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Facilities Master Plan

Facilities Master Plan. Southwest Minnesota State University November, 2006. Outline. Process Campus Profile Existing Facilities & Site Analysis Framework for Campus Development Capital Plan Improvement.

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Facilities Master Plan

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  1. Facilities Master Plan Southwest Minnesota State University November, 2006

  2. Outline • Process • Campus Profile • Existing Facilities & Site Analysis • Framework for Campus Development • Capital Plan Improvement

  3. Thank you to the following people for their participation, collaborations and contributions. • Dr. Ray Lou Provost • Dr. Beth Weatherby Dean – Arts, Letters & Sciences • Doug Fraunfelder VP Finance & Administration • Cyndi Holm Director of Facilities • Dr. Sandy Craner Asst. Professor Biology, faculty representative • Sandy Hoffbeck Acquisitions Librarian, faculty representative • Jim Swartz Professor Art, faculty representative • Bill Mulso Executive Director of the SMSU Foundation, MSUAASF Representative • Charles Kost GIS Center Director, MMA and MAPE Representative • Ron Schoephoerster Scheduling Officer, Council 5 representative • Erin Kooiker President, Student Association

  4. Purpose…of this Campus Master Plan Update is to: • provide a valuable tool for future decision making • support the academic mission • set a logical course for capital improvements over the next thirty to fifty years • The campus master plan was prepared in 2000. The 2006 master plan updated provides a 5-year incremental update to the 2000 plan.

  5. SMSU is 1 of 52 campuses in the Minnesota State College and University system.

  6. SMSU Context Marshall High School Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport Atlantic Hotel

  7. SMSU Environs Marshall High School Pond and surrounding area Historic Farmstead Mike’s Cafe

  8. SMSU Environs MarshallHigh School Highway 23 Highway 59 Highway 19 Highway 19 View towards Campus looking Northeast Highway 23 View towards Campus looking Southwest

  9. Geographic Service Area Duluth Moorhead St. Cloud Minneapolis-St. Paul Rochester Marshall Madison Sioux Falls Des Moines Omaha

  10. Campus History • Created by Minnesota legislature 1963 as Southwest Minnesota State College • Enrolled its charter class late in the fall of 1967 with buildings still under construction • The University changed from the quarter to the semester system in 1996 • In January of 2002, a fire destroyed the residence hall dining facility. The smoke damage from the fire extended to the Student Center • The university made a change to its current name in 2003 to Southwest Minnesota State University • Ranked top of its division since 1998 by U.S. News and World Report’s annualAmerica’s Best Colleges issue—Nine consecutive years Aerial photograph from A History of Southwest State Universityby Richard H. Jorgensen Pre-construction photograph from A History of Southwest State University by Richard H. Jorgensen

  11. The mission of Southwest Minnesota State University is to: • Provide high quality education • Be dedicated to excellence in teaching • Prepare students to be lifelong learners in a changing global, social and natural environment. The vision of Southwest Minnesota State University is to become a university of choice.

  12. Academic Goals • Sustain renewal of academic base • Aggressive renewal of facilities • Substantive transformation of employee base • Programs of distinction • Strengthen partnerships with other post-secondary and K-12 institutions • Increase diversity enrollment 6% per year • SMSU will address the long-term needs of the following signature programs: • Hotel and Restaurant Administration • Culinology • Environmental Studies • Education and Business

  13. Enrollment History Student using computer kiosk Students in Recreation and Athletics link

  14. Recent Facility Improvements • Library Renovation • Commuter Lounge • Student Center • Conference Center • HRI Lab Remodel • Softball Field Relocation • Football Practice Field Relocation • Science Initiative – Labs Remodeled • Central Chiller Plant • Completion of Chilled Water Loop Student Center Well Lounge Library (Circulation Desk) Commuter Lounge Entry

  15. Future Facility Improvements • Residence Hall Pre-design – BKV Group • Science Labs & HRI Remodeling Pre-design – BTR • Hotel and Restaurant Industries Pre-design – Horty Elving • Alumni Plaza – Close Landscape Architecture • Regional Event Center – DLR • Road Improvements • Science Laboratories – Phase II Design • Fire Alarm Upgrades Residence Hall Pre-design Alumni Plaza Regional Event Center

  16. Planning Initiatives • Definition of Campus Core and Edges • Pedestrian and Vehicular Movement • Parking and Transit • Future Land Use • Hierarchy of Open Space • Expression of “Campus” View of Bellows Lounge

  17. Current Land Use Athletics andRecreation View towards Individualized Learning Building View of wildlife area FacilitySupport Future Academic Use Wildlife Area MarshallHighSchool Parking Athletics andRecreation Academic View towards Student Center Parking AcademicSupport HIGHWAY 23 ResidentialFacilities Parking Parking Child Care FutureCommercial Development Existing Commercial Development HIGHWAY 19 View towards Residential Facility

  18. Pedestrian Movement Pedestrian path in residential area ¼ Mile5 Min. Walk ½ Mile10 Min. Walk Interior Circulation in RA Link

  19. Vehicular Access View toward parking near Mustang Trail Parking Parking MTA Transit Stop Parking HIGHWAY 23 Parking MTA Transit Stop HIGHWAY 19 View toward High School of main parking lot

  20. Framework for Campus Development • Express surrounding regional ecology & character • Create clear campus entries • Create clear vehicular circulation • Distinguish parking areas & better integrate into campus • Continue development for exterior & interior way finding system • Acknowledge current density & maximize existing space

  21. Short-Term Facility Plan2-5 Years – 2008 - 2011 Mattke Stadium improvements New Parking Classroom, laboratory and facility improvements Develop public-private associations forPublic safety initiatives Roadway infrastructure and improvements Landscaping and courtyard restorations Parking and landscaping improvements Regional Event Center New Locker Room Facilities New parking Demolition of existing building and construction of new residence halls New temporary parking Prairie restoration and wetland improvements New entry monument

  22. Mid-Term Facility Plan6-15 Years – 2011 - 2017 Wind energy facility Landscape, access and parking/improvements Environmental Science facility Plant Science greenhouse/laboratories Culinary Arts/Hotel simulation laboratories Fine and Performing Arts Facility Demolition of existing and construction of new residence halls Birch Street Mall

  23. Long-Term Facility Plan15+ Years – 2018+ Construct Classroom Facility Recreation Athletic (RA) facility extension to Regional Event Center plaza and Bellows Academic Center

  24. Athletic field improvements Wind Energy facility Environmental Science facility Regional Event Center Fine and Performing Arts Center Campus gateway and signaled intersection Student Housing Birch Street mall Campus gateway and prairie/wetland improvements Illustrative Campus Facilities Plan HIGHWAY 23 HIGHWAY 19

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