SELF-GUIDED TOUR - Purchase College

SELF-GUIDED TOUR
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welcome to purchase college!
This self-guided tour provides you with an
opportunity to visit the campus at your own
leisure. Here you will find our campus map
and interesting facts about Purchase College,
its buildings, facilities and services.
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Purchase Colleg
Front Entrance
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Construction Note:
The campus is currently undergoing major capital
improvements. Therefore there is restricted access
to a number of facilities. For the safety of all of our
visitors, please adhere to the construction notes
throughout the tour. They will be designated
by a symbol.
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Recently completed renovations include the Dance
Building, Health Services, Library, Social Sciences
Building, and the Student Center.
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Current projects include renovations to the Residence
Hall Complex, Dining Hall, Humanities Building, Visual
Arts Building, Neuberger Museum, and the Academic
Mall Plaza.
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You can view our past, present and future improvements by
visiting our Capital Facilities Planning website at:
www. purchase.edu/CFP
www.purchase.edu
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577

ADMINISTRATION
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The campus sits on a 500-plus acre estate settled in 1734 by Judge Thomas
Thomas. The Administration complex was built in the 1920’s and occupied
by the Chisholm family as a working farm until 1967 when New York State
purchased it under the guidance of Nelson Rockefeller to become
Purchase College.
Construction of the campus began in 1967, and the first building finished was
the Neuberger Museum, completed in 1971. The first matriculated students,
170 juniors, were admitted in 1971. The first commencement was held in 1973
and in the fall of 1973 the first freshmen entered the college. Construction of
the campus complex was completed in 1978, and in that year the Performing
Arts Center formally opened to the public. Since then, Purchase has added
2 apartment style dormitories, 2 traditional dormitories and a new Student
Service building (completed in 2006).
Edward Larrabee Barnes was appointed master architect for the project of
creating the Purchase campus. His plans called for “a city within the country”
where academic buildings are surrounded by a great open space. In addition
to Barnes, seven other major architects helped to design individual buildings
(more on that to come).
FORT AWESOME 2
As you walk down the driveway continue straight at the intersection and
cross the street. You will be facing Fort Awesome, one of our upperclassmen
residence halls, offering double or triple rooms with a bathroom. Fort
Awesome also houses the first all fair-trade Starbucks in the US and the
More Store, an environmentally friendly convenience store.
Exit the Fort Awesome complex through the underpass between Starbucks
and the More Store and follow the path to the Residence Hall complex.
On your way you will pass another residence hall on your right, Big Haus,
which offers a variety of living arrangements including suite-style, and
traditional double and triple rooms.
CAMPUS CENTER SOUTH 3
The next building to your left is Campus Center South. There you will find
Terre Ve, the first all-vegetarian dining hall on a college campus. This strictly
vegetarian eatery includes vegan options as well as a salad bar, a vegetarian
sushi bar and hot and cold items. The student run closed-circuit television
station PTV can also be found on the second floor and the Wellness Center,
which promotes healthy bodies and minds, is on the third floor.
RESIDENCE HALLS 4 Offline Summer 2012
The residence hall complex houses approximately 1,200 students. It is
connected on the lower level from end to end and provides access to the
Main Dining Hall. Several living options exist for residents, including quiet
floors, non-traditional housing, wellness living, and learning communities.
Housing options include singles (reserved for upperclassmen), traditional
doubles, triples and 4, 6, and 8 person suites (suites include bathrooms and
a common area). Each resident is provided with a telephone, an extra-long
twin bed, a dresser, a desk, a chair, a lamp and closet space. Residence halls
include cable and computer hookups as well as free laundry facilities.
MAIN DINING HALL 5 Offline Summer 2012
Surrounded by the residence halls is the Main Dining Hall. This “all-you-careto-eat”
dining location offers “home” like breakfast, lunch and dinner options.
Also, housed in the Dining Hall is our volunteer student run Co–Op which
offers organic foods and fair-trade coffee and tea.
PATH TO GYM 6
Exiting the Dining Hall, use the map to navigate toward the Gym.
