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Facilities Management and Planning

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Last updated: 25 Jun, 2025

Facilities Management and Planning Building 
http://www1.easternct.edu/facilities/ 

The Office of Facilities Management and Planning is located in the Facilities Management and Planning Building on the north end of campus. The department has three major areas of responsibility: design and construction, maintenance and cleaning of buildings and grounds, and mail services.  

2 – Admissions Building 

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The Admissions Building is located on High Street near the Foster Clock Tower and the J. Eugene Smith Library.  

More than 9,000 prospective students, parents, and guidance counselors visit Eastern each year to learn first-hand about our quality public liberal arts education.  Whether it is a group information session or personal interview, the Admissions Building provides the professional staff with a collegial environment to assist prospective students and their families. 

3 – Art Gallery 

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Located in the Fine Arts Instructional Center, the Art Gallery is dedicated to the public liberal arts mission of the University and committed to providing exhibition programming with depth and relevance to multiple disciplinary perspectives and a diverse campus and community audience. In particular, the Art Gallery strives to provide an environment dedicated to inspiration and the interchange of ideas among these constituencies.  

The Office of Gallery and Museum Operations installs new exhibitions in The Art Gallery five times each year, featuring the works of established and emerging artists in a variety of media. Gallery and Museum Operations manages a permanent art collection of more than 1,300 objects, focusing on contemporary work tied to the region.  In addition to modern and contemporary artists such as Sol LeWitt, Ellen Carey, Janet Fish, Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason, the collection includes work by international artists such as Nahum Tschacbasov of Russia, Antonio Martorell and Ramon Vargas of Puerto Rico, Rigoberto Mena of Cuba, Ilan Ossendryver of South Africa, Mina Momeni of Iran and Peng Hung-Chi of Taiwan. 

There are also many faculty and student artworks displayed throughout the campus, as well as a collection of public works of art commissioned through the Connecticut Art in Public Spaces program.  The Art Gallery also showcases art by Eastern graduating students each spring. Internships in gallery management/exhibition administration are available to qualified students. 

4 - Cervantes and Shakespeare Parking Garages 

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The Cervantes Garage provides 719 parking spaces for faculty, staff, commuter students, and visitors. 
 
The Shakespeare Garage, opened in the 2011 Spring semester, provides 807 parking spaces to serve students, faculty, staff and visitors. This includes 6 Electric vehicle charging stations on the ground floor.  The garage is located adjacent to the existing Cervantes Garage. The garages accommodate a total of 1526 parking spaces. 
 
For more information, please refer to the Parking Regulations Manual, which can be obtained at the University Police Department or at http://www1.easternct.edu/police/.  

5 - Communications Building 

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The Communications Building, which is newly renovated, is located on the North Campus and connected to Goddard Hall. 

6 - Facilities Management and Planning Building 

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Located on Charter Oak Road, the Facilities Management and Planning Building houses most divisions of the department, as well as the University's shipping and receiving department. 

7 - Gelsi-Young Hall 

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The Frederick A. Gelsi and Leslie T. Young Hall, which is connected to the Alvin B. Wood Support Services Center, houses most of Eastern's executive offices. University Relations, Institutional Advancement, and Alumni Affairs are located on the first floor. The office of the president, those of the vice presidents, and the Office of Equity and Diversity occupy the second floor, as does the Connecticut Room. The Offices of Fiscal Affairs and Human Resources are on the third floor. The building also houses several conference rooms. Student employment is also located on the third floor. 

8 - Goddard Hall 

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Located on the north campus and connected to the Communications Building, Goddard Hall contains Education, Psychology, faculty offices, general purpose classrooms, and a lecture hall. 

9 - Health Services Building 

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The Student Health Service is at 185 Birch Street, adjacent to Windham Street Apartments. For information regarding hours and services, see the "Student Services" section of this handbook.  

10 – Hurley Hall 

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Located on the north campus, Hurley Hall serves as Eastern's dining room, providing meals for all students on board plans. Cash customers are also welcome. 

11 – Knight House 

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Located adjacent to Winthrop Hall at 2 Windham Street Extension, the Knight House is the location of the Multifaith Center. Full- and part-time campus ministers of several major faiths are available to students by appointment. A number of religious and spiritual groups meet at Knight House regularly. This building also has an office for Higher Edge. 

12 – Public Safety Building 

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The Public Safety Building which is located on the corner of High Street and Charter Oak Road houses the university police department in a two story, 8,636 square foot building with a state of the art dispatch center, administrative offices, records department and all the basic space you would find in support of a police department. Students can go to this building to get parking passes. 

13 – Science Building 

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Opened in fall 2008, the Science Building consolidates all science disciplines taught at Eastern Connecticut State University into one facility. The building houses the departments of Biology, Math and Computer Science, Environmental Earth Science, and Physical Science, as well as the Institute for Sustainable Energy. It includes general-purpose classrooms, laboratories, a greenhouse, a large resource room, and a 150-seat lecture hall with state-of-the-art audio-visual systems. All labs and classrooms are fitted out with the latest lab systems and equipment and has a state of the art data center. The building also provides spaces on each floor where students can study and work collaboratively. 
   
Building systems and construction materials were designed to minimize energy use and the impact on natural resources in accordance with the U.S. Green Building Council LEED Accreditation System.  The building meets the Silver rating of the USGBC LEED. Technologies used to minimize energy usage include day-lighting, a 440 KW fuel cell, a grey water system, chilled beams for cooling office space, and variable speed drives on hoods to maximize energy efficiency. The building site also was designed to reduce the impact on the environment and includes a bioswale to limit the amount of storm water runoff. The building was also designed to be flexible in order to accommodate the changing needs of sciences over the life of the building. 

