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PACIFIC GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY ANNOUNCES PLANS TO MOVE TO PALO ALTO
School Will Open Doors at New Location in Summer, 2009
Palo Alto, Calif. (January 29, 2008) – The Pacific Graduate School of Psychology (PGSP), a private, independent professional school educating undergraduate and graduate students in the greater Bay Area, announced today it will move its graduate courses and library to a new location in Palo Alto, Calif. Formerly located at 935 E. Meadow Drive in Palo Alto, PGSP will move to its new campus in the summer of 2009, located at 1791 Arastradero Road.
"Over the past two years, we have recruited additional faculty and administrators as well as increased student enrollment," Allen Calvin, Ph.D. and president of PGSP. "The Arastradero Road site will provide our faculty and our students with a cutting edge facility." The new setting, an eight acre parcel of wooded area with existing structures, is situated in Palo Alto, adjacent to unincorporated Santa Clara County. The location was occupied by the American Institute of Research, an institution which also engages in psychological study and research.
PGSP has hired Swinerton Management and Consulting (SMC) to make recommendations and implement changes in order to reuse the three existing buildings. In addition to one classroom and meeting space, the 25,000 square foot facility will host a 5,000+ square foot information resources/library, as well as faculty and administrative offices. The campus will continue to use the existing 100+ parking spaces for students, faculty and visitors.
"PGSP brought in our consulting group to transform the existing site into a learning environment that is supportive and conducive to the academic mission and excellence the school is known for," said Jeffrey Gee, Vice President of SMC. "We plan to begin renovations late in the summer of 2008 and look forward to working with the school's leadership to deliver their vision for the new campus." Gee heads the Education Division of SMC and has lead projects for other academic institutions including College of Marin, the French American School and several others.
PGSP recently vacated their East Meadow Drive building, and leases a building from Stanford University at 405 Broadway in Redwood City, Calif. Until the renovations are complete at the Arastradero Road campus, all graduate courses will temporarily be taught in Redwood City, and undergraduate classes will remain in Cupertino, at De Anza College. In addition, PGSP's training clinic, The Kurt and Barbara Gronowski Clinic, will remain in Los Altos, Calif.
"We are delighted to have PGSP call Redwood City home as it awaits the completion of its permanent campus," said Rosanne Foust, Mayor of Redwood City. "We will do our best to make them feel part of our family and hope that our constituents will take advantage of the school's academic programs."
For more information on the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, please visit http://pgsp.edu or call 800-818-6136. For more about the undergraduate program, please visit http://pgsp.edu/p3. For more information on the school's Kurt and Barbara Gronowski Clinic, go to http://www.mentalhealthclinic.org or 650.961.9300.
About the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology
The Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, a private, independent professional school in the San Francisco Bay area, has educated doctoral students since 1975. In 2006, it added an undergraduate program and currently offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology through a partnership with De Anza College. Established to serve society, PGSP is a diverse learning community dedicated to the search for knowledge and its dissemination. PGSP brings together a community of highly talented faculty and graduate students working side-by-side to bring scientific rigor and theoretical knowledge to the analysis and practice of clinical psychology.
About the Kurt and Barbara Psychology Clinic
The Kurt and Barbara Gronowski Psychology Clinic at PGSP is a community-based psychology training clinic and treatment center dedicated to providing high quality, evidence-based, clinical services to adults, children, and families in our community. Our clinic uses several evidence based psychological treatments including cognitive behavioral therapy, behavioral therapy, interpersonal therapy, illness management, and family psychoeducation and family management.