William J. McGrathSenior Vice President and

Chief Administrative Officer

Lisa Bardill MoscaritoloDean for Students

Westchester

Westchester Master Plan

December 7, 2012

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.

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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 Living-Learning 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

• 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

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A Vision for Campus Life

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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)

Study Lounges

Classrooms Food/Common Area

Faculty/Staff Apartment

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

• 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

• 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

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Environmental Center Relocation &

Reconstruction8/5/2013 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

2013 2014 2015 2016

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