

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  1. Westchester Master Plan William J. McGrath Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer Lisa BardillMoscaritolo Dean for Students Westchester December 7, 2012

  2. Master Plan Goals • Transform Pleasantville into a beautiful suburban residential campus. • Migrate the Briarcliff programs onto Pleasantville. • Enrich our community-friendly and environmentally-sensitive campus. • Reduce dependence on automobiles and improve pedestrian circulation in and around campus.

  3. 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 Living-Learning Communities

  4. 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”

  5. A Vision for Campus Life • Transformed Housing and Campus Life Model – Living Learning Communities • Focused on Academic Achievement • First year and Sophomore Housing • Faculty mentoring, advisors, and tutors • Theme housing – curricular (student interest) and co-curricular (faculty interest) • Food kiosks/branded concepts in common spaces • Study/Program space • Classrooms • Welcome Desks

  6. A Vision for Campus Life Faculty/Staff Apartment • New Housing Model • 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) Classrooms Food/Common Area Study Lounges

  7. New Residence Halls in the Core of Campus

  8. Enriching the Athletics Program

  9. Beautiful Campus Green and Landscaped Pedestrian Pathways

  10. Relocate and Enhance Environmental Center

  11. Where We Are Today • 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

  12. Next Steps • 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

  13. Preliminary Development Schedule

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