First Amendment to the 2010 -2020 Institutional Master Plan Task - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

First Amendment to the 2010 -2020 Institutional Master Plan Task Force/Community Meeting April 5, 2017

Meeting Agenda  STATUS OF IMP PROJECTS  GOALS OF 2010-2020 IMP  FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE 2010-2020 IMP AMENDMENT – MPA BUILDING  PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS  PATHWAYS TO CAREERS IN THE TRADES  MPA BUILDING DESIGN  STATUS OF PUBLIC PROCESS  QUESTIONS/COMMENTS 1

Project Team  Fort Point Associates, Inc.  Accentech  Gilbane Building Company  Accentech  Goodwin Procter LLP  Atelier Ten  STV/DPM  Feldman Land Surveyors  Edward M. King & Associates  Ground, Inc.  Leers Weinzapfel Associates  Howe Engineers  BVH Integrated Services  LAM Partners  RSE Associates, Inc.  McPhail Associates, LLC  Nitsch Engineering  Page/SST  VHB 2

Progress on the Institutional Master Plan 3

Goals of the 2010-2020 IMP The following seven strategic objectives were identified as the goals for the 2010-2020 IMP : • Increase Student Housing • Update Academic Facilities • Strengthen Wentworth’s Core Campus and Student Life Programs • Improve Campus Edges • Enhance Pedestrian Connections • Promote Responsible Student Behavior • Achieve New Levels of Sustainability 4

IMP Amendment The 45,000 square foot Center for Engineering and Technology is now the 69,000 square foot MpA Building: • First amendment to the Wentworth IMP • Requires 2-step review with Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) • IMPNF review and comment period is concurrent with EPNF • Following IMPNF review, IMP Amendment is submitted • Following 60-day comment period, IMP Amendment is approved by BPDA • Zoning Commission hearing on the IMP Amendment • Mayor’s signature and BPDA Agreements to follow 5

Benefits in the Public Realm  Preserve the academic campus setting with a uniquely designed building, enriching the character of the surrounding neighborhood;  Support the City’s goals for a sustainable future with a goal of LEED Silver level certifiable status;  Uphold Wentworth’s commitment to implementing the Boston Residents Jobs Policy;  Continue to meet community benefits obligations 6

Community Benefits Center for Community & Learning Partnerships (the Center) 553 Huntington Ave • The Center’s mission is to facilitate and strengthen partnerships that yield transformative educational experiences while creating mutually beneficial, extraordinary community outcomes. • We foster long-standing partnerships that promote reciprocal benefits to the Boston community as well as our students, staff and faculty. 7

Community Engagement • 2015-2016 Snapshot: • VITA(Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program): • 6 students volunteered • 111.5 hours at ABCD Parker Hill/Fenway • Prepared 89 tax returns • $256,649 returned to the community • Community Work Study: • Students: 77 • Hours: 3,484.1 • Amount of Federal Work Study funds paid to support students working in the surrounding community: $61,627.20 • # of Community Partners: 16 8

College Access: Boston Pipeline • 2015-2016 Snapshot: • RAMP: 27 Boston students served, including 5 high school females • Dual Enrollment: 42 students from neighboring Boston Public Schools enrolled • SAT Prep : 195 students served in partnerships with Fenway High School and Edward M Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (EMK) • 269 Boston students accepted to Wentworth in Fall 2016 • First year retention 89% for RAMP students vs 84% overall Wentworth students. 10

Co+build: Community Building Project • HERE House , 40 Calumet St, Mission Hill (2015-ongoing) • Frawley-Delle Apartments , Delle Avenue, Mission Hill (2016) • Huntington YMCA , 316 Huntington Ave, Fenway (2014) • Thomas Menino YMCA , 1137 River St, Hyde Park (2015- ongoing) • Brookview House, Inc , both Roxbury and Dorchester locations (2013-ongoing) • Church of St Augustine and St Martin/St Stephens Youth Programs , 31 E. Lenox St, Lower Roxbury/South End (2016- ongoing) • Mission Hill Health Movement , 1534 Tremont St, Mission Hill (2012-2013) • Tobin Community Center Garden , 1481 Tremont St, Mission Hill (2013-ongoing) 9

Pathways To Careers In The Trades The Dearborn STEM 6-12 SUCCESS Danielle Skilling, Community Affairs Specialist Gilbane Building Company 11

Pathways To Careers In The Trades  Walk-on Applicants / Work Ready  Existing Union Members/Experienced Tradespeople  Work Readiness Preparations & Assistance  Recent graduates & those seeing employment/training in the trades  Connections with pre-apprentice and other paths to the trades  Partnership / Career Conversations Panels With Boston High Schools  Early conversations/Q&A sessions/Build Excitement about the future 12

Project Site 13

Evolution of Engineering Education • Spaces that Promote: • Collaboration • Innovation • Interdisciplinary Activities 14

MpA Building - Project Summary • Supports Transition from Engineering Technology Programs to Engineering and Innovation by Providing more Collaboration Space and State-of-the-Art Equipment • Uses will include: • Laboratories • Office Space • Ground Floor Showcase • Accelerate and EPIC Programs with Maker, Collaborative, and Ideation Space • Campus Gathering and Presentation Space 15

Site Plan 16

Elevation Views 17

Perspective View from Parker Street 18

Perspective View from the Quad 19

Construction Management • Construction Management Plan in Process • Wentworth contact: Lula Dayton, Technical Assistant for Planning & Construction • Meeting to introduce Construction Management Plan to the community (to be scheduled) 20

Projected Schedule Task Date Task Force Meeting December 12, 2016 File PNF/IMPNF January 13, 2017 Task Force/Community Meeting January 24, 2017 on PNF/IMPNF and BPDA Scoping Session BCDC Submittal January 31, 2017 BCDC Meeting February 7, 2017 30 Day Comment Period on the PNF/IMPNF Ends February 15, 2017 BPDA Issue Scoping Determination February 27, 2017 on IMPNF File IMP Amendment March 3, 2017 Task Force/Community Meeting April 5, 2017 on IMP Amendment 60 Day Comment Period on IMP Amendment ends May 4, 2017 Public Hearing/BPDA vote on PNF and IMP Amendment May 11, 2017 Zoning Commission Hearing on IMP Amendment June 6, 2017 Start Construction Summer 2017 Opening of Building January 2019 21

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QUESTIONS/COMMENTS