This steering committee meeting was held Nov. 18, 2024. This page contains a summary from that meeting and the presentation is also provided as a downloadable option.
Presentation with discussion notes from both the Executive Team & Steering Committee meetings.
Executive Team Meeting Report Out
• Master Planning Status
• Academics & Research
• Discussion – Q&A
Campus wide Planning – draft 10 yr CIP (Capital Improvement Plan)
Master Planning Process & Engagement
- over 300 participants provided input
- 18 stakeholder interview listening sessions
- 12 Steering Committee meetings
- 7 MURAL sessions
- 12 SENA (South East Neighborhood Association) meetings
Planning Status Update
Data Analysis & Planning Integration
- Growth in Enrollment & Campus Population – adjusted for 2024
- Parking Utilization & Projections
- Academic & Research Space Projections – refining numbers and recommendations
- Student Housing & Dining – refining goals & scenarios to reach goals
Master Plan Specific Plan Studies
- Parking Study – completed
- Expansion area planning with SENA – subcommittee meeting monthly
- Housing – 4 major sites with multiple scenarios in progress
- 10 yr CIP Projects – started draft list, with matrix in progress
Enrollment Projection Summary – Fall 2024 update
Updated total enrollment.
- Headcount increase:
- + 3,081 undergraduates
- + 316 graduate
- Total: + 3,397 students
- Campus headcount increase:
- + 1,523 undergraduates
- + 118 graduate
- Total: + 1,641 students*
*degree-seeking students, excluding fully online programs
Fall 2024 enrolled headcount was 550 students over projection, which is 335 students on campus for planning purposes (25% increase).
Academic & Research- Space Analysis & Planning Integration
Findings: 2019 space data
- Surplus (above benchmark model)
- Office space
- Teaching Labs
- Deficits (below benchmark model)
- Open Labs
- Research Labs
- Collaboration Spaces
Academic Space Analysis
Findings: 2019 space data
- Existing Space Deficits:
- Classrooms – 7,000 ASF
- Research Labs -109,000 ASF
- Library – 5,000 ASF
- 10 yr Projected (2030) Space Deficits:
- Classrooms – 61,000 ASF
- Open Labs – 40,000 ASF
- Research Labs – 195,000 ASF
- Library – 21,000 ASF
- Collaboration – 36,600 ASF
- Student Centered – 71,500 ASF
424,000 ASF total projected deficit almost half in research space Academic Space
Research Space
Planned new Research Space:
- 8,400 ASF Wet lab in MCMR
- 47,000 ASF New Science Research Building
Reduces Projected Research Space needs to approx. 140,000 ASF.
Academic Space
2024 Update:
- Current deficits after MCMR, SRB:
- 50,000 ASF Research Labs
- 5,000 ASF Library
- 10 yr Adjusted Projected Deficits:
- 46,000 ASF Classrooms
- 30,000 ASF Open Labs
- 140,000 ASF Research Labs
- 16,000 ASF Library
- 28,000 ASF Collaboration space
- 54,000 ASF Student-Centered space
313,000 ASF total projected deficit (44% in research space)
Academic & Research Space
MP Recommendations:
- Apply best practices for central scheduling of instructional space to improve utilization (replacing ‘departmental hold’ with ‘departmental priority’ spaces)
- Apply best practices in managing research space allocation and accessing productivity. Audit to inform projections of research space needs, including all research space (not just labs) and apply current rethinking of ‘office space’ to collaborative workspaces (GA, PI, faculty, etc.).
- Continue to fund program of classroom renewal-reconfiguration (active learning, 24 ASF/seat, larger sizes).
- Fund a program for teaching lab renewal-reconfiguration (older bldgs. like Science, Engineering, Civil Eng.).
- Take advantage of the office space surplus, where feasible to create more collaborative work spaces.
- Develop a plan for renewal of the existing Science Building & Riverfront Hall as part of the migration plan for the new Science Research Building.
- Develop a plan for the consolidation and continuing growth of the health sciences programs (nursing, allied health, Public and Population Health, incl moving Health Sciences, Riverside to STEM precinct), and Engineering in the STEM district. These are the next major academic buildings needed.
- *STEM district refers to the campus expansion area between University Dr and Beacon St, between Lincoln & Broadway)
Discussion Questions
- How should the Master Plan support R1 status & strategic plan goals for research & creative activity (beyond new Science Research Building)
- What are the next big priorities for Academics and Research?
- How much growth is anticipated in nursing & health sciences programs? Will that be the next building and where should it be?
- How much growth is anticipated in computing sciences i.e., School of Computing? Should that be downtown, on campus, or in an adjacent Innovation District?