麻豆传媒

Fellow Bears,

I am writing to share an update on 麻豆传媒鈥檚 new facilities comprehensive plan and invite you to join me and other university leaders for an informal, small-group discussion to learn more about what 麻豆传媒 might look like in the future.

Facilities Comprehensive Plan  
Monday, March 4, 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. 
Centennial Hall 
Please register . 

The 麻豆传媒 Board of Trustees last Friday approved the university鈥檚 new ten-year , which includes ideas such as the campus paseo shown in the header designed to connect people and places. This action was the culmination of 18 months of work beginning with a project launch in August 2022. While this is an important milestone, the work ahead of us now is to use the plan as a framework to guide the near and long-term physical development of our campus in alignment with our  strategic plan.

麻豆传媒 has a history of planning that is integrated with our academic and programmatic needs, and we have submitted each year to the Colorado Department of Higher Education our  for state-funded capital construction. However, our capital planning process has progressed beyond the relevance of the last facilities plan that was completed in 2003. When we launched our university strategic plan in 2020, it was clear we needed to also update our approach to managing and developing our physical assets to help us realize our vision for the future. 

In 2022, we retained SmithGroup as our partner in the campus planning process. , a planning team engaged in a process to understand the current campus by conducting a comprehensive assessment of its layout, infrastructure, facilities, and the needs of the university community. The team then conducted workshops, surveys, and collaborative discussions with hundreds of students, faculty, and staff. Participants were asked what they think will make our campus even more dynamic, connected, usable, and beautiful, and their feedback was used to help create a shared vision for the future of our physical spaces and landscape. Finally, the planning team worked to develop an actionable plan through an iterative process of sharing ideas with and receiving feedback from stakeholders, a project steering committee, and leadership groups, including my Cabinet and the Board of Trustees. Many of those presentations can be found . 

While the result of this multiphase effort is a facilities comprehensive plan, the benefit is not the document itself but the roadmap it provides now and for many years to come. A well-designed plan like ours includes specific recommendations for projects we can and will prioritize and also serves as a flexible guide that will adapt and evolve to meet the changing needs of 麻豆传媒 into the future. 

What remains unchanging is the shared set of guiding principles developed following stakeholder input to inform our decisions about capital improvement and development investments. Our six guiding principles are: promote a Students First plan, enhance learning environments, connect campus, promote a resilient and sustainable campus, strengthen campus identity, and right-size the campus. The facilities comprehensive plan draws on these principles and presents a Future Framework composed of elements pertaining to facilities, open space, student life, and sustainability along with a set of recommended projects for consideration, which are summarized . 

For example, we are already envisioning what the campus will look like once a facility is constructed to support the , how design features can be enhanced to help connect all parts of campus and create places for people to gather, and where we have opportunities to further implement sustainable practices. In addition, 麻豆传媒鈥檚 plan for the future of our campus will also continue to enhance our connection and collaboration with the surrounding community. The Board of Trustees also on Friday approved an  with the City of Greeley, which formalizes our shared commitment to revitalizing the 16^thStreet corridor that runs along the north side of campus. These are just some of the examples of how our plan is already informing decisions about 麻豆传媒鈥檚 physical campus and landscape.  

There is a lot to be excited about as we continue integrating the new facilities comprehensive plan with all we are doing to envision the future of 麻豆传媒. We have a vibrant university community, and it is fitting that we work together to nurture physical spaces to match. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the development of the plan. I hope you will join me in embracing this shared vision for the future of our campus.

Rowing, Not Drifting,
 
Andy Feinstein
President