Academic Village at Point Park University

==Background==
* http://www.pointpark.edu/default.aspx?id=3599
* Point Park
==Insights==
===Point Park University gets $2 million Heinz grant===
:December 17, 2008 By Mark Belko, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Point Park University has received a $2 million grant from the Heinz Endowments to support the design and engineering related to its proposed academic village.
The grant will not only help in the completion of architectural and engineering blueprints for the proposed $210 million campus transformation but also will assist in hiring of an architect/planner to oversee the project.
"Point Park University's campus space plan weaves its presence into the Downtown fabric in a very exciting way. It expands considerably the opportunity for Point Park students to engage their academic programs in a vibrant urban setting," Heinz Endowments Chairwoman Teresa Heinz said in a statement.
The academic village master plan includes moving programs from Pittsburgh Playhouse in Oakland to Forbes Avenue Downtown; construction of a 1,000-seat basketball and volleyball arena on the Boulevard of the Allies; opening a new student center in the existing Downtown YMCA building, now owned by Point Park; additional student housing; and more green space.
The university needs to raise about $103 million to support the ambitious plan, which stretches over the next seven years.