We heard you loud and clear!
Responding to students’ desire for more study and conversation spaces, Hunter’s Facilities team will debut more seating and desks on campus this fall.
Most pressingly, the college will install benches and counters along the windows of the skybridges. In all, however, it is considering more than a dozen spaces for new amenities including upholstered sofas and chairs, small tables, and wall-based desk and bench arrangements.
“Our vertical campus presents interesting design challenges, but we are intent on giving students great spaces to study, chat, enjoy the view, or just relax,” said President Ann Kirschner. “We think the changes will make a material difference in students’ quality of life.”
For years, students have gathered on the Hunter bridges, sitting on the structures’ foot-high ventilation ducts.
The bridge benches will provide more comfortable seating while allowing the heating and cooling vents to operate properly. Standing-height counters will encourage the college community to pause for a coffee, phone call, or conversation. Electrical outlets on the seating and counters will enable phone and laptop charging while students enjoy the spectacular views from the bridge.
Another rendering shows a cluster of seating.
Spurred by an influx of money from CUNY of more than $100 million in FY24, Hunter will embark on many facilities improvements in the coming months and years. Those include improvements to or replacement of the North, West, and East building elevators; wiring, ventilation, and air conditioning fixes; roofing, lighting, and boiler repairs; and upgrades of many lecture halls, the Kaye Playhouse, and the Assembly Hall in the North Building.
