Karina barriga albring

News Editor

– Vice President for Finance and Planning Karen House, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs Paul Striffolino, and junior and student representative in the Master Plan Committee Aaron Testa presented three proposals from the master planner company hired by the college.

– The options will be presented to the student body through My KSC in a survey.

– “We want to get as much imput as possible. We want the students to be involved in this process,” Testa said.

-“We know learning not only happens inside the classroom. We want to make sure that we are giving students indoor and outdoor spaces that are functional and that meet their needs,” House said.

– Some of the renovations included building residential halls in various locations, illuminating the path to the Joyce Athletic fields, renovating the Media Art Center, relocating parking lots and creating more green spaces for students.

– The committee is looking  at the possibility of building a new Health and Wellness Center a few blocks away from Appian Way. House said several locations were evaluated “We received a donation of a piece of land to build the center,” House added.

– The main goals of the master plan are promoting academic excellence, enhancing community engagement and increasing institutional effectiveness, according to House.

Karina Barriga Albring 

can be contacted at 

kbarriga@keene-equinox.com