Process Summary
The process used to develop the Master Plan required a dialogue between the Plan consultants and a broad spectrum of people on campus and in the larger community. Through direct interviews, surveys, an interactive website, and informational meetings, those involved helped shape the direction of the Plan. The consultants also held working sessions with the ad hoc Master Plan Steering Committee, and conduct-ed planning and presentation workshops with the campus and non-campus communities. The collective vision that emerged through consensus building is integral to forming and following this Master Plan.
Any university faces changes and challenges in planning issues. In particular, at UW-Green Bay the exact nature of enrollment growth (student mix, number of students, instructional delivery, and related questions) has not been determined. As such, any changes in planning parameters might benefit from examining a midpoint in the planning process rather than starting over. The three conceptual alternatives presented early in the process and included in Appendix A might be a good starting point for examining enrollment assumptions and their impact on the Master Plan once there is a fully vetted enrollment plan to supplement this 2005 Master Plan. The master planning process can not be stressed enough, for it is the process and continued contact with the ideas contained therein that will ensure the Master Plan’s long-term value.
Master Planning Timeline
July 2003
- Request for Proposals, UW- Green Bay Campus Master Plan
August 2003
- Consultants selected
February 2004
- Master planning process initiated
- Initial campus visit by consultants
- Data collection
- Synthesis and analysis of base map information
March 2004
- Two-day on-campus listening sessions
- Informal interviews with campus and non-campus staff
- Open fora for community input
- On-campus data collection and site walks
April 2004
- Synthesis of input from listening sessions
- Meeting with Chancellor Shepard
- Formulation of conceptual alternative development schemes
May 2004
- Master Plan Steering Committee meeting
- Conceptual alternatives campus-wide presentation
- On-campus data collection and site walks
Summer 2004
- Consultants continue to refine conceptual preliminary Master Plan
- Master planning feedback survey conducted
- Intended to elicit more comments from the conceptual alternatives presentation
- D2L interactive website set up for posting comments and discussion of the Master Plan
August 2004
- Master Plan Steering Committee meeting to “reawaken” the master planning process
October 2004
- Master Plan Steering Committee meeting
- Campus wide Preliminary Conceptual Master Plan Presentation
November 2004
- Master Plan Steering Committee meeting
- Campus wide Preliminary Master Plan and Site Specific Studies Presentation
Winter 2004/2005
- Revisions to Preliminary Master Plan
- Preliminary Master Plan Report
- Implementation Plan
Spring 2005
- Revisions to Master Plan Report
March 2006
- Submission to University of Wisconsin Green Bay, UW System Administration, Division of State Facilities, City of Green Bay