Twelve Stories; 117,000 sq ft
	Built in 1948 as headquarters for Fairchild Publications
	Acquired by NYU in 1992
	Redesign by Mitchell/Giurgola Architects
	Floors dedicated to classrooms, student lounges, and computer labs
	Houses Tisch Center, McGhee Division, ALI, Liberal Studies and Allied Arts, and other offices

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New Building

Ribbon Cutting: November 21, 2011

Marking a high point in its 77-year history, the New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies has officially opened its new campus home at
7 East 12th Street, fulfilling the long-held aspirations of faculty, staff members, and generations of students for an identifiable and dedicated teaching, learning, and administrative environment.

Occupied since September 2011, the retrofitted facility’s resources and services are available to more than 5,000 NYU-SCPS undergraduate and graduate students and the School’s nearly 30,000 noncredit students who are enrolled in more than 1,500 continuing education courses and certificate programs. The 12-story facility brings together the School’s Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management; the Paul McGhee Division; the Liberal Studies and Allied Arts Division (including the American Language Institute and programs in interpreting, translation, foreign languages, arts appraisal, humanities, and writing); and various schoolwide administrative offices.

“For more than 77 years, the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies has served individuals throughout the City, the region, and beyond,” said NYU-SCPS interim co-dean and associate dean of administration Dennis Di Lorenzo. “We offer a new variety of continuing education – one that includes a wide spectrum of online and onsite options, and encompasses 15 master’s degree programs, 13 graduate certificates, undergraduate degree programs, and noncredit courses and certificates. The investment in this innovative learning environment reflects our long-term commitment to meet the needs of our increasingly diverse student body, now and for years to come.”

The move into the building situates the School to service individuals throughout the city at three main Manhattan locations: the NYU campus in Washington Square/Greenwich Village at 7 East 12th Street; the NYU Midtown Center at 11 West 42nd Street (which houses the NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate; Center for Publishing; Center for Advanced Digital Applications; and graduate and continuing education programs in Human Resource Management and Development; Integrated Marketing; Management and Systems; Public Relations and Corporate Communication; and Graphic Communications Management and Technology); and downtown at the Woolworth Building, 15 Barclay Street (which houses the Center for Global Affairs and other programs). NYU-SCPS degree and noncredit program courses will continue to be held across these and other locations at NYU and in New York City.

A competitive selection process led the way for the New York-based firm of Mitchell/Giurgola Architects to be responsible for the complete total redesign and reconfiguration of the building, from its transparent new facade to its functional and state-of-the-art classrooms, multi-use student lounges, private study rooms, computer labs, conference space, and efficient new offices.

“This is another major milestone in our School’s history,” commented Bjorn Hanson, NYU-SCPS interim co-dean, and divisional dean and HVS Chair of the NYU-SCPS Preston Robert Tisch Center. “The new space consolidates many NYU-SCPS classrooms and administrative offices, which had previously been housed across the NYU campus. Our new building has transformed intra-school awareness and coordination and enhances the academic and social experiences for our students and the entire SCPS community.”