Webster University Campus Master Plan

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C mp s Mas PlaWebsterUNIVERSITYSeptember 2012


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C ntentsI du i 7

Pu p s Mas Pla 19

A Gl al U iv si 27

Spa A al sis M d l g 41

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P asi g S a g 71

D sig Guid li s S a g 75

La ds ap Guid li s 77

A i u al Guid li s 87

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7Int ducti n As Webster University approaches its centennial in 2015,the campus is at a pivotal point in its development. The

2012 Webster University campus master plan establishesa fifteen to twenty year vision that will transform the

Webster Groves campus into a vibrant, well-connected,and student-oriented setting for learning and research.We ste Unive sit , unded in 1915 with its h me campus ased in St. L uis, Miss u i, is the nlTie 1, p ivate, n np t, U.S.- ased unive sit with campus l cati ns a und the w ld. Thesel cati ns include met p litan, milita , nline and c p ate, as well as Ame ican-st le t aditi nalcampuses in N th Ame ica, Eu pe and Asia. The unive sit e s unde g aduate and g aduateeducati n and inc p ates a unique gl al pe spective in its cu iculum. We ste s cu iculumincludes p g ams in usiness and techn l g , c mmunicati ns, educati n, ne a ts, and a ts andsciences.

The maste plan esta lishes a ph sical amew that will guide g wth and change. The plan the We ste G ves campus envisi ns a c nnected and att active envi nment students,

acult , sta , alumni, and c mmunit mem e s that em dies the gl al cultu e and cha acte the Unive sit . The plan is integ all lin ed t the Unive sit s missi n and its st ategic plan. The20|20 Visi n cha ts a c u se t wa d a c hesive and student- iented campus envi nment thatsupp ts the Unive sit s g als g wing unde g aduate en llment and imp ving campus li e.We ste s unique c mmitments t a gl al each, high qualit lea ning, pe s nali ed e pe iences,and a dive se student d a e e d ive s the plan. The maste plan is wa d-l ing andinteg ates inn vative app aches t highe educati n. While We ste Unive sit has nati nal andinte nati nal l cati ns, this maste plan cuses n its hist ic h me, the We ste G ves campus,and its c mmitment t its l cal c mmunit and pa tne s.


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Maste Plan AchievementsThe plan ep esents achievements within sithemes that the Unive sit will see eali edth ugh ut the plans implementati n:

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Campus G wth andDevel pmentT da , We ste Unive sit is h me t an activestudent d th da time and nighttimestudents. The Unive sit s g al t g w itst aditi nal, unde g aduate p pulati n t 5,000students is a e d ive this maste plan. This

g wth in campus p pulati n is supp ted the equi ed e pansi n in academicacilities, n-campus h using, studentli e and ec eati n/athletics acilities, andpa ing. These uses w t gethe t c eate amem a le, engaging campus e pe ience students, acult , sta , alumni, and c mmunitmem e s.

Growth in campus population is supported by expansion in academic facilit ies, on-campus housing,

student life, recreation/athletics facilities, and parking that work together to create a memorable, engaging campus experience for students, faculty, staff, a lumni,and community members.

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Image and IdentitThe Unive sit s We ste G ves campusis the s m lic hea t its gl al campuss stem. The maste plan c eates a singulaand ec gni a le campus envi nment. Ac mp ehensive landscape and campus designamew c eates a s stem pen spaces,

campus uildings, and campus c nnecti nsthat w t gethe t c eate a c hesivecampus.

Alth ugh divided cit st eets, tw mainlandscape quad angles unite the campuswith a c mm n identit in a pedest ianenvi nment. The e isting West Quad, fan ed

the Sve d up building and Eme s n Li a ,is e-envisi ned th ugh simple landscapeimp vements that cla i pedest ianci culati n and etain its identit as an pen,in mal campus quad. A sec nd, signi cantcampus landscape quad will e added n theeast campus and will e amed the e istingL ett -Hilt n Cente , East Academic building,and C mmunit Music Sch l, as well as theadditi n tw new c itical campus uildings:a new student cente at the inte secti n

big bend b uleva d and Edga r ad and anew inte disciplina sciences uilding al ngthe n the n edge the quad. This new East

Quad will e a p ima cal p int We ste sutu e campus, inging t gethe students,acult , sta , and c mmunit mem e s.

The landscape design these tw spacesep esents an e p essi n the missi n andidentit the Unive sit and p esents anve all uni ed visual envi nment t students,acult , sta , alumni, and c mmunit mem e s.

THE UTUrE EAST CAMPUS QUADrANGLE


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Academic AchievementsThe campus maste plan is unded n

a ig us campus space anal sis thatesta lishes We ste s cu ent and utu espace needs. The plan p g am is asedn this quantitative space anal sis ande tensive sta eh lde inte views. Seve alc itical academic needs a e add essed in themaste plan. The space anal sis and e tensivesta eh lde ut each identi ed a need imp ved, state- -the-a t sciences acilities.Simila l , multiple academic depa tments a e

cu entl scatte ed in sepa ate l cati ns ac sscampus, and the maste plan c -l cates themin imp ved acilities.

