MIDDLETOWN – Orange County funding of phase one of a three-phase master plan upgrade of the SUNY Orange campuses in Middletown and Newburgh has been approved by lawmakers making available just under $30 million for the work that will modernize and reshape the campuses.
County Executive Steven Neuhaus said the upgrades will align learning environments with today’s careers.
“We believe in modernizing the classrooms so we can target high impact markets like our healthcare systems, like IT and other type of cyber-AI industries that are emerging,” he said.
Phase one on the Middletown campus includes relocating the Computer Science and Technology Department from the Bio-Tech Building to Harriman Hall, while the Education and Criminal Justice departments will move from Bio-Tech to Hudson Hall, thus creating expanded space for the nursing and dental hygiene programs.
In Newburgh, work will include completing upgrades in both Kaplan Hall and the Tower Building with the highlights including SUNY Orange Plus expansion in the Tower Building and improvements to the plaza/walkway connecting the buildings.
The cost of the total reimaging of the two campuses totals some $211 million.
College President Dr. Kristine Young said the master plan will “reshape both campuses by modernizing existing buildings, beautifying public spaces, and reallocating internal spaces to enrich the teaching and learning environment for our students, faculty and staff.
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