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Our Athletic Building includes three basketball courts, a weight room,
rock-climbing wall, six-lane swimming pool, racquetball & squash courts,
fourteen tennis courts, baseball and softball fields, five soccer fields and
an aerobic studio. The Panthers, the College’s team, are members of the
NCAA Division III and compete in the Skyline Conference. Purchase College
offers participation in intercollegiate athletics including men’s and women’s
soccer, basketball, volleyball, tennis, cross country, women’s swimming,
softball and men’s baseball, swimming & diving and golf. Club teams and
intramural programs include: men’s golf, swimming, tae kwan-do, ultimate
frisbee, floor hockey and dodge ball. Our newest athletic facilities include a
lighted turf field and a brand new cross-country trail.
PATH TO CAMPUS CENTER NORTH 8
Exiting the Gym, use the map to navigate toward Campus Center North.
In addition to the Residence Hall Complex, we also have three apartment
complexes (Alumni Village, the Commons, and the Olde viewable on your
right-hand side) for upperclassmen. They house about 1,170 students and
contain garden style apartment units with a kitchen, bath and furnished
rooms and house from 3 to 8 students per apartment.
CAMPUS CENTER NORTH 9 Offline Summer 2012
The four floors of Campus Center North contain various student services
including the More Card Office, the Purchase Student Government
Association (PSGA), the Office of Campus Life and the Food Court.
Just past the main entrance is the Fireside Commuter Lounge. Commuter
students can relax there between classes. It is equipped with a big screen
TV, quiet lounge, and comfy couches.
The Purchase Student Government Association (PSGA) is located on the 1st
floor. The PSGA represents, advocates and furthers the interests and welfare
of the students of Purchase College.
The Food Court (also known as The Hub) is located towards the rear of the
main floor and features everything from delicious Italian entrees, authentic
Mexican cuisine, and made-to-order deli offering a variety of healthy, low-
sodium options. Burgers, fries, soups, smoothies and three different salad
bars round out the options.
The Office of Student Life on the second floor provides the following services:
Leadership, Education, Advocacy and Diversity (LEAD), Orientation and
Campus Events. The Office of Student Life works to create a positive
campus community by fostering diversity, developing and recognizing
student leaders, and promoting new initiatives in community service.
STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING 10
Directly across from Campus Center North is the Student Services Building.
This 50,000 square foot building boasts a two-story atrium, a multimedia
presentation area and is part of a campus master plan designed to create a
new center of activity for outdoor and academic events. The building includes
the Office of Financial Aid, Registrar, Student Accounts, Student Affairs,
Advising Center, International Programs and Services, and Career Development
all in one centralized location.
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LIBRARY 11
Our library includes a number of renovated spaces. Straight past the
newly completed main entrance are stairs leading up to the new second
floor reading room, containing our collection of art books, and stairs down
to the main floor of the library. The main floor includes our new reference
area, several new “smart” classrooms and computer labs. In addition, we
now have a brand new information common area and a video editing lab.
The library has more than 250,000 volumes, over 3,000 DVDs, and provides
online access to more than 35,000 journals, magazines, and newspapers. The
library is also a congressionally-designated depository of U.S. Government
publications. Members of the Purchase College community can access our
online resources from any of the more than 120 public computers in the
library, or from any computer on or off campus. Through the Purchase College
Library, students also can obtain materials from libraries across the country.
Students can request materials from nearly 20 million volumes of the SUNY
system delivered to them here, usually in one to three days.
SOCIAL SCIENCES BUILDING 12
Exiting the Library and turning left you will find the Social Sciences Building
- home to the Social Science programs and our Theatre Design/Technology
program. The Social Science majors at Purchase College are: Anthropology;
Economics; Latin American Studies; Political Science; Sociology; and Gender
Studies. The first floor has faculty offices and is used primarily by Social
Sciences faculty for classes and lectures. This is also the location of SPARC
(Student Political Action Resource Center). The Office of the Dean of the
School of Natural & Social Sciences is on the second floor.
The Design/Technology main office and studios are also on the second floor.
The lower level contains the Office of Computing and Telecommunications
Services. CTS has two labs for both IBM and Apple enthusiasts. The campus
has many wireless hot spots, and a plethora of PC and Mac labs throughout
the academic buildings, residence halls, and the library.
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NATURAL SCIENCES BUILDING 13
Adjacent to the Social Sciences Building is the Natural Sciences Building.
