Of the approximately $575,000 the University has spent so far in response to last spring’s student suicides, $350,000 — or about 60 percent — has gone towards the construction of “means restriction” barriers for seven bridges on and around campus, according to officials. In addition, $150,000 has helped bolster the University’s mental health counseling — though student demand for services, according to administrators, still exceeds Gannett’s capabilities.
Although estimating the total cost of the barriers that includes their design and construction costs is impossible until a design model is selected, University Architect Gilbert Delgado said the architectural firm Office dA will be paid around $600,000 for its work up through the schematic design process. After the schematic design process, the University will have to devote additional resources to pay for the project’s completion and construction.
The $150,000 the University has spent on counseling has gone towards “expanded clinical staffing and new outreach programs,” according to Susan Murphy ’73, vice president for Student and Academic Services.
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