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The master plan
Clarkson's ten year vision for transforming the hill to a walking campus for students
Mary Konecnik
Issue date: 11/5/07 Section: News
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The Board of Trustees, President Collins, CUSA, and QPK, the architectural firm, have been designing and planning the changes that will be taking place on Clarkson's campus within the next ten years.
During President Tony Collins' address to the Senate meeting, he asked all students "to hold your judgment until you see all of the master plan. Improvements will be significant and will display the campus in an attractive fashion."
In Clarkson's master plan, the main change will be the conversion to a walking campus. This entails moving parking lots away from the center of campus to allow for a safer walking environment for students and faculty. Some of these changes can already be seen around campus. The new parking lot between the Quad and the Pit was added this past month to alleviate the loss of parking from the west side of the Quad, between the Cheel parking lot and the IRC. These parking spaces were taken out this past week and a drop-off circle was placed in front of SAS. An additional parking lot will be added behind the Cheel Campus Center.
The main addition of the master plan is the student center. The site of this building will be on the Cheel Lawn, near the 9-11 memorial and the ERC. This location was chosen because it is the intersection of the academic and residential buildings on campus.
Students have expressed concern for the loss of green space on Cheel Lawn if the new student center is to be built there. However, there are plans for the Moore parking lot to be removed and this area will be made into green space for students to use.
Part of the master plan includes connecting all of the academic buildings on campus. Snell Hall and the Science Center are already connected while the connection between the Science Center and ERC is currently under construction. This connection is officially called the "Technology Advancement Center." Current construction has come to a slight standstill because the main waterline for campus runs right underneath this construction site.
During President Tony Collins' address to the Senate meeting, he asked all students "to hold your judgment until you see all of the master plan. Improvements will be significant and will display the campus in an attractive fashion."
In Clarkson's master plan, the main change will be the conversion to a walking campus. This entails moving parking lots away from the center of campus to allow for a safer walking environment for students and faculty. Some of these changes can already be seen around campus. The new parking lot between the Quad and the Pit was added this past month to alleviate the loss of parking from the west side of the Quad, between the Cheel parking lot and the IRC. These parking spaces were taken out this past week and a drop-off circle was placed in front of SAS. An additional parking lot will be added behind the Cheel Campus Center.
The main addition of the master plan is the student center. The site of this building will be on the Cheel Lawn, near the 9-11 memorial and the ERC. This location was chosen because it is the intersection of the academic and residential buildings on campus.
Students have expressed concern for the loss of green space on Cheel Lawn if the new student center is to be built there. However, there are plans for the Moore parking lot to be removed and this area will be made into green space for students to use.
Part of the master plan includes connecting all of the academic buildings on campus. Snell Hall and the Science Center are already connected while the connection between the Science Center and ERC is currently under construction. This connection is officially called the "Technology Advancement Center." Current construction has come to a slight standstill because the main waterline for campus runs right underneath this construction site.
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