A p i it p ject within the maste plan is thedevel pment an inte disciplina sciencesuilding that includes new la at space, aswell as gene al class ms and stud space tenhance the academic envi nment. This newuilding will e l cated in a cent al l cati n n

the East Quad, immediatel n th the EastAcademic building and adjacent t a p p sednew student cente . The inte disciplinasciences uilding will e at the c ss ads th campus and academic li e at We ste .

A ts a e an imp tant and well- n wn acet We ste s academic e pe ience. The masteplan ings t gethe visual a ts and pe minga ts int new spaces in a en vated and

e panded Unive sit Cente . The en vateduilding includes a t anspa ent and visi lenew additi n at its n the n end t sh wcaseWe ste s e isting galle ies and t p videe panded space the displa a t mWe ste s pe manent c llecti n. Integ ati n the uilding with the West Quad c eatespp tunities t integ ate pu lic a t int thee te i and landscape e pe ience campus.

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A priority project is the development of aninterdisciplinary sciences building located on the East Quad that includes new laboratory space, as well asgeneral classrooms and study space to enhance the

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Campus Li e E pe ienceAs the Unive sit g ws its unde g aduate andn-campus p pulati ns, p visi n an active

campus li e and ec eati n pp tunities a einc easingl pa am unt.

The maste plan p vides new acilities th the student cente and athletics andec eati n. A new student cente is sitedat a p minent l cati n, at the inte secti n big bend b uleva d and Edga r ad.

The uildings pen design activates thisimp tant campus and c mmunit c ne . The

student cente will ing t gethe multiplecampus uncti ns t c eate a gathe ing placen campus that can e used stud ing,

A NEW STUDENT CENTEr IS ProMINENTLy LoCATED AT THE INTErSECTIoN o bIG bEND AND EDGAr roAD.

dining, l unging, student gani ati ns andclu s, c unseling and health se vices, and

la ge campus-wide uncti ns. A t anspa ent,glass acade in the dining hall the studentcente aces the new East Quad, p vidingc nnecti ns etween ind and utdgathe ing spaces.

Athletics and ec eati n pp tunities a eimp tant elements ec uitment and studentli e. Since We ste is a c mpact campus,the maste plan utlines a clea st ateg

athletics that includes th a new, 110,000squa e t athletics acilit al ng big bendb uleva d and a ec mmendati n utu e

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An in-depth h using ma eting anal sisesulted in a plan t devel p additi nal n-campus eds ve the ne t teen ea s. In the2011-2012 academic ea , We ste had en ugheds t h use 731 students n campus andals had an unmet demand an additi nal40-120 h using eds. In the utu e, We ste snew and en vated esidential acilities will

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ms whe e di e ent activities can ta eplace, m utd class ms t ecepti ns

the L ett -Hilt n Cente pe mances.With multiple dispa ate activities ta ing placewithin it, the East Quad will als se ve as aplace t ing t gethe the man acets We ste Unive sit s campus c mmunit andl cal, nati nal, and inte nati nal visit s.

C mmunit EngagementThe We ste Unive sit maste plan wasdevel ped th ugh e tensive sta eh ldeut each, th n campus and within theWe ste G ves c mmunit . Campus-c mmunit elati nships and sustaina leg wth a e integ all lin ed. The maste planefects the Unive sit s c e values and missi nut is sensitive t the neigh h d andc mmunit it is nestled within. Campus edgesa e ca e ull c nside ed with app p iate landuses and u e elements in e l cati ns.

Th ugh ut the maste plan, the p cessw ed t uild c nsensus am ng sta eh ldeg ups. Campus and c mmunit ums we eheld at milest nes in the planning p cesst s licit eed ac n the plan anal sis andp p sals. An inte active, nline mappingsu ve was launched and ga ne ed 325esp nses a ut the Unive sit s ph sicalenvi nment.

u unique h using sites will e di e enth using pti ns t students and will e a let meet utu e demand up t 1,600 t 1,800t tal eds. Th ee h using dist icts a e l catedn campus in Ma ia Hall, in a s uth dist ict withdining amenities, and in a p p sed living-lea ning envi nment integ ated with a newlesta lished East Quad. A u th h using siteis p p sed in a mi ed use edevel pmentp ject at old o cha d Sh pping Cente .T gethe , these u h using dist icts w uldp vide additi nal, needed eds and helpWe ste dive si the unit t pes it e s t

ensu e that its students have the a ilit tp g ess th ugh the campus h using s stem.

Inte disciplinaC lla ati nsA st ategic g al utlined the maste planis t imp ve c ss- uncti nalit within thecampus and t p vide envi nments whe e

administ ative and academic depa tments canw t gethe ac ss t aditi nal unda ies.

The campus maste plan see s t p videthese settings in an inte disciplina sciencesuilding and in an a ts cente whe e disciplinescan c lla ate and whe e students, acult ,and sta can c eate new elati nships. Theseuildings will have speciali ed spaces tacc mm date the speci c p g am needs

science la s and visual/pe ming a tsstudi s. The will als have a eas dedicatedt fe i le, c lla ative lea ning. Sha edclass ms, pen la a eas, and pu licc lla ati n spaces such as a lea ningc mm ns in the inte disciplina sciencesacilit a mal h me We ste s a tgalle ies in the a ts cente a e imp tantelements the uilding p g ams.

