{"id":38004,"date":"2022-11-07T09:05:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T14:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=38004"},"modified":"2022-11-07T09:05:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T14:05:16","slug":"dining-hall-at-suny-adirondack-upgraded-adds-space-for-people-to-study-in-private","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2022\/11\/dining-hall-at-suny-adirondack-upgraded-adds-space-for-people-to-study-in-private\/","title":{"rendered":"Dining Hall At SUNY Adirondack Upgraded, Adds Space For People To Study In Private"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_38005\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38005\" style=\"width: 945px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38005\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/11\/suny-adk-cafeteria-h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/11\/suny-adk-cafeteria-h.jpg 945w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/11\/suny-adk-cafeteria-h-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/11\/suny-adk-cafeteria-h-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SUNY Adirondack\u2019s upgraded dining hall includes traditional and bar-height seating, study pods and spaces for groups and individuals to work in privacy.<br \/>Courtesy SUNY Adirondack<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SUNY Adirondack now has unveiled its newly upgraded dining hall that includes traditional and bar-height seating, study pods and spaces for groups and individuals to work in privacy.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking with a local vendor, we were able to provide a modern, welcoming environment,\u201d said Tom Kent, executive director of SUNY Adirondack\u2019s Faculty-Student Association. \u201cWe have already received many compliments from students and staff.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The project was spearheaded by interior designer Amanda Blaise of Girvin Office in Greenfield Center, whose designs were distributed by Charlie\u2019s Office Furniture, a Queensbury-based company.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Blaise\u2019s designs coming to fruition is the culmination of a long process delayed by the pandemic. According to Kent, the college\u2019s partnership with Chartwells was renewed in 2019. Part of that continued relationship included a renovation to the serving area. Then COVID-19 hit and delayed the rest of the plans, which included upgrades to Einstein\u2019s Bagel Cafe in Scoville Hall, as well as the food court area.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\"><b><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\"><!--more--><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span>\u201cI enjoyed working with our local college to provide a new, updated and more collaborative atmosphere for students and faculty,\u201d Blaise said. \u201cOur main focus was to take inspiration from the beautiful Adirondack Mountains, and incorporate it into our design.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The result is a spacious facility decorated in natural woods and shades of blue and green. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe college is committed to providing a wonderful experience to our students, faculty and staff, and, through our partnership with Chartwells, we offer great variety and quality of food, and now the dining area matches the experience,\u201d said Kristine D. Duffy, Ed.D., president of SUNY Adirondack. \u201cWe are proud to support local businesses in our projects, further strengthening the college\u2019s long-standing ties to our community and its businesses.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SUNY Adirondack now has unveiled its newly upgraded dining hall that includes traditional and bar-height seating, study pods and spaces for groups and individuals to work in privacy.\u00a0 \u201cWorking with a local vendor, we were able to provide a modern, welcoming environment,\u201d said Tom Kent, executive director of SUNY Adirondack\u2019s Faculty-Student Association. \u201cWe have already [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":38005,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - 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