8.19.19 - Farmingdale State College President Dr. John Nader: Dreaming of Dorms
Excerpt from interview with Dr. John Nader:
'Farmingdale is now a four-year college, now even offering graduate degrees. Do you believe people still think of the college as a two-year agricultural and technical institution? '
'I don’t think that’s the judgement anymore. We’re now a very strong four-year institution with four schools – Engineering and Technology, Arts and Sciences, Health Science, and Business.'
'Are you going to be in need of more buildings?'
'Yes. We spent this morning in meetings on the fact that we will be needing more space. We’re going to be needing a new academic building. That new building will allow us to add another 800 to 1,000 students.'
'Is there a cost estimate for this new building?'
'$53 million.'
'What keeps you up at night?'
'Space, the limitations of space. I think about the college two to five years down the road, I think also about adding a graduate degree in all four of our schools. We have only one ask of the state legislature: that new building and their assistance in funding it. That building is key to our future.'