We ste Unive sit s landscape will e an thevenue multi-disciplina c lla ati n. Thenew East Quad will have multiple utd

A strategic goal outlined by the master plan is toimprove cross-functionality within the campus, andto provide environments where administrative andacademic departments can work together acrosstraditional boundaries.


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19Pupse the Maste Plan In Jul , 2011, We ste Unive sit engaged Sasa i Ass ciates, Inc., with Jac s and The Sci nG up, t c eate a c mp ehensive maste plan t guide g wth and devel pment theUnive sit s We ste G ves campus ve the ne t decades. ove the su sequent ea , the Sasa iteam w ed c lla ativel with the Unive sit and l cal sta eh lde s t c eate a maste planvisi n that w uld e inspi ing and that w uld p vide a fe i le amew utu e devel pment

that ein ces and enhances the We ste Unive sit identit n its main campus in St. L uis.Speci call , the maste plan will acc mplish the ll wing:

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St ategic Plan and Maste Plan P inciplesThe maste plan supp ts We ste Unive sit s instituti nal missi n, em died in its 20|20 Visi nst ategic plan, t e a p emie U.S.- ased inte nati nal unive sit setting a distinct standa d

gl al educati n. T gethe with the Unive sit s c e values and the maste planningp inciples utlined el w, We ste s st ategic plan ms a undati n each plan decisi n andhelps in m p i ities utu e devel pment. The maste plan ein ces the 20|20 Visi n planand ensu es that the utu e ph sical g wth the campus is st ngl lin ed t the Unive sit scu ent academic and gl al missi n. The maste plan p inciples a e intended t e fe i le,

ac n wledging that the Unive sit s missi n and campus p i ities will ev lve ve time.

u c e values, as de ned We ste Unive sit in its St ategic Plan 20|20, m a undati n the maste plan:

StudentsSustain a pe s nali ed app ach t educati n th ugh small classes, cl se elati nships withacult and sta , and attenti n t student li e.

Le rn ngDevel p educati nal p g ams that j in the and p actice, p vide an inte nati nal pe spective,enc u age c eativit and sch la ship, and ste a li el ng desi e t lea n and activel se vec mmunities and the w ld.


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D vers tyC eate an accessi le envi nment individuals dive se cultu es, ages, ands ci ec n mic ac g unds and instillin students a espect dive sit and anunde standing thei wn and the s values.

Glob l C t zensh pEducate a dive se p pulati n l call , nati nall ,and inte nati nall , act esp nsi l t wa d the

envi nment t ste a sustaina le utu e, andst engthen the c mmunities we se ve.

Maste Plan P inciplesCampus planning and design is guided maste plan p inciples that help t ensu e thateach ph sical campus devel pment decisi nc nt i utes t a c hesive, high-qualit campusenvi nment. The p inciples p vide a guidet shape planning and design n the We steUnive sit campus as it elates t c iticalelements such as academics, sustaina ilit ,student li e, and campus landscape. T gethe ,

these si p inciples help t assu e thatthe Unive sit will g w in a manne that issensitive t the needs its students, sta ,acult , alumni, and c mmunit mem e s andis c gni ant adjacent p pe ties and theWe ste G ves c mmunit cha acte .

The p inciples can assist We ste in evaluatingnew p jects and campus imp vements. Themaste plan p inciples we e devel ped in

c nsultati n with the Unive sit s maste planStee ing C mmittee, as well as input mthe We ste Unive sit campus c mmunit ,Unive sit leade ship, and the We ste G vesc mmunit .

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Planning P cessThe maste planning p cess c mmenced inJul , 2011, and culminated in a p esentati nt the We ste Unive sit b a d T ustees inAp il, 2012. The plan included u phases w :

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P as 4: c mmu i e gag m

The Data C llecti n and Anal sis phaseinv lved the devel pment a c mp ehensiveunde standing We ste s cu ent st ategicplanning and design issues. This wasacc mplished th ugh eview elevantac g und mate ial such as the Unive sit sst ategic plan, h using plans, and l cal ningc des. Phase 1 als included anal sis e isting c nditi ns, space anal sis, h using

ma et and demand anal sis, and e tensivesta eh lde inte views with the Unive sit andWe ste G ves c mmunities t identi eissues and pp tunities the maste plan.

Du ing Phase 2, the maste planningengagement p cess was designed testa lish a dial gue with the Unive sitand We ste G ves c mmunities and tenc u age ng ing pa ticipati n th ugh ut

the planning p cess. out each included annline mapping su ve called M We ste that all wed use s t desc i e h w the usethe We ste Unive sit campus t da . Th eehund ed twent - ve pe ple esp nded tthe su ve , including students, acult , sta ,alumni, and c mmunit mem e s.

The ndings the campus anal sis, nlinesu ve , and ecu ent themes m inte views

helped t de ne the maste plan p inciples,as well as a campus amew , which

t gethe set the stage devel pment th ee alte native maste plan c ncepts du ing

this phase the planning p cess. The planalte natives add essed act s such as useand e-use e isting acilities, new acilitneeds, ci culati n, sustaina ilit , elati nshipt su undings, place-ma ing and ve allappeal, and fe i ilit and ease c nst ucti n.Th ugh input m the Maste PlanningStee ing C mmittee, the team p duced asec nd set e ned c ncept alte natives.based n these alte natives, a p e e eddi ecti n was selected the campus masteplan.

