Paresky Center

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The Paresky Center is the student center at Williams College. It was designed by Polshek Partnership Architects and opened on February 16, 2007, after two years of construction, as part of the Williams College Winter Carnival celebration.^[1] The building is named after David Paresky, class of 1960, and his family.^[2] The Paresky Center includes student mailboxes, Whitman's Grill (one of the three dining halls on campus), the snack bar, the '82 Grill, several meeting rooms, study rooms, and the offices for many student groups, such as the Williams Record and the Office of Campus Life.^[3] The Great Room in Paresky Center is called Baxter Hall, named after the old student center at the college and the school's 10th president.^[4] Paresky was designed to reduce energy as part of the college's initiative in "going green." For example, some of the rooms include occupancy sensors and, when unoccupied, are lit and heated or cooled minimally.^[5]

See also

• Williams College
• Polshek Partnership

External links

• Paresky Center website
• Paresky Center site from Office of Campus Life

References

1. ^ "Winter Carnival, Paresky Center Opening Fill Williams Weekend." http://www.iberkshires.com/story/22334/Winter-Carnival-Paresky-Center-Opening-Fill-Williams-Weekend.html
2. ^ Marcisz, Christopher (February 10, 2006). "Williams College reveals identity of donor". The Berkshire Eagle. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PBEB&p_theme=pbeb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10FB432A256D40C8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2008-09-09. 
3. ^ Paresky Center on Willipedia. http://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php/Paresky_Center
4. ^ Paresky Center: Baxter Hall. http://www.williams.edu/go/paresky/baxter/
5. ^ Paresky Center. http://www.williams.edu/resources/sustainability/buildings/paresky.php?topic=energy

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