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Cambridge Facility Still Under Construction
Elizabeth Robertson
Issue date: 9/13/07 Section: News
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Sacred Heart University is expanding its horizons to down the street! The College of Education and Health Professions (CEHP) has recently moved its facilities to the new Cambridge Building off of Old Town Road.
As Sacred Heart continues to expand in student capacity it must also expand its facilities to fit the volume of the student body.
To accommodate the growing student body a new building, known as the Cambridge Building, has been built at an off campus location approximately three miles away.
This building is the new home to the CEHP, which includes physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing, exercise science, athletic training, and teacher certification.
According to Pamela Levangie, physical therapy professor, "The positive growth of the university resulted in a space shortage on the main campus that required a more rapid response than the university's long term building plan could provide."
After considering a variety of options, it was determined that moving the College of Education and Health Professions off the main campus yielded the greatest benefit to the university as a whole, Levangie said.
The Cambridge Building comes equipped with state of the art technology as well as classrooms and labs that are better sized to fit the needs of CEPH students.
While the students within this particular college benefit most directly by this addition, students from all disciplines at Sacred Heart will soon find the advantages of the new space.
"The main campus benefits by reducing competition for larger classrooms, freeing up new classroom spaces, and yielding some space for as yet to be determined uses," said Levangie.
Though this new space is very exciting for many in the university community some have apprehension about transportation.
"I'm concerned about parking, we were told it would only be for graduate students," said Tara Maroney, graduate student, Chicopee, Mass.
Students need not worry about parking on the new campus. Arrangements have been made that will make getting to and from class easier for students.
There is a new shuttle route that leaves the main campus on the hour, fifteen minutes past the hour, thirty minutes past the hour, and forty-five minutes past the hour.
The Cambridge campus was not ready to open for the first week of school. "One of my professors just told the class today that all the safety inspections passed," said Ivanna Williams, Senior, West Islip, N.Y.
Now that the building is ready for use, the CEHP is packing up and moving over to their new location. In anticipation of the move Levangie said, "I expect to be very pleased with the facilities and with the outcome of the tremendous amount of work and planning that was done on our behalf."
Students with additional questions about the Cambridge shuttle can contact the Student Union at (203) 371-7663.
As Sacred Heart continues to expand in student capacity it must also expand its facilities to fit the volume of the student body.
To accommodate the growing student body a new building, known as the Cambridge Building, has been built at an off campus location approximately three miles away.
This building is the new home to the CEHP, which includes physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing, exercise science, athletic training, and teacher certification.
According to Pamela Levangie, physical therapy professor, "The positive growth of the university resulted in a space shortage on the main campus that required a more rapid response than the university's long term building plan could provide."
After considering a variety of options, it was determined that moving the College of Education and Health Professions off the main campus yielded the greatest benefit to the university as a whole, Levangie said.
The Cambridge Building comes equipped with state of the art technology as well as classrooms and labs that are better sized to fit the needs of CEPH students.
While the students within this particular college benefit most directly by this addition, students from all disciplines at Sacred Heart will soon find the advantages of the new space.
"The main campus benefits by reducing competition for larger classrooms, freeing up new classroom spaces, and yielding some space for as yet to be determined uses," said Levangie.
Though this new space is very exciting for many in the university community some have apprehension about transportation.
"I'm concerned about parking, we were told it would only be for graduate students," said Tara Maroney, graduate student, Chicopee, Mass.
Students need not worry about parking on the new campus. Arrangements have been made that will make getting to and from class easier for students.
There is a new shuttle route that leaves the main campus on the hour, fifteen minutes past the hour, thirty minutes past the hour, and forty-five minutes past the hour.
The Cambridge campus was not ready to open for the first week of school. "One of my professors just told the class today that all the safety inspections passed," said Ivanna Williams, Senior, West Islip, N.Y.
Now that the building is ready for use, the CEHP is packing up and moving over to their new location. In anticipation of the move Levangie said, "I expect to be very pleased with the facilities and with the outcome of the tremendous amount of work and planning that was done on our behalf."
Students with additional questions about the Cambridge shuttle can contact the Student Union at (203) 371-7663.
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