With more than a dozen community leaders participating, Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh and Mid Hudson Construction Management (MHCM) hosted a hard-hat tour highlighting the extensive renovations to the college”™s Guzman Hall, the future home of the Desmond Center for Community Engagement and Wellness.
Newburgh Mayor Torrance Harvey MSEd ”™03, Newburgh Councilwoman Giselle Martinez ”™20, Newburgh Councilman Anthony Grice MSEd ”™07, Newburgh Ministry Executive Director Colin Jarvis and others toured the building on Friday, July 8. On hand from the Mount were Jason N. Adsit, president of the college; George Abaunza, vice president for Academic Affairs; Nikki Khurana-Baugh, vice president for Advancement; as well as Scott and Ray Travis, owners of MHCM. The tour was led by Jim Tierney, project superintendent.
Funded in part by grants from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation and New York State”™s Higher Education Capital (HECap) program, the Desmond Center will provide accessible and equitable educational, health and wellness services for community members and families in the local area, including the uninsured, while also creating learning opportunities for Mount students. Once completed, the college expects the center to serve more than 4,000 residents per year.
MHCM is renovating the first two floors of Guzman Hall to help support the Desmond Center”™s mission. The finished space will include a two-story glass atrium, exam rooms for patients and offices for health-care staff and students. The former Founders Chapel is being transformed into a multipurpose room with expansive windows, providing views of campus and the Hudson River. Stained glass from the chapel will be incorporated into the new design to preserve the character of the former structure. The top floors will house resident students.
Mid Hudson Construction Management is a Hudson Valley-based commercial construction company offering pre-construction services, value engineering, construction management and general contracting.
