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March 1, 2004 UWGB starts planning its future Public input sought in campus plan By Cynthia Hodnett The plan will help the university chart its future development and address
issues such as land use, pedestrian circulation, walkways, traffic and
parking, said Dean Rodeheaver, assistant chancellor for planning and budget.
The UW System Office of Capital Planning and Budget, the Division of
State Facilities and consultants from Ken Saiki Design of Madison and
Berners-Schober Associates of Green Bay will assist in the planning process.
The first master plan was developed around 1967, shortly before the
university became a four-year institution, Rodeheaver said.
While the first plan has supported the university for more than three
decades, it doesn't address changes the university will need to make in
the future, Rodeheaver said.
"It assumed that we would grow to 20,000 students," he said. "But at
the same token, Chancellor (Bruce) Shepard, the institution and the region
would like to see the institution grow beyond where we are now."
Final enrollment figures for fall 2003 show 4,668 full-time-equivalent
students, topping the record of 4,550 set in fall 2001.
"We move 5,000 people on and off campus during an average day —
faculty, staff and students — who we would like to hear from," Rodeheaver
said. "We also have people who live around the university who may be interested
in providing some input."
A draft of the master plan will be presented to the public by early
fall, he said. The final plan will be completed by late fall.
Since the original master plan was created, the university has added
several buildings to its campus, the newest being Mary Ann Cofrin Hall.
A new master plan would also highlight the university's plans to expand
the University Union and build a new sports center.
University leaders have said the school needs a larger building to accommodate
the increasing number of students and to host student events and activities
such as commencement and Phoenix women's basketball games.
"A lot of what's in the master plan sounds technical, and it is," said
Jonathan Virant, president of UWGB's Student Government Association. "A
lot of students, faculty and administration are kind of put off by it,
because they don't see how it relates to the bigger picture.
"I think there's a lot of interest, and people are asking questions,
but they don't always realize how it relates back to the master plan,"
Virant said. "An example of this is the whole idea behind expanding the
union, which is to create more of a traffic flow and more student presence."
Public sessions
Listening sessions to gain public input for a new master plan for UW-Green
Bay will take place this week:
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