The Natural Sciences Building was specifically designed by the world-famous
architect Paul Rudolf for intensive faculty- student research collaboration.
The Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Mathematics/
Computer Science, and Psychology laboratories are located in the center of
each floor with faculty offices and classrooms directly across from them.
The building houses our electron microscopes, fluorescence light microscopes,
radioactivity counters, tissue culture facilities, molecular biology facilities,
ultracentrifuges, assorted analytical instruments, environmental chambers,
a state-of-the-art (all Mac) new media laboratory, and computerized
neuro-cognitive psychology laboratories. Most classes are small and students
work alongside faculty members in an apprenticeship relationship.
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DANCE BUILDING 14
Exiting the Natural Sciences Building and turning right, you will find the Dance
Building. This is the first academic building in the U.S. built specifically for
the training and performance of dance. Twelve specially designed studios
serve as the training ground for our future dancers, choreographers and actors.
In addition to the numerous performances held in the 270-seat Dance Theatre
Lab in this building, the Purchase Dance Corps presents two concerts
annually in the Performing Arts Center. Renovations to the building skylights
were recently completed and new flooring installed in the hallways, restoring
the building to its original grandeur.
The Conservatory of Theatre Arts Acting program is also housed on the main
level of this facility towards the rear of the building. There are 4 studios,
one for each class. While most performances take place in the Abbot Kaplan
Theater of the Performing Arts Center, daily classes are held in this building.
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The Conservatory of Theatre Arts is home to the following majors: Acting,
B.F.A.; Theatre and Performance, B.A.; Playwriting and Screenwriting, B.A.;
and Theatre Design/Technology, B.F.A.
On the lower level towards the rear of the Dance Building you can find the
offices and classrooms of Long Island University-Westchester Campus
offering graduate programs in teacher education, school counseling, and
business. Purchase students may apply to one of their many graduate
programs and continue their education at LIU at a reduced tuition rate.
MUSIC BUILDING 15
Exiting the Dance Building to your right is the Music Building. The Conservatory
of Music provides 70 private practice rooms, 8 recording studios and two
performance venues: the Recital Hall and the Choral Hall, for students to
develop their vocal and instrumental talents. With the recent purchase of
21 brand new Steinway pianos, we are well on our way to becoming an
all-Steinway school.
Also housed in this building is the Film Program of the Conservatory of Film
& Media Studies. An extensively equipped sound stage on the lower level is
the centerpiece of the Film program. Equipment includes Avid film editing
stations. With a 2:1 student to camera ratio, students begin filming in their
freshman year. The Film and Media Studies majors include: Film, B.F.A.;
Cinema Studies, B.A.; New Media, B.A.; Media, Society and the Arts, B.A.
The School of Liberal Studies & Continuing Education, located in the lower
level of the Music Building, is the home of the adult degree program and
non-credit courses and programs. The Liberal Studies degree is for adults
and transfer students seeking an evening and weekend degree program.
Wide assortments of credit and non-credit recreational and professional
courses are offered to the community through the School of Liberal Studies
& Continuing Education.
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The Performing Arts Center is adjacent to the Music Building. This fourtheatre
complex is a major professional, nonprofit arts presenter in the
southeastern New York-southwestern Connecticut region. The proximity
to New York City and the Connecticut border affords more than 200,000
people the opportunity to attend more than 650 performances, benefits,
and events that are presented annually. The conservatory and academic
divisions of Purchase College use the facility, as do many of the area’s
major arts organizations.
The artists in The Performing Arts Center series serve as models of
excellence for the students of the College. The Performing Arts Center
has been successful in arranging master classes, lecture/demonstrations
or informal meetings with many of these artists.
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VISUAL ARTS 17 Offline Summer 2012
Walking back onto the mall and across from the Music Building is the
Art+Design Building. This 160,000 square foot building is home to the School
of Art+Design. Its comprehensive and extensive spaces support work in both
traditional and new art media including: 7 computer labs, 26 semi-private
darkrooms, 2 fifteen station darkrooms, wood, metal, clay and finishing
sculpture shops, 4 printmaking studios, numerous drawing and painting
studios, offset printing and letterpress shops, and several multi-purpose
studios and classrooms. There is semi-private studio space for upper-class
undergraduate majors, four formal galleries, and numerous alternative venues
for student exhibitions throughout the building. At the Bachelor of Fine Art
(BFA) level students can study painting, drawing, graphic design, sculpture,
photography, and printmaking. We also offer a Bachelor of Science degree in
Art+Design.
