1988-1990 |
- Board of Trustees discussed renovation and expansion of Memorial Union
- Memorial Union Program Development Committee determined needs
- Architectural drawings for renovation were developed
- Academic facility needs took priority – Union renovation deferred
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1998-2000 |
- Task Force on Residential Life
(students, faculty, staff, alumni, trustees) conducted extensive study of
campus life
- Surveyed students, faculty and
staff
- Conducted listening sessions
with alumni as well as students, faculty and staff
- Visited other campuses toured residential, dining, and campus center facilities
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Oct -
2000 |
Board of Trustees accepted and
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- Affirm the centrality
of the residential nature of the institution
- Provide a high
quality food service that is responsive to student needs
- Enhance
on-campus housing conditions and residential facilities
- Expand the
opportunity for students to experience the benefits of group living
- Plan and
construct a new campus center to include central dining facilities and to
serve as the centerpiece for campus life
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2000–2001 |
- Campus Center Planning
Committee (students, faculty, and staff) met to develop ideas about program
spaces
- Sasaki Associates developed
plans and examined site options
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May - 2001 |
- Board of Trustees authorized
funding for Sasaki Associates to proceed with early design development plans
- Sasaki Associates charged with
studying the “quad river site” to identify any complications with that
location
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Oct -
2001 |
- Board of Trustees voted to
proceed with the design of a campus center on the quad river site on a
schedule to be determined
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2001-2002 |
- President Warch’s visits to
alumni clubs and campus talks featured “Envisioning the Campus of Tomorrow”
with an emphasis on the plans for new campus center
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Jan -
2002 |
- “Brown Paper” sessions –
students asked for reactions to images of sample interior spaces for campus center
- Students met with Trustee
Committee on Student Affairs and re-affirmed strong need for campus center
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May 2002 |
- Board of Trustees endorsed a
“pause” in the planning of the campus center (concerns about scope, site, and
cost)
- [Note: During 2001-2003 student attention and feedback
were focused on design and construction of Hiett Hall, which opened fall
2003]
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Fall 2004 |
- Campus Center Planning Group
(students, faculty and staff) re-convened to revise/reduce scope of campus center plan
- Faculty Capital Campaign Task
Force reinforced need for campus center
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Dec - 2004 |
- Recommendations from Campus
Center Planning Group are shared with architects and local trustees
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Jan - 2005 |
- Uihlein-Wilson architects met
with faculty groups and President Beck to discuss possible re-use of Downer
and Memorial Union
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- Board of Trustees expressed
support for continuation of planning and the location of a new campus center on the Hulbert House site
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Mar -
2005 |
- Uihlein-Wilson selected KSS to
serve as design consultants
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Oct -
2005 |
- Board of Trustees re-affirmed
its commitment to raise funds and identified the campus center as the
priority for fund-raising in the “quiet” phase of the capital campaign
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Sept -
2005 |
- Uihlein-Wilson worked with KSS
architectural design firm, kitchen/dining consultants, engineers and
University staff to confirm site, verify program elements, and establish LEED
goals
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Nov -
2005 |
- “Brown Paper” sessions to get
student/faculty/staff reactions to design features
- Open meetings with students and
faculty/staff to gain input on design
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