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Adoption of Master Plan

1. Executive Summary

    The Increasing Value of a College Education

    Campus Infrastructure: Deferred Maintenance and New Technology 

    A Changing Economy 

    Vision and Goals 

    Demand For New and Renovated Space on Campus 

    Summary of Master Plan Recommendations 

    The Quadrangle 

    The Mall 

    North Campus 

    Marketplace 

    Hillside 

    Service 

    Athletics 

    Wetlands 

    The Regional Transportation Context

    Evaluating and Implementing Projects 

2. Introduction

    The Planning Process 

    The Master Planning Team 

    Context for Planning 

    Meeting the Needs, Providing the Tools 

    Contemporary Trends in Higher Education 

    The Master Plan's Vision 

3. Campus Planning Goals

    A. Cultivate a sense of community 

    B. Make efficient and appropriate use of valuable resources 

    C. Ensure a demonstrable match between programs and facilities 

    D. Work toward a 'green campus' 

4 Existing Conditions

    Current Campus Land Uses 

    Open Space and Landscape 

    Transportation and Parking 

    Facilities 

5. Campus Master Plan

    Districts and Neighborhoods 

    Recommendations by District 

    The Quadrangle 

    The Mall 

    North Campus 

    Marketplace 

    Hillside 

    Service 

    Athletics 

6. Land Use

    Core Land Uses 

    Campus Scale and Walkability 

    Growth Boundary 

    Outlying Land Uses 

    Partnerships 

7. Open Space and Landscape

    Landscape Design Goals 

    Campus Character 

    Spatial Hierarchies 

    Campus Vegetation 

    Christopher Memorial Arboretum 

    Natural Ecosystems 

    Arboricultural Practices 

    Landscape Systems 

    Maintenance 

8. Transportation

    Recommended Transportation Improvements

    Parking Management and Transportation Policies 

9. Facilities

    Assessment Methodologies

    Findings 

    Recommendations 

    Changes to Academic and Administrative Facilities 

    Surge Space 

    Athletic Space 

    Residential Life 

10. Architectural Design Guidelines

11. Signage

    Current Conditions 

    Recommendations 

    Budget 

12. Building Systems

    Systems Assessment 

    Building Systems Design Standards 

    Facilities Management Software 

13. Implementation and Funding

    Adopting the Campus Master Plan 

    Modifying the Campus Master Plan 

    Implementation and Management 

    Project Evaluation Criteria

14. Master Plan Amendments