With more than 173,000 square feet across six floors, Eastern’s Science Building provides a modern space for excellent science instruction, enhances student-faculty research, and serves as a catalyst for interdisciplinary studies.  

14 – Shafer Hall 

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Shafer Hall, is located on the 1889 site of the first building of the Willimantic Normal School. Shafer hall is an upper level students residence hall. For information on Shafer Hall, please see the housing web site and check under the Residence Hall tab. 

15 – Sports Center 

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The Sports Center, located on the North Campus between the Communication Building and the Student Center, has numerous recreational and athletic facilities available for student use. These include three regulation basketball courts, four racquetball courts, a weight room, cardio-conditioning room, dance studio, swimming pool, showers, and locker facilities. 
  
The Sports Center houses Intercollegiate Athletics as well as the Intramural and Recreation programs. The building also contains two classrooms, a conference room, the Eastern Athletics Alumni Hall of Fame Room, and faculty and administrative offices. 

16 – Student Center 

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The Student Center enhances University spirit and helps to create University culture as the focal point for all students. Students are engaged in our liberal arts community through various opportunities of participation, such as hanging out in the building with friends, eating a meal, using the bookstore, attending meetings with faculty and staff for advising and other official business, attending a social, cultural or educational event, or as a member of a student organization. 

  

Upper Level 

The Atrium Lobby is a great place to sit and watch TV, take in an entertainer on the main stage, grab a bite to eat, head to the bookstore, or hang out between classes. Seating includes couches in lounges and tables and chairs for dining in and around the bookstore, the food court, the information desk, and the "main street" of the building. 
  
The Bookstore is operated by Barnes and Noble and has the feel of a store you would find in a local mall. From textbooks to best sellers, from supplies to snacks, from school shirts to greeting cards, this bookstore has everything you need. 

  

The Food Court is operated by Chartwells Corporation and features the latest offerings in healthy food options along with the traditional fare. From a "grab and go" section to individually prepared meals, you will have the variety and options to try something different all the time. 

  

Located in the center of the building, the Information Desk is staffed whenever the building is open with employees trained and ready to assist you with all aspects of building services. 

  

The Café is the place you can play a game of pool, sit and watch TV, catch an acoustical performance, surf the Internet, hang out with friends in front of the fireplace, or attend a reception. With a spectacular view, this multipurpose facility is the place to be and be seen. 

  

The Theatre, with all of its technology and surround sound, serves as a movie theatre, lecture hall, and performance and presentation facility. 
  
The Betty Tipton Room is a multipurpose facility that serves as the Center's ballroom and is used for just about any type of event imaginable including banquets, receptions, speakers, performances, conferences, and award ceremonies. 
  
The Meeting Rooms (4) on this level are used by the University community for meetings, conferences, and events. Each one is equipped with the latest technology and will support most conference needs. 

Lower Level 

The Fitness Center is a 4000-square-foot facility with over 60 pieces of exercise equipment, and a flat screen TV with state-of-the-art technology. Plug your personal headset into equipment to listen to music or watch television while you exercise. 
  
CAB - CAB is a student workforce skilled in project management and event planning tasked with planning and implementing the many student events and activities that occur within the building and beyond its boundaries. 
  
SGA - The Student Government Association and all of its subcommittees and senators are located in the middle of the action, working to fund and organize the 60+ student organizations. Conducting business in the meeting room with glass walls, you can see all the action as it happens. 
  
Student Organizations - Over 60 clubs work in their own office suite and share workspace and storage. The "Campus Lantern" (newspaper) and "Sustinet" (yearbook) also have offices in the suite. 
  
The Intercultural Center (Room 114) - The office assists international, multicultural, and commuter students with transition, retention/persistence, and intervention issues, while providing unity and exposure to diversity. 

The Women's Center (Room 116) - The office provides resources for students and promotes gender equality by critically examining cultural ideals of gender and gender relations. 

The Meeting Rooms (4) on this level are used by the University community for meetings, conferences, and events. Each one is equipped with the latest technology and will support most conference needs. 

17 – Webb Hall 

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The Charles R. Webb Hall houses modern instruction and office facilities. Its classroom wing contains 23 classrooms and laboratories, including a small auditorium, specialty instruction rooms, five instruction computer rooms, a 108-station general purpose computer laboratory and student lounges. Its office wing contains more than 100 offices for faculty, conference rooms, offices for academic departments and administration, a faculty lounge, and a language laboratory. The entire building is equipped with computer, communication, and multimedia resources. 

Webb Hall also houses the deans for the School of Arts and Sciences and Education, Professional Studies, the Graduate Division, and the following academic departments: 

  • Economics and Business Administration 

  • Education 

  • English 

  • Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work 

  • History/Political Science/Philosophy/Geography 

  • Psychology 

  • Modern and Classical Languages 

18 – Wickware Planetarium 

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The Wickware Planetarium houses a star planetarium and offices for faculty. 

19 – Wood Support Services Center 

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The Alvin B. Wood Support Services Center was named in honor of CSU Board of Trustees member and longtime Eastern supporter, Alvin B. Wood. Many support service and administrative offices are located in this building. 
  
Ground Level 

Copy Center 
Vending area 
Elevator access 

Level I 

Bursar’s Office 
Continuing Studies and Enhanced Learning 
Financial Aid  
International Programs/NSE 
Registrar’s Office 
 
Level II 

Card Services Office 
Career Services 
Dean of Students 
Housing and Residential Life Office 
Office of Student Conduct 
National Guard 
Student Art Gallery 
Veteran’s Education and Transition Resource Center 
Wellness Education and Promotion 

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