Forum Four: Physical Resources
Faculty and Staff Forum on Accreditation
September 21, 2006
ASUN Alumni Room
Brainstorming Session 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Refreshments and Informal Gathering 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Number of participants: 27
Description of forum: Forum to discuss Physical Resources
Forum topic: Standard Eight – Physical Resources
Questions: What would we like to see in 2016?
What do we consider out best assets?
What are our special challenges?
Session facilitators: Eric Herzik and Mike Havercamp
Agenda
Purpose / Background – Eric Herzik
Ideas – Mike Havercamp
Where do we go from here? – Eric Herzik
Challenges
Key Words/Phrases
Quit chasing dollars and external operations that detract from the core academic missions
Student and research growth that exceeds current resources – they are always playing “catch-up.”
Funding, linking student FTE to state support.
Regents and Legislature emphasizing self funding.
Maintain aesthetics, foliage expanded, upkeep/safety, allow for growth.
State funding formula – discourages teaching courses in Summer.
Public transportation inadequate.
High Cost of Remodeling – charged against academic budgets (need separate funding source).
Safety & Infrastructure in 30+ year old buildings, fire suppression and earthquake safety.
Sufficient funds are available for property acquisitions.
CIP budget for remodeling, historical preservation.
Building public will for financing.
Adequate budgets to maintain and upgrade facilities.
$ Dollars and support from community/lobbying legislature.
Funding on a regular basis for equipment and maintenance.
Need to replace buildings that are 40 years old. Deferred maintenance.
Storage space: need to move to electronic storage/sharing of files & materials.
Challenges – deferred maintenance, funding for exiting buildings 30+ years old, more on campus student housing.
"Our Dream"
Key Words/Phrases
Master plan implementation, grow campus from 255 to 850 acres.
Attractive conference center – business and community adjacent to campus, classes or operations 24/7.
Refurbishing of FPSC to better serve campus and community, make campus “greener” in fuel consumption.
Music and art culture and such activity. Performing arts center and concert hall.
Faculty club, place to meet, interact, communicate.
More instruction space, research labs to meet existing needs & projected growth.
Another childcare center. Training center, new HR building to house HR units/files/proper storage.
All classrooms should be “smart” classrooms, more classrooms, reuse of Getchell.
Space for LOA/GA (we use them but don’t provide them space).
Large lecture halls (500+).
2016: New engineering building, campus entirely wireless, expansion of Redfield due to growth.
A model state of the art building for the study of child development.
Space designed especially for intended purposes.
The beauty of the Quad is replicated all across campus.
Classroom building & more lab/studio space. Universal design.
A beautiful building designed especially for children & lab space for teaching future early childhood educators.
Public transportation.
Green buildings, buildings that promote health, nice working environment.
Maintaining state of the art technology.
Conference and meeting center.
Adequate high-tech classroom space.
“Green” buildings.
Photographs from the session...
