The University of Washington, Tacoma will be holding a forum to discuss the campus master plan on Wednesday January 16th at 12:45 PM in the Cherry Parkes building room 108. This will be a good opportunity for anyone who had questions following the last Economic Development Committee meeting. Details below:
You are cordially invited to participate in an open campus forum on January 16, 2007 from 12:45 to 1:45 in room CP 108 to share your views as we engage in a review of the campus master plan. The review will allow the campus to assess the impact of four-year institutional status on the current master plan and prepare an update to the 2003 plan.
The UW Tacoma Campus master plan update will build upon UWT’s strategic plan currently in the final stage of development. Issues to be considered include the need for future residence halls and student space required to support a residential population including recreation, student center and other student support services. Impacts on facilities related to a four-year campus will also be reviewed including the need for expansion of academic programs, academic support space and library space.
To guide this process, Chancellor Spakes established and appointed the Building Advisory and Design Review Committee as a standing committee early last fall. This committee, whose charge is to represent the university community in the on-going physical development of the campus, will help to guide this activity. The firm of Mithun Architects + Designers + Planners, based in Seattle, is helping to lead the effort.
The master plan update will be accomplished in three phases - information gathering (winter 2008), options development/evaluation (spring 2008) and final plan presentations and approvals (summer 2008). Presently, the master plan update process is in a first phase information gathering stage. Additionally, a website is under development to provide additional detailed information.
Please join the campus discussion to offer your input by attending this open forum, future charrettes or via the website.
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The UWT developments are going well.
We all look forward to the restoration of the Joy Building soon.
UWT should make sure to continue to fit into the urban environment in downtown Tacoma and make sure retail spaces are in the front portion of the first floor of the Joy Building.
“Issues to be considered include the need for future residence halls”
Yes, they need to work on that issue ASAP. Right now it is still basically a commuter campus. UWT will be moving more toward the status of the main university when it expands the number of students going full time, increases enrollment generally, and builds student housing.
As the Ledger often discusses, it is very hard to have continuity with so many students on a 2 year track.
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