Working Group, November 18, 2011
Campus Master Plan Working Group Minutes
11/18/11, Highsmith University Union Room 223, 8:30-10:00 am
Working Group Members in attendance:
Rob Nelson, consultant and Working Group chair; Christine Riley, Chief of Staff; Melissa Acker, Landscape Architect; Don Gordon, Director of Design & Construction; Dr. Gregg Kormanik, faculty; Dr. Dee Eggers, faculty; Renee Bindewald, student; Kimberly Newsome, AVC Student Affairs; and Ben Judge, student. (B.J. Bayne, Assistant Police Chief, attended the meeting in place of Chief Eric Boyce).
Visitors Experience Group Members in attendance:
Holly Beveridge, Director of CESAP; Kevan Frazier, Director of Alumni Relations and University Events; Debbie Griffith, Director of Communication and Marketing; Garrett Male, Transportation Coordinator; Ann Martin, Associate Director of Alumni Relations and University Events; Aaron Sanders, Facility Manager; David Todd, Director of Physical Plant; Scott Walters, Associate Professor, Drama; and Patrice Mitchell, Dean of Admissions.
Also in attendance: Jay Smith, Director of Landscape Architecture and Planning for O’Brien Atkins Associates, PA; Scott Arico, student; and Elizabeth Becker, staff.
Rob Nelson welcomed the Working Group and Visitors Experience members to the meeting at 9:00 am. He introduced our guests for today’s meeting, Jay Smith and Scott Arico. He asked everyone to introduce themselves.
Rob Nelson reviewed the group’s decisions from the last meeting about the specific items to take before the Board of Trustees in December. Specifically, he described the plan for an RFP for campus wayfinding, and the internal development of a Sustainability Plan, more defined governance and strategic prioritization of Repair and Renovations expenditures on campus.
Rob Nelson then introduced Jay Smith to the group. Mr. Smith proceeded to give a presentation on best practices in wayfinding. The Working Group and Visitors Experience Group then asked questions.
Renee Bindewald introduced Scott Arico, SGA Sustainability Liaison, who had gathered a substantial amount of information on what the University has accomplished in the area of sustainability. Mr. Arico presented findings to the two groups (see document here).
Rob Nelson thanked the two presenters and adjourned the meeting at 10:00 am.