Phase 3 the planning p cess cusedn the devel pment and d cumentati n the p e e ed campus maste plan, as

well as c eati n an implementati n andphasing plan, a t ansp tati n stud Edga r ad, and a campus h using usinessplan. A chitectu al and landscape guidelineswe e devel ped t supp t the maste plandevel pment and t guide utu e uilding,landscape, and in ast uctu e p jects tensu e the a e in line with the plan p inciples.

inall , du ing Phase 4, the maste planwas sha ed with campus and c mmunitsta eh lde s eed ac and nale nements.

The preferred plan defines an exciting vision forfuture growth for the campus and defines the structurefor campus improvements that can be implementedincrementally according to University priorities and

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Sta eh lde s C nsultati nTh ugh ut the planning p cess, the Stee ingC mmittee, Unive sit leade ship g up,and We ste G ves c mmunit p videdguidance and ve sight the di ecti n the plan. The c mp ehensive ut each

p cess inv lved individual inte views andg up meetings, w sessi ns, and campusand c mmunit p esentati ns. The Stee ingC mmittee included a ad c ss-secti n the We ste Unive sit c mmunit , includingacult , sta and students, as well as We ste

G ves c mmunit mem e s. Milest nemeetings with the Stee ing C mmitteep vided c nsistent c dinati n and input ateach stage the plan devel pment.

The p cess egan with sta eh lde inte viewsin Jul , 2011, t esta lish g als, e istingpp tunities, and p tential challenges.At this time, individual and small g upinte views we e c nducted with ve thi t

sta eh lde s, ep esenting administ ati n,academics, student li e, acilities, pa tneinstituti ns such as the ope a Theat e Saint L uis and the repe t Theat e St.L uis, and the e te nal c mmunit includingthe Cit We ste G ves, neigh s, andEden The l gical Semina . recu ent themes

m the inte views se ved t in m andshape devel pment the anal sis and masteplan. These ea l c nve sati ns evealed

p i ities elated t the ph sical campus andspace needs, the campus landscape, qualit inst ucti nal space, ci culati n c nficts,

student-li e issues including h using andec eati n, and the elati nship t We steG ves.

The sta eh lde inte views esta lished thatg wth the t aditi nal unde g aduatep pulati n, t wa d an ultimate g al 5,000

unde g aduate students, was a maj d ive the maste plan. This g al t g w the

unde g aduate p pulati n was c upled with adesi e t e pand and dive si We ste s n-campus h using. ke ideas m the inte viewsals included a mati n that the We steG ves campus is the hea t We ste sgl al campus. The inte views identi edthe need t c -l cate dispe sed p g ams,t imp ve campus gathe ing spaces, and tp vide spaces t enc u age inte disciplinauncti ns. The inte views als unde sc edthe campus c mmunit s pe cepti ns thate pansi n and imp vements a e neededin man e isting acilities, pa ticula l sciences, ne a ts, student li e, and ec eati nuses.

Du ing summe 2011, an assessment wasc nducted n campus space needs ande isting t ansp tati n, landscape, campusdesign, and in ast uctu e c nditi ns in det p vide ase in mati n t guide planec mmendati ns. Wee l c n e ence callswith the We ste Unive sit p ject managep vided eed ac and ve sight the spaceanal sis and campus assessment.

A p ject ic - meeting was held with theStee ing C mmittee in Septem e 2011. Atthis time, h using cus-g up inte views withth unde g aduate and g aduate students

we e c nducted t initiate the campus h usingma et anal sis. The space anal sis, campusand landscape anal sis, and h using ndingswe e p esented t the Stee ing C mmittee,sta , acult , and the Student G ve nmentAss ciati n.

In N vem e , 2011, the c nsultant team helda w sessi n with the Stee ing C mmitteet eview th ee alte native c ncepts utu e campus g wth and devel pment.At this time, the p ject was als p esentedat an pen campus c mmunit um andat a neigh h d meeting c mmunitmem e s in We ste G ves. based need ac m the c mmittee sessi n,

c nve sati ns with Unive sit leade ship, Citcials, and the c mmunit meetings, the

th ee c ncepts we e e ned int a sec ndund evised alte natives and eviewed

du ing Decem e , 2011. In sp ing 2012, thep e e ed di ecti n was p esented at a nalStee ing C mmittee sessi n, as well as at aacult um, the b a d T ustees building &In ast uctu e C mmittee, an pen c mmunitmeeting, a ull b a d T ustees meet ing, anda We ste G ves Cit C uncil sessi n.

