Starting August 2016, 20 Washington Road will house most international programs, including the Davis International Center, and the Economics Department, according to Vice Provost for Space Programming and Planning Paul LaMarche.
The building at 20 Washington Rd. is located between Robertson Hall and Green Hall.
Other programs to be housed in the building, includes the Office of International Programs, Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies and the Princeton-In Programs, LaMarche said.
Vice Provost for International Affairs and Operations Anastasia Vrachnos noted that moving all the international programs to a single location would provide students with more seamless access to international opportunities and would encourage deeper collaboration among international offices.
“It’s inspiring to think of the spectrum of Princeton’s international engagement that will be under one roof — from Bridge Year to study abroad/Global Seminars and international internships to postgraduate service and academic fellowships such as the Princeton-In programs and Fulbright, Schwartzmann and Princeton-Yenching," she said.
Jacqueline Leighton, director of the Davis International Center, explained that the move was a welcome change for the center, as its current location was only ever meant to be temporary.
“We’ve been here at 87 Prospect Avenue for three years and we were in another temporary location for three years before that, so we’re looking forward to moving into a permanent home,” she explained.
Valeria Ibarcena ’17, a student intern at the center, anticipated that the new location would be more accessible to students and therefore encourage more people to drop by the center. It is currently located beyond the eating clubs on Prospect Street and is nearly a mile away from the farthest residential college, she explained.
Ibarcena and Leighton both said they hope to see a lot more programming planned from 20 Washington Rd. Some events organized by the center, such as the English Conversation Series, currently take place at the Graduate College, she said. Ibarcena explained that after this coming summer, these events will be moved to the new building.
Leighton said that there were plans for a café in the atrium of 20 Washington Rd. Ibarcena explained that the basement might be converted to a hangout spot with comfortable couches, similar to spaces in the Women*s Center and the LGBT Center.
LaMarche said that “gut renovation” of the building, or changing everything but structural elements, began in 2011. KPMB, a Toronto-based architecture firm, designed the new layout, he added. LaMarche said construction has been in progress since 2013, and departments are planning to occupy the new rooms by late summer 2016.
The wall below Scudder Plaza would be broken down, and in its place would be a walkway between 20 Washington Rd. and Robertson Hall which will connect the buildings, LaMarche said.
The building, formerly known as Frick, used to house the Chemistry Department until they relocated to their current building in 2005-06, LaMarche explained.
Vidisha Mehta ’19, an international student from India, said although she had never been to the center, primarily because it was too far from the rest of campus.
“I’ve heard a lot about the events they organize, so I’ll definitely drop by more often once they’re closer,” she said.
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