After more than five years
of
planning and design—and two years
of construction—the three-floor, 20,000
square-foot
Center for Student Life and
Learning officially opened its doors
last
March. SUNY Chancellor Nancy L.
Zimpher and Chairman of the SUNY
Board of Trustees H. Carl McCall were
on hand to help usher in a historic
new era for students, faculty, staff and
Center for Student Life and Learning Provides a Vastly
Upgraded Campus Environment
alumni of the College.
The Center includes a large pre-
clinical procedures laboratory that is
designed to prepare students for the latest
technological advances in optometry.
Each station in the lab contains a digital
refraction system and instruments that
produce images of both the front and
back of the eye that can be viewed in
real-time at the exam station or stored for
later use. In addition to the lab, the Center
contains classroom and study space,
as well as a large seminar room and
lounge on the second floor of the
College’s Midtown Manhattan building.
This dynamic new learning facility also
includes the expansive third floor and
the third floor mezzanine which contains
spaces for individual and group study
and gatherings, physical fitness and
recreation.
Chancellor Zimpher noted at the
opening event that the Center will not
only serve the College well but that it
also aligns perfectly with the “Power of
SUNY,” the university system’s strategic
plan, by helping to create a “vibrant
community” within the institution.
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