Upon exiting the Visual Arts building, walk towards the center of the mall.
The Bookstore is the brick building behind the library. Entrance is on the left.
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Our final building in the center of the mall is the Campus Bookstore
and Mailroom.
This is a great time to grab a snack or some Purch Merch (sweatshirt, keychain,
t-shirt) as we like to call it. This is where students can pick up their mail,
purchase their books as well as snacks, supplies and college merchandise.
Upon exiting the store make a right and head towards the Neuberger
Museum (located next to the Visual Arts Building).
NEUBERGER MUSEUM OF ART 19 Offline Summer 2012 & Fall 2012
The Neuberger Museum of Art is an important cultural asset for the
Purchase College community. For decades the museum has been
celebrated internationally for its commitment to modern, contemporary,
and African art and for its excellent exhibitions and programs. The Museum
is among the ten largest museums in New York State, and is the eighth largest
university museum in the nation. It is housed in a spacious, contemporary
facility designed by the world-renowned architect Philip Johnson and his
former partner John Burgee.
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Front Entrance
The Museum’s magnificent permanent collection comprises more than 6,000
objects. Its collection of 20th century American art, established with Roy R.
Neuberger’s gift, includes American master works by Milton Avery, Romare
Bearden, Willem de Kooning, Edward Hopper, Georgia O’Keeffe, Jackson
Pollock, Mark Rothko, and George Segal, among others.
A full range of public programs inspired by the permanent and nearly 12
changing exhibitions annually help students grasp a fuller understanding
of the works on view, providing opportunities for student enrichment. The
museum regularly offers talks and tours with artists and curators, music
performances, outdoor dance, film series, lectures and symposia.
Upon exiting make an immediate right and proceed to the Humanities Building.
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THE DURST FAMILY HUMANITIES BUILDING 20 & Fall 2012
Home to the School of Humanities and named for Royal and Shirley Durst,
philanthropists who support research and scholarship in the Humanities, the
next building to your right is the Durst Family Humanities Building. The School
of Humanities is home to Art History, Creative Writing, History, Journalism,
Language & Culture, Literature, and Philosophy. This building offers a variety
of classroom spaces, including up to date “smart” classrooms that allow faculty
to integrate technology and multi-media in the learning process. The building
hosts such programs as the Creative Writing Fiction Writers’ Series and Theatre
& Performance productions.
Exit the building the same doors that you entered and make an immediate
right. Follow the pathway past Campus Center South and make a right at the
end of the building. Continue past Terre Ve and follow the Residence Hall path
towards Fort Awesome. At the fork in the pathway veer towards your right and
continue following the path across the street until you reach the intersection
(parking lot to the left). Make a right at the intersection and proceed to the
first building on your right.
CHILDREN’S CENTER 21 & STUDENT CENTER 22
On your right you will see a building that houses both the Children’s Center
and the Student Center (affectionately known as the Stood). The Children’s
Center primarily serves Purchase College students, faculty, and staff and
extends its services to families of neighboring communities. The Center also
provides internship and practicum opportunities for students to observe
young children in connection with psychology and sociology coursework.
The Student Center is a student run space that offers a variety of FREE arcade
and tabletop games such as hockey, foosball, and ping-pong. It serves as host
venue for concerts, movie nights, and dances. Studio and exhibit spaces are
available for students to display their art.
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Directly across from the Student Center and Children’s Center you will see the
Purchase Cemetery which dates back to the 1730’s. The graves include those
of Colonel Thomas, a veteran of the battle of White Plains, as well as many of
his descendants. It is of historical significance with respect to being one of
the few multi-racial cemeteries from that era. It contains the graves of the
estate owners as well as some of the servants.
CONCLUSION
Thank you for visiting Purchase College. We hope you enjoyed your tour of
campus. If you will be in the area again, we recommend you attend an information
session. Dates and times are listed on the web www.purchase.edu/admissions.
You can also e-mail us with additional questions at admissions@purchase.edu.