SUNY New Paltz breaks ground on engineering building

SUNY New Paltz broke ground Oct. 31 on a $14 million Engineering Innovation Hub, a 19,500-square-foot facility that will expand on the college’s engineering programs.

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A rendering of the engineering building.

The building will house a new bachelor”™s degree program in mechanical engineering, the regional Hudson Valley Advanced Manufacturing Center initiative and the college”™s 3-D design and printing program.

“The groundbreaking of our new Engineering Innovation Hub represents a clear example of what we can achieve in the interest of our students and the Hudson Valley region through vision, advocacy, collaboration and perseverance,” New Paltz President Donald P. Christian said at the groundbreaking ceremony.

The new building received $10 million in state funding through Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s NYSUNY 2020 grant program. The college also received $1 million through the Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council”™s annual Consolidated Funding Application grants.

The Engineering Innovation Hub was designed by Urbahn Architects  in Manhattan. Construction is scheduled to be finished by summer 2019.