opposite: Renowned jazz artist and alumnus Brad Mehldau (BFA Jazz Performance ’93) and his longtime duo partner Joshua Redman performed at the 25th Anniversary Concert of The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music.
top, left to right: University Center friends and supporters David Ford, Michael Johnston, Joe Gromek, Jim Murtha, Malcolm Smith, Franci Blassberg, Timothy Porter, Henry Arnhold, David Van Zandt, John Tishman, Robert Mundheim, William Hayden, Kay Unger, Julien Studley, Michael Gellert, Douglas Durst, and William Havemeyer. Bottom right: Students participated in The New School’s Earth Week Festival to raise awareness about sustainability. Bottom left: Former UK prime minister Gordon Brown delivered the lecture “Global Problems, Global Solutions,” part of the series World Leaders at The New School.
University center topping out On May 17, 2012, we celebrated the “topping out” of the University Center, marking the completion of vertical construction. When the University Center opens in 2013, it will contain an 800-seat theater, design studios, laboratories, libraries, networked classrooms, student residences, and numerous social spaces. The University Center will set a new standard for environmental responsibility in highrise buildings in New York City, with its sustainably sourced materials, green roof, and advanced energy and water conservation.
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