Post by FU73 on Jan 4, 2017 13:37:47 GMT -5
BCC expansion construction has started.
Barone Campus Center Expansion
Completion: Fall 2018
The Barone Campus Center will get a facelift and an upgrade with an expansion that will feature a significantly expanded dining area for students on the top floors, as well as a faculty dining room. What is currently the open patio area and walkway that faces up the hill towards Canisius, will be partially enclosed, creating a light-filled atrium space on the ground floor, which may have a new coffee shop. This will also increase the capacity of the Oak Room, the meeting room on the ground floor. A movable barrier will separate the atrium from the Oak Room, so that the entire area can be opened up for receptions and meetings. The move is necessary because the current dining area is too small during peak hours. Also, the renovation will allow for a more pleasant and engaging dining experience, with food stations where fresh, farm-to-table meals are prepared.
“The current footprint and design for Barone dining has been pretty much the same since I was an undergraduate student in the mid-sixties. So, you can understand why I’m euphoric about the upgrade!” said Jim Fitzpatrick ’70, MA’72, P’08, assistant vice president of Administration and Student Affairs.
Barone Campus Center Expansion
Completion: Fall 2018
The Barone Campus Center will get a facelift and an upgrade with an expansion that will feature a significantly expanded dining area for students on the top floors, as well as a faculty dining room. What is currently the open patio area and walkway that faces up the hill towards Canisius, will be partially enclosed, creating a light-filled atrium space on the ground floor, which may have a new coffee shop. This will also increase the capacity of the Oak Room, the meeting room on the ground floor. A movable barrier will separate the atrium from the Oak Room, so that the entire area can be opened up for receptions and meetings. The move is necessary because the current dining area is too small during peak hours. Also, the renovation will allow for a more pleasant and engaging dining experience, with food stations where fresh, farm-to-table meals are prepared.
“The current footprint and design for Barone dining has been pretty much the same since I was an undergraduate student in the mid-sixties. So, you can understand why I’m euphoric about the upgrade!” said Jim Fitzpatrick ’70, MA’72, P’08, assistant vice president of Administration and Student Affairs.
