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Next fall, the Regis campus will begin
MASTER PLAN to take on a new face. After much study
and collaboration, the College has crafted
WILL RESULT IN
a master plan that envisions a more
attractive, more technology-driven, more
A DRAMATICALLY
student-centered campus. Above all, more
NEW CAMPUS
campus core so at its heart is a grassy quad
where now there is a parking lot. The larger goal is to create more comfortable
and collaborative learning spaces and enhance opportunities for gathering,
dialogue, and community.
This new central campus quad will contain improved campus entrances,
connective campus sidewalks and in future phases, will open up to a renovated
library, an improved student center, and an enhanced residence hall.
A loop road and satellite parking lot will be developed as part of the motor
vehicle transportation plan.
will set the stage both physically and philosophically for the next phases. It
will be a harbinger of even bigger changes to come.
Soon thereafter, the library will be renovated with a new entrance that
is oriented so it faces the new central quad. The library will be adapted to
maximize collaboration and to provide support for current technology and
look ahead to the technology of the future. A contemporary learning commons
for technology-aided research and study. Included in the plans are an outdoor
study terrace opening onto the Great Lawn.
The third phase will be an addition to Maria Hall. The suite-style accommo-
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new wing will abut the newly developed central quad.
The College engaged Sasaki Associates of Watertown, Mass., on the 10-year
master plan process and is pleased that the Town of Weston Planning Board
has approved the master plan. The transformation of campus will be funded
campaign, now in the pre-planning stage.
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