Cit We ste G vesC mmunit EngagementGiven the cl se elati nship etween We steUnive sit and the su unding Cit We steG ves, the l cal c mmunit was c nsultedth ugh ut the maste plan p cess. out eacht the We ste G ves c mmunit included aange activities including pen access t thewe site and nline mapping su ve , Stee ing

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cials, including ep esentatives m thePlanning Depa tment, Ma s o ce, andPu lic W s we e c nsulted eed ac anddi ecti n at maj p ject milest nes in Jul ,Septem e and N vem e , 2011, and e ua ,2012. Additi nall , the anal sis ndingswe e p esented t neigh h d g ups inN vem e , 2011, and the p e e ed di ecti n the maste plan was p esented t the Cit

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also has a strong global presence. The University is bothembedded locally within Webster Groves, Missouri,and connected globally to a network of campuses andlocations. Webster University in Webster Groves is thesymbolic and operational heart of the University, but students can also study at locations across the United

States and at Webster in Austria, China, Great Britain,the Netherlands, Switzerland and Thailand.We ste was unded in 1915 the Siste s L ett and esta lished as ne the st Cath licw mens c lleges west the Mississippi rive . The Unive sit s ad each and gl al missi necame cemented due t the instituti ns e ts in the 1960s and 1970s t p vide a p acticalhighe educati n pti n w ing adults and pa ticula l milita pe s nnel. In 1972, We stepened its st met p litan e tended campus in kansas Cit , Miss u i. Th ugh an invitati nm the U.S. Depa tment De ense, We ste pened its st milita e tended campus p g am

at t She idan nea Chicag in 1974. The instituti n ecame inc easingl gl al in 1978 whenWe ste pened its st inte nati nal campus in Geneva, Swit e land. T da , the Unive sit hasg wn t include Eu pean campuses in Vienna, Aust ia; Leiden, the Nethe lands; and L nd n,England, as well as m e ecent campuses in Shanghai, China, and Cha-Am/Hua Hin, Thailand.T da , We ste Unive sit is the nl Tie 1, p ivate, n np t, U.S.- ased unive sit with a netw d mestic and inte nati nal campuses. This ph sical gl al p esence pe meates th the

We ste G ves campus and the Unive sit s visi n t p vide students with an educati n that isenhanced an inte nati nal pe spective that ste s dial gue, espect and unde standing ac ssunda ies and etween pe ples. This uniquel gl al pe spec tive has esulted in a distinc tive

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We ste G ves SettingWe ste Unive sit s h me campus, the cus this maste planning stud , is l cated in

We ste G ves, Miss u i, an inne - ing su u St. L uis. We ste G ves has a p pulati n 22,995 (2010 census), and c ntains st ngesidential neigh h ds with t ee-linedst eets and single amil h mes. The Paci crail ad line, which t da uns al ng thes uthe n edge the We ste Unive sitcampus, c nt i uted t the devel pment We ste G ves as a St. L uis su u in thelate nineteenth centu .

Tw We ste G ves l cal etail cente sa e l cated in cl se p imit t the Unive sitcampus: old We ste and the old o cha dSh pping Dist ict. The old o cha d Sh ppingCente , l cated in the old o cha d Sh ppingDist ict, is wned We ste Unive sit .C mmunit Music Sch l and theate ehea salspaces a e l cated at the old o cha d Cente ,and emaining etail spaces a e ented ut t

se ve etail needs the c mmunit .

We ste Unive sit is em edded within seve al We ste G ves neigh h ds and

sha es its unda ies with multiple instituti nsand esidential h uses. The We ste Paneigh h d is l cated t the n th, ac ssEast L c w d Avenue, and the Catalinaneigh h d is l cated t the s uthwest. Thecampus is de ed t the s uth the Paci c

rail ad line and Inte state 44. We ste G vesHigh Sch l is l cated t the west, Ne inHall High Sch l t the east, H l redeemeCath lic Chu ch and Sch l t the n th,and Emmanuel Episc pal Chu ch just east L ett Hall. Eden The l gical Semina , withwhich We ste has a l ng hist academicc lla ati n, is l cated ac ss East L c w dAvenue.

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Webster Universitys home campus, the focus of this master planning study, is locatedin Webster Groves, Missouri, an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis. Webster Groves hasa population of 22,995 (2010 census), and contains strong residential neighborhoods

with many tree-lined streets and single family homes. The Pacific Railroad line, whichtoday runs along the southern edge of the Webster University campus, contributedto the development of Webster Groves as a St. Louis suburb in the late nineteenthcentury.

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L nd nd Bu ld ng UseWe ste Unive sit s campus is gani edint la ge l c s de ned pu lic st eets.The iginal campus egan n a l c n th big bend b uleva d and nting n East

L c w d Avenue. We ste Hall, Ma ia Hall,L ett Hall, the Wini ed M e Audit ium,and Ma lett s c mp ise this mi ed use dist ict,which c ntains class ms, la s, studentesidences, dining, administ ative ces and

student se vices. Selected student se vicesccup the newl e u ished st f We ste Hall, p viding a welc ming and eshce em nial nt d t the campus.

The emainde the campus is gani ed inp ecincts that a e distinct, single-use nes.Until the int ducti n the East Academicbuilding in Ma ch, 2012, academic uses we ec ncent ated in We ste Hall, the Sve d up

building, and the Visual A ts Studi s. TheEast Academic uilding int duced t newclass ms. It h uses the Ge ge He e tWal e Sch l business & Techn l g aswell as gene al academic space, c eating ala ge academic magnet in the l c east Edga r ad. The H. Sam P iest Cente and thePea s n H use a e als l cated in the eastdist ict and h use academic p g ams in theC llege A ts and Sciences.

Student li e and c mmunit uses a e cluste edat the campus c ss ads with Eme s nLi a , the Unive sit Cente , and L ett -Hilt n Cente l cated at the inte secti n Edga r ad and Ga den Avenue. We steUnive sit has 731 eds availa le n campus.Aside m hist ic Ma ia Hall which c ntains108 eds, h using is cluste ed t the s uth inthe West Village Apa tments and in East andWest Halls. Tw hund ed sevent students cane h used in the West Village Apa tments

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t da , and 343 students can e h used in Eastand West Halls.

