7.2 ADMINISTERING AND MONITORING THE PLAN

This plan plays an important role in shaping the future development of the campus. Along with NWP’s Strategic Plan, it serves as a longterm decision-making framework to guide the development of the campus.

All decisions regarding the physical form and ongoing management of the campus should be consistent with the plan and refer to it.

Monitoring the Plan

Monitoring is largely an assessment process addressing the policies derived from the plan.

The administration and monitoring of the Campus Master Plan should be done from the vantage point of the Facilities Team, in conjunction with the vice president whose portfolio includes campus planning. Monitoring is largely an assessment process addressing the efficacy of the policies derived from the plan. That efficiency can be measured in improvements in the utilization of teaching stations available, and lower land costs derived from optimized facility distribution. The more qualitative elements of a plan will also need assessment.

To accomplish this, a system should be developed that:

• Manages all space centrally.

• Makes space allocations based on needs data and condition.

• Is transparent in its process flow.

• Is easily understood by the campus community.

• Has assessment tools that are used directly by Facilities personnel on an ongoing basis.

• Establishes a direct relationship between assessed need and facility initiatives.

The system will require a process flow that continuously assesses need, evaluates that need against current allocations, creates a new or revised allocation plan that addresses the needs and issues that arise from the assessments, and formalizes that allocation institutionally.

Recommendation

Develop a space assessment and allocation process that is tailored to NWP and develop a baseline starting point.