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Overview of Master Plan Update Process
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2008 Update to the Master Plan
The Campus Master Plan is now more than 10 years old. Because conditions and circumstances are constantly changing, planning efforts must continuously be re-evaluated and adjusted.
In 2004, a faculty/staff work group convened by Vice President O’Brien reviewed the current Master Plan and presented their findings to the President as to the process for updating the Master Plan, the components of the Master Plan, and how the Plan should be used in the future to inform decision-making. The 2004 planning work group recommended that the next phase of master planning for the University of Minnesota be an update, rather than a complete reworking, of the 1996 plan. The overall foundation is sound, and the update will align and link operations with the Master Planning principles.
A Steering Committee was established to guide the 2008 update. The charge to the Steering Committee was to:
- Align and integrate the Master Plan with the University core processes such as strategic positioning, academic planning and funding
- Take full advantage of the major initiatives scheduled for the next decade
- Focus on "growing campus" rather than building buildings
- Instill the principles of sustainability, so that the new plan leaves the campus better for future students, staff and faculty
- Optimize the distinction of being the largest research University that bridges the Mississippi River
- Increase ownership of the Master Plan by the University community, and ensure broad and meaningful consultation with key constituencies
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Recommendations to Date
Five work teams were established to review the 1996 Master Plan and suggest revisions to the 1996 principles and recommendations. The work teams were composed of faculty, staff, students and community members. The work teams met regularly for over a year beginning in 2006 and consulted with a broad range of interested parties. Work Team reports were presented to the Master Plan Steering Committee in February 2008. Based on these reports, draft 2008 Twin Cities Master Plan principles and recommendations were agreed upon and presented to the University community in a series of forums in the spring 2008.
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