2008 Woodie Awards
Campus Upgrades Continue
Christopher Sadowski
Issue date: 12/11/03 Section: News
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MSU remains under construction due to a growth agenda created by President Susan A. Cole, and the need for new buildings to replace the old ones, which are slowly deteriorating, due to aging.
Cole has a goal of trying to have between 18,000 to 20,000 students by the year 2008. Currently MSU has approximately 14,000 students.
"We are in the process of building so we can accommodate that growth," said Douglas Cooper, Director of Architectural and Engineering Services. "We have the potential and the demand to be that big."
Cooper also cited that MSU's growth agenda was a way to keep the University competitive with other local schools, in the very lucrative, New York-area education market.
"In some cases we might need to replace the existing building, it is not always economical to remodel a deteriorated existing building," said Semmy Ju, Associate Vice President for Facilities Management at MSU, who also noted that his department conducts studies of existing buildings.
Currently there are five major construction projects in progress and they are as follows: the Alexander Kasser Theater, the new academic building, the Children's Center, the NJ Transit Montclair Train Station and parking garage and the new softball stadium. There is also a new recreation building that is currently in the schematics design stage.
The $21.5 million Alexander Kasser Theater, which was started in early 2003, is expected to be completed by July 2004. The theater will house performing arts events, and will be used for many other purposes. It will be located next to the Red Hawk Deck parking garage. Planning for it began in early 2001, even before the parking garage was built.
The site for new academic building, which is next to Dickson Hall, was excavated over the summer to the tune of $900,000. The excavation was done during this time, as Cooper explained, so that there wouldn't be an excessive amount of dump trucks on campus during the semester. This was one way that Doug Cooper, Director of Architectural and Engineering Services at MSU, pointed out that MSU prevented lots of traffic and confusion.
Cole has a goal of trying to have between 18,000 to 20,000 students by the year 2008. Currently MSU has approximately 14,000 students.
"We are in the process of building so we can accommodate that growth," said Douglas Cooper, Director of Architectural and Engineering Services. "We have the potential and the demand to be that big."
Cooper also cited that MSU's growth agenda was a way to keep the University competitive with other local schools, in the very lucrative, New York-area education market.
"In some cases we might need to replace the existing building, it is not always economical to remodel a deteriorated existing building," said Semmy Ju, Associate Vice President for Facilities Management at MSU, who also noted that his department conducts studies of existing buildings.
Currently there are five major construction projects in progress and they are as follows: the Alexander Kasser Theater, the new academic building, the Children's Center, the NJ Transit Montclair Train Station and parking garage and the new softball stadium. There is also a new recreation building that is currently in the schematics design stage.
The $21.5 million Alexander Kasser Theater, which was started in early 2003, is expected to be completed by July 2004. The theater will house performing arts events, and will be used for many other purposes. It will be located next to the Red Hawk Deck parking garage. Planning for it began in early 2001, even before the parking garage was built.
The site for new academic building, which is next to Dickson Hall, was excavated over the summer to the tune of $900,000. The excavation was done during this time, as Cooper explained, so that there wouldn't be an excessive amount of dump trucks on campus during the semester. This was one way that Doug Cooper, Director of Architectural and Engineering Services at MSU, pointed out that MSU prevented lots of traffic and confusion.