State University of New York at New Paltz - Campus

Campus

The SUNY New Paltz campus consists of about 350 acres (1.4 km2) in the small town of New Paltz, New York. There are thirteen residence halls, centered mostly in two quads. The main campus has two dozen academic buildings, including the Haggerty Administration Building, a lecture hall, Old Main, Sojourner Truth Library, one main dining hall, a Student Union Building, and extensive gymnasium and sports areas.

The college also operated a satellite campus in Olivebridge, New York, consisting of another 400 acres (1.6 km2). In 2008 it was sold by Campus Auxiliary Services to the Open Space Conservancy; it is now operated as the Ashokan Center.

SUNY New Paltz is undergoing extensive construction projects over the next 5 years, totaling nearly $300 million, including:

  • Student Union Building addition (completed for the Fall 2010 semester)
  • Old Main renovation (complete by Spring 2011)
  • Sojourner Truth Library renovation (begins 2011)
  • Construction of a new science building (start-date unknown)
  • Wooster Science Building renovation (start-date unknown)
  • Construction of Mohonk Walk (begins 2011)
  • Hasbrouck Quad Landscaping/Renovation (begins Spring/Summer 2010)
  • The Concourse Landscaping/Renovation (begins Spring/Summer 2010)

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