We ste Unive sit c ntains man smallest uctu es that we e c nve ted m theiiginal esidential use. The e is a c llecti n u small c nve ted h uses al ng Ga den

Avenue. These h uses include the Multicultu alCente and Inte nati nal Student A ai s, L veundati n Alumni H use, administ ative

supp t the C mmunit Music Sch l, andC unseling and Student Health Se vices.

Commun ty P rtnersh p S tesWe ste Unive sit sha es its campus andacilities with signi cant St. L uis- ased a tsp g ams: the inte nati nall - n wn ope aTheat e Saint L uis and the repe tTheat e St. L uis. The Unive sit sha esacilities, acult , sta and technical pe s nnelwith th instituti ns. With thei p esence, theUnive sit s L ett -Hilt n Cente h sts a us

schedule pe mances that att act theateand pe a dev tees m the l cal, nati nal,and inte nati nal c mmunities t the campus.

The L ett -Hilt n Cente is l cated at thecente We ste s campus, at the c ne Edga r ad and Ga den Avenue. The ces the repe t Theat e St. L uis a e l catedin a uilding just n th the Cente . The dailpe ati ns and pe mance uncti ns the

ope a Theat e Saint L uis a e supp ted an additi nal uilding, c nst ucted in2006, that is l cated in the l c s uth Ga den Avenue and c ntains state- -the-a tehea sal space, ces, and meeting ms.Immediatel east the L ett -Hilt n Centeis the C mmunit Music Sch l We steUnive sit , which p vides music educati n students m p e-sch l th ugh adulth dand includes music studi s, ecital ms, and

a 472-seat audit ium.

Bu ld ng Ch r cter nd H storyWe ste Unive sit has g wn and devel pedinc ementall ve time, m We ste Hallsc nst ucti n in 1915 t the c mpleti n the East Academic building in 2012. Thea chitectu al cha acte the c llecti n uildings n We ste s campus is eclectic,ep esenting the mi time pe i ds thatthe uildings have een devel ped within.Th ugh an nline su ve and inte views withthe campus c mmunit , it was evealed thatpe ple have a ecti n the hist ic andm de n a chitectu al st lesadmi ing th

the hist ic, mas n a chitectu e We steHall, as well as c ntemp a glass, ic , andsteel a chitectu e Eme s n Li a .

E amples instituti nal a chitectu e withhist ic cha acte include the We ste andL ett Halls dist ict, as well as s me thesmalle c nve ted h uses n campus, suchas the Th mps n H use, the H. Sam P iestCente , and the Pea s n H use. A hist ic

uilding stud was c nducted in c dinati nwith the maste plan t ensu e that masteplan decisi ns a e in alignment with hist icequi ements an signi cant st uctu es.The stud e amined the Pea s n H use, H.Sam P iest Cente , the Th mps n H use andCa iage H use (including the ut uildingand etaining wall), as well as uildings theUnive sit acqui ed m Eden The l gicalSemina in 2010. These include the Luh

uilding, the Weh li Cente , and the WhiteH use. The campus is g ve ned multiplela e s hist ic p tecti n m th theNati nal regist and l cal We ste G veshist ic dist icts. devel pment in thesea eas, a Ce ti cate App p iateness andHist ic C mmissi n eview is equi ed.The We ste C llegeEden The l gicalSemina Hist ic Dist ict is designated th the Cit We ste G ves and the

Nati nal Hist ic registe , and it enc mpasses

the Eden The l gical Semina campus, theWe ste Hall l c , and much the campusland unded big bend b uleva d, Edgar ad, Ga den Avenue, and the p pe t linewith Ne in Hall. buildings that a e a ected this hist ic designati n include We ste Hall,L ett Hall, the Wini ed M e Audit ium,the Th mps n H use and Ca iage H use,and the Luh uilding. The We ste Paresidential Hist ic Dist ict, a Nati nal registdist ict, is an the nea hist ic dist ict thatis l cated n th L c w d. Included in this

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Open Sp ce nd L ndsc peThe campus landscape is an integ al pa t the academic and student li e e pe ience at

We ste . The campus cha acte is de ned the We ste G ves envi nment, the

neigh h d and campus uildings, and thee isting landscape amew that de nespen spaces, visual cha acte , and pedest ianci culati n.

Alth ugh it is a small and c mpact campus,the landscape at We ste is va ied anddive se, with man di e ent t pes spaces

and plantings. The campus is c mp ised mal and in mal landscape t pes including

st eetscapes, campus gatewa s, quad angles,eg und landscapes, gathe ing places, as

well as s me unde ned pen spaces. Whiles me the landscapes c eate mem a leenvi nments, such as the ga den nea theL ett -Hilt n Cente , the s lac a clea sense identit . Individual landscape m mentseel is lated and c uld ene t m ette

c nnectivit am ng the wh le landscapes stem. Students pass th ugh these spaces

pe unct il , athe than esting, linge ing,stud ing, and s ciali ing. Pa ing a eas a e

cent all l cated and visuall p minent; themust e ette integ ated int the pen spaceamew .

Given We ste s eclectic a chitectu alcha acte and mi ed-use envi nment, thecampus landscape can e ne the m stt ans mative elements. Man pp tunitiese ist t ep siti n the campus landscapest ette supp t thei a chitectu al and

p g ammatic c nte ts and ein ce a sense place and campus identit . In c dinati n

with utu e uilding p jects, the Unive sitcan c ntinue t design and devel p theselandscapes t ette esp nd t theia chitectu al and p g ammatic c nte ts, aswell as t supp t a landscape s stem thatinteg ates high qualit design, envi nmental,and academic values. e ample, the WestQuad nea Sve d up is su unded a va iet

student li e and academic uses and hasp tential t ec me a much ette utili ed andapp eciated pen space.

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While landscapes need t e p ess theiidentit as individual spaces, the als need

t ead as pa t a legi le and c dinateds stem. Cu entl , the c nnecti ns etweencampus landscapes a e indi ect ands metimes c mp mised pedest ianpathwa s ad c ssings. C nsistent andc dinated signage and wa nding willimp ve the ve all campus image and access

the c mmunit .

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s uth the Ga den Pa Pla a ga ageand a smalle detenti n asin nea theacilities building. Each c llects ain andst mwate un . St mwate managementimp vements we e ecentl made t thela ge s uth etenti n asin that inc easedthe si e and inc p ated wate qualitest management p actices. The asin isat a ma imum si e all wed the site, andu the e pansi n will n t e an pti n.

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management e ts will e integ atedth ugh ut the landscape and made visi le tsupp t campus sustaina ilit e ts.

Cl m te nd Sust n b l tySustaina ilit includes envi nmental impact,s cial, and ec n mic issues. Planning sustaina ilit p vides an pp tunitt identi acti ns and st ategies thatcan e implemented t da and that willhave immediate and l ng-te m impacts.Sustaina ilit at We ste is a c itical value students, acult , and sta , ut it is still gainingg und and is eing eali ed inc ementall .G als achieving ene g and waste savingswill e achieved as p ject pp tunitiesa ise. The East Academic building is aLEED ce ti cati n candidate. Additi nalsustaina ilit e ts include a ec clingp g am, waste st eam audits, and integ ati n lighting sens s and l w f w tu es inen vati n and new c nst ucti n.

A g aduate p g am Gl al Sustaina ilitefects the integ ati n sustaina ilit intthe cu iculum, and the e is als an inc easingunde g aduate cus n sustaina ilit . ASustaina ilit C aliti n is als in place tc dinate campus sustaina ilit endeav s.

St. L uis climate must e ta en intc nside ati n uilding design andlandscape decisi ns. St. L uis e pe iencesve c ld winte s and c ld winte winds, whichc nt i ute t high heating l ads and an addedwind chill act . Summe s a e wa m withelativel high humidit levels that lead t highc ling l ads.

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C rcul t on nd P rk ngAlth ugh the We ste Unive sit campusis c mpact, it is divided adwa s andinte upted su ace pa ing l ts that c eateman l cati ns p tential pedest ian andvehicula c nficts. A signi cant issue theUnive sit is the lac sepa ati n etweenvehicles and pedest ians. big bend b uleva d,Ga den Avenue, and Edga r ad a e c untand cit ads that t ave se the campus andchallenge pedest ian c nnectivit . With theadditi n uses n th East L c w dAvenue, c nnecti ns ac ss this st eet mustals e c nside ed. The ecent East Academicbuilding, l cated east Edga r ad, p siti nsthe Unive sit s tw maj academic uildingsac ss a main cit ad, inc easing the

equenc pedest ians st eet c ssings inde t t avel etween academic destinati ns.

Pa ing n campus is app aching capacitut is n t at a de cit. H weve , the Unive siteceives man c mplaints a ut pa ingsuppl and l cati n. The e a e cu entl 1,775pa ing l t spaces t tal n campus. Access tn-st eet pa ing is limited t ne hund edspaces, with c mpetiti n m We ste G vesHigh Sch l and Ne in Hall High Sch l.C mmunit and pa tne events at the L ett -Hilt n Cente als gene ate demand. T s lveevening pea demand, the Unive sit usesthe We ste G ves High Sch l l t du ingevening classes when the e a e n high sch l

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Ut l t esThe e we e n c itical utilities issues identi ed

We ste s sanita sewe s, wate capacit , natu al gas se vice. H weve , the Unive sit

is cu entl at ull capacit elect icit andheating and c ling and will have t e pandcapacit in c m inati n with new p jects.Elect ical se vice t We ste Unive sit isp vided Ame en, ten utilit - wnedt ans me s. Se vice is p vided ve headdist i uti n lines th ugh campus and al ngbig bend, Edga r ad, Ga den Avenue, andL c w d Avenue. The esidence halls, EastHall and West Hall, a e ed unde g und mEdga r ad. based n the r ss & ba u ini2004 stud , the elect ical capacit est icti n

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Simila l , the Ph sical Plant is cu entlpe ating at ma imum capacit , and this isa c itical c nce n the Unive sit utu eg wth. The uildings n campus a e cu entlc nnected a se ies dist i uted heatingplants. The Ph sical Plant is l cated s uth L ett Hall and p vides steam heating tWe ste , Ma ia, and L ett Hall. H t wateile s in the Sve d up building als se ve

Eme s n Li a . The L ett -Hilt n Centeand the C mmunit Music Sch l sha e a h t

wate heating plant. East and West Halls sha ea ile and h t wate heating plant. Unive sit

Village, the student apa tment c mple ,is se ved a h t wate heating plant. TheEast Academic building is se ved a stand-al ne h t wate heating plant. othe uildingsn campus have independent single iles stems. The Luh uilding is cu entl se ved

m Eden The l gical Semina s heatingand c ling plant, with an ag eement theUnive sit t pa a fat ate utilities.

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l p, which is a p ima -sec nda -te tiapumping dist i uti n s stem. The chilled watel p uns m the Ph sical Plant t N thCampus, t the Sve d up building, Eme s n

Li a and L ett -Hilt n Cente , t theC mmunit Music Sch l and East Academicbuilding, and d wn t se ve East and WestHalls. P visi ns utu e chille s and addedl p capacit we e made du ing ecentc nst ucti n the East Academic building.The Visual A ts building, Unive sit Cente ,Unive sit Village, and ope a Theate SaintL uis building have stand-al ne chille s the independent c ling s stems.

Campus amewFuture Growth Opportun t esAlth ugh We ste Unive sit is l cated withina uilt- ut envi nment and land is sca ce,pp tunities d e ist g wth within thee isting campus lands. based n uildingc nditi n assessments, sta eh lde inte views,and p evi us studies, a num e e istinguildings a e p tential candidates em valand edevel pment t inc ease campuse cienc and utili ati n. b planning edevel pment th ee maj sites th ugh utthe campus, it was calculated that the e a eteen ac es utu e edevel pment land n

the c e campus within the e isting t -sevenac e campus.

C mpus Fr meworkWe ste Unive sit s e isting campus s stemsc eate an e isting campus amew tdesc i e h w the Unive sit setting isuncti ning t da and t set the stage utu e devel pment. Included in thisamew a e land and uilding use, pen

space, ci culati n and pa ing, and utilities.

Cit st eets gani e a se ies dist icts: thehist ic dist ict t the n th, east campus,west campus, and the s uth h using dist ict.

Edga r ad is an imp tant campus spine.Man uildings that a e imp tant t the dailcampus pe ati ns a e l cated n Edga r ad,such as the Eme s n Li a , the Unive sitCente , and the L ett -Hilt n Cente . Theacademic cente s campus can e undin We ste Hall, the Sve d up building and,inc easingl , n the east campus in the newEast Academic building. With these th eesepa ate cente s, pedest ian ci culati n am ngthe multiple campus dist icts is a de ningeatu e the campus e pe ience. Landscapepen spaces w t gethe with these th eeacademic cente s t give identit t eachdist ict campus, including the nt lawn

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Space Anal sisMeth d l g

A space needs analysis was prepared as part of the Webster University master plan to establish current and future space needs for a variety of space types,determine space surpluses and shortages, and identify opportunities for the reuse of existing space.The space anal sis ms the undati n a p g am that must e acc mm dated as pa t the

ph sical maste plan. Categ ies assessed within the anal sis include class ms, la at ies,ce space, li a and stud space, athletics and ec eati n, student li e, assem l /e hi iti nspace, supp t, health and esidential spaces.

The meth d l g used the space anal sis uilds n a m del ased n nati nal andinte nati nal space planning guidelines that we e devel ped t add ess quantitative needs. Usinge isting space and schedule data m We ste Unive sit , the space m del was tail ed t efectthe teaching pedag g and space use p actices the Unive sit . Assumpti ns inc p ated in thespace m del and ndings we e eviewed and c n med with Unive sit sta . We ste e pe iencestw distinct scheduled pe i ds n campusda time and evening; it was assumed that da time

will d ive utu e g wth due t the g als t g w the t aditi nal unde g aduate p pulati n.H weve , the evening als e pe iences high ates utili ati n. The anal sis e amined We ste sscheduled wee as ccu ing th du ing the da n M nda th ugh ida m 9:00 a.m. 5:00p.m., as well as the evenings m 5:30 p.m. t 9:30 p.m. T add ess qualitative is sues elated tspace needs, the anal sis inc p ates input m inte views with We ste sta eh lde s, campust u s, and an unde standing the va ied needs the campus da time and evening p pulati ns.


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P jected G wth andEn llment T endsove the ne t decades, the Unive sit ista geting en llment g wth n its h mecampus within its t aditi nal, unde g aduatestudent c h t t an ultimate si e 5,000headc unt (HC) unde g aduate students.The g aduate and n n-t aditi nal studentp pulati n n the h me campus wasassumed t emain c nstant and t haveminimal impact n space needs. Spaceneeds we e dete mined the Unive sit scu ent en llment level and g wth vetime t acc mm date these unde g aduateen llment g als. acult and sta num e swill g w p p ti natel and a e inc p atedin the space p jecti ns. The space needswe e su sequentl t anslated int individualuilding p g ams as a asis devel pingthe maste plan.

Cu ent and utu e SpaceNeedsWe ste Unive sit has signi cant cu entand utu e space needs, which is in alignmentwith esults su ve s and sta eh ldeinte views. At p esent, de cits can e seenin ce space, li a /stud space, athletics/special use, student li e, and supp t(ph sