Keuka College will invest more than $6 million over the next three years in renovations and improvements to its residence halls, library, and infrastructure.
The capital plan, outlined by College President Amy Storey at the College’s Community Day gathering in late January, will be funded entirely through College funds.
“The College doesn’t plan to take out any additional loans for these improvements,” said President Storey. “Everything will be funded internally.”
She added that the project will be focused largely on the College’s core value of putting students at the center of all that it does.
“As a residential college, we want to do everything we can to create a comfortable and supportive environment that promotes personal growth, character development, and educational opportunity for our students,” she said.
Renovations will begin this spring and be completed in phases over the next three years, said Vice President for Finance and Administration Bob Baumet.
At a time when many colleges and universities are struggling against ongoing challenges created by the pandemic and other factors, Keuka College remains financially solid. We’ve taken the hard and decisive steps necessary to ensure our fiscal health and that has made possible initiatives like the new Three-Year Capital Plan.
2023
Blyley Hall
First-floor student suites and restrooms will be renovated to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. Second- and third-floor restrooms will also be renovated. Work is currently in progress and will be completed in time for the Fall 2023 semester.
Saunders Hall
All of the building’s 82 residence hall rooms and eight restrooms will be renovated. Several rooms will be modified to meet ADA standards. The elevator will be replaced. Work is scheduled to begin this summer and be completed in time for the Fall 2024 semester.
Lightner Library
Phase Two of the library’s first-floor renovations, which will see expansion of the Academic Learning Commons established in Phase One, will be completed over the summer.
Emergency Backup Generators
New backup generators are to be installed in Space and Saunders halls and the Dahlstrom Student Center. Work is scheduled to take place from October to December.
2024
Space Hall
All of the building’s 80 residence hall rooms and 16 restrooms will be renovated. Several rooms will be modified to meet ADA standards. Work is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2024 and be completed in time for the Fall 2025 semester.
Harrington Hall
Phase Three of the first-floor Nursing Labs complex and renovations to the building’s restrooms will be completed. Work is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2024 and be completed well before the Fall 2025 semester.
Emergency Backup Generators
New backup generators are to be installed in Harrington and Ball halls. Work is scheduled to take place from October to December.
2025
Lightner Library
Phase Three of the library’s renovations, which will see the addition of an open area outside the building and upgrades to office space will be completed over the summer.
Emergency Backup Generators
New backup generators are to be installed in Davis and Blyley halls. Work is scheduled to take place from October to December.
Miscellaneous
Additional maintenance and repairs, including replacement of the athletics field scoreboard, will be conducted campus-wide over the course of the project.
President Storey said the ability to budget capital improvements without assuming additional debt illustrates the College’s healthy financial standing.
"At a time when many colleges and universities are struggling against ongoing challenges created by the pandemic and other factors, Keuka College remains financially solid," she said. "We’ve taken the hard and decisive steps necessary to ensure our fiscal health and that has made possible initiatives like the new Three-Year Capital Plan."
