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Process and Engagement
This Campus Plan 2022-2032 developed over a duration of 18 months beginning in 2020 and is the product of shared values among campus users. This document grew out of a series of interactive and collaborative meetings with a broad base group of representatives and several committees including the Oversight Committee, Working Committee, Campus Master Planning Advisory Committee (CMPC), Strategic Working Groups, and Planning Team. This update incorporates input from students, faculty, and staff from many departments and colleges. The plan update was also developed in concert with many existing planning documents to ensure a comprehensive approach to all new projects. See Appendix for the list of planning documents.
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Vision, Planning Assumptions, Principles, and Key Ideas Priorities for Campus Plan
Working Committee
Analyze Data and Brainstorm Solutions
Concept Development Draft Recommendations and Review Consultant - SASAKI
Peer Institutions Comparison
Indoor and Outdoor Space Analysis
Design Review Process
Strategic Working Groups Planning Team
The Working Committee started their work identifying priorities for the university for the next ten years. The major themes that stood out include deferred maintenance, sustainability, active transportation, research, efficiency, and environmental stewardship.
The Campus Plan update commenced in November 2020 and the process included four phases: • The first, Assessment and Analysis, established committees that identified the vision, goals, and principles. These were updated throughout the process, as necessary. The data collection and analysis involved a review of the 2006 CMP, assessment of existing conditions, and a review of existing plans and studies. • In the second phase, Outreach and Concept
Development, the Strategic Working Groups were formed comprised of faculty, staff, and students. Each group reviewed literature and resources to help inform and recommend objectives and strategies for this update to the plan. The five Strategic Working Group themes included: o Sustainability and Healthy Lives o Building Assessment of Single-Family Residences o Efficiency and Innovation in Space Utilization o Movement and Outdoor Space o Safety, Diversity, and Accessibility
Data collection and outreach also continued including
gathering feedback from the campus community. The consultant group, Sasaki Associates, a Boston-based, award-winning integrated architectural, planning, and design firm, was hired to provide a high-level analysis, report, and recommendations to include best practices and guidelines for this update. • In the third phase, the Planning Team drafted the plan with input from the Working Committee, Oversight
Committee, and additional university stakeholders.
Staff created a planning document that can be easily visible on the university’s website, as well as interactive maps illustrating physical aspects of the plan so that users have a more hands-on experience and data can be updated more regularly. • The final plan was then presented to all of the committees and stakeholders, and finally to the Board of Trustees.
Campus Plan Update Process
Assessment & Analysis Outreach & Concept Development Draft Plan Final Plan
Vision
Planning Assumptions Goals
Principles Strategic Working Groups Objectives and Strategies Consultant: Indoor & Outdoor Space
Finalize Vision, Principles, Key Ideas, Objectives and Strategies Update 2006 Maps Recommendations
Final Design, Maps, and Edits Final Presentations to Committees, Stakeholders, and Board of Trustees
