February 23, 2023

Campus Facilities Update: Single-Occupancy, All-Gender Restroom Initiative

Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff,

The Office of Campus Facilities and Operations—in coordination with Public Safety and the Office of Diversity, Compliance, and Equity Initiatives—has made plans to add and/or convert existing restrooms across campus to single-occupancy, all-gender restrooms.

This initiative reflects Baruch College’s commitment to provide options for students, faculty, and staff and to create a welcoming and equitable campus.

Restroom Locations and Project Status

Below, you will see a listing of all planned single-occupancy, all-gender restrooms. (In parenthesis are the number of these restrooms for a particular building.) A few are already completed and available for use. Restroom floorplans are available on the Facilities and Operations website.

The retrofits being made include converting some existing single-occupancy restrooms and repurposing some existing multi-use restrooms to single-occupancy, all-gender restrooms. Each of these restrooms will be clearly identified with new signage as well as door locks that indicate if the restroom is occupied.

Currently completed and in use (3 total):

• Administration Building, South Campus, Sixth Floor (1)
• Allen G. and Mary E. Aaronson Student Center, North Campus (2)

Under construction as part of a capital project (4 total):

• Administration Building, South Campus, First Floor, ADA restroom project (1)
• Information and Technology Building, North Campus, First Floor, ADA restroom project (1)
• Newman Vertical Campus, North Campus, Third Floor, ADA restroom project (1)
• Field Building at 17 Lexington Avenue, South Campus, First Floor (1, part of Phase 2 of the renovation)

Reconfiguration in partnership between Facilities and Public Safety (13 total):

• Field Building at 17 Lexington Avenue, South Campus, Eighth Floor (1)
• Newman Vertical Campus, North Campus, B1 and First Floor, former Campus Bookstore/BOSS (3)
• Newman Hall, South Campus, First Floor (2)
• Administration Building, South Campus, Sixth Floor (1)
• Information and Technology Building, North Campus, First Floor (2)
• Annex Building, North Campus (4)

We anticipate completing the majority of this project over the next few months and will supply periodic campus announcement updates to ensure everyone has up-to-date information. Also feel free to check the Facilities and Operations website.

To all in the campus community, thank you for your interest, continued patience, and cooperation and stay tuned for more updates and progress in the months to come.

Sincerely,

Larry Manganello, MBA, CFM

Assistant Vice President, Campus Facilities and Operations