Dedication Of The Grand Entry Plaza

2008 August 25

Assembly Majority Leader Ron Canestrari, Assemblymen Jack McEneny, and Tim Gordon announced at the dedication ceremony that $5 million was in this year's budget for further renovations. The new $4 million Grand Entry Plaza was designed by landscape architects Thomas Balsley Associates of New York City, and construction was by Callanan Industries of Albany. The three-acre plaza, located near Collins Circle, includes a park-like setting with expanded green space, ornamental trees, and bench seating with Wi-Fi. The main focal point of the new plaza is a walk-through fountain.

Source Details

News release, "UAlbany Welcomes Campus with Grand Entry Plaza Dedication Celebration," August 26, 2008, UAlbany News Archive, Office of Communications and Marketing

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