Part 5: Final Recommendation - SUNY Cobleskill

KRECOMMENDATIONS
SUNY Cobleskill Facilities Master Plan – Phase 5 Report
November 2011
2B PROVIDE NEW STUDENT & COMMUNITY CENTER
Providing a new student activities building is the highest priority of the final
FMP. The College currently lacks a student center of any kind and is in
need of a space for students and faculty to congregate. The new Student
& Community Center proposed by the FMP creates a natural center for the
campus at the previous location of Beard Wellness Center and Brickyard
Point, replacing the program of both demolished buildings and providing
new space for other functions. While the Student & Community Center
is proposed to be located on the east side of Route 7, it is positioned so
as to be highly visible from both sides of the highway. A new pedestrian
crossing at Route 7 is provided directly in line with the building, helping
to unify the east and west sides of the campus.
The Student & Community Center will require coordination with the
College Crossing at Route 7 (4Ia and 4Ib), the reconfiguration of Albany
Avenue (4X), as well as the Beard Wellness demolition. In particular
the Beard Wellness Center cannot be vacated and demolished until the
Wellness Center is relocated into its new home in the Student & Community
Center.
Rendering of
College Crossing of Route 7 and
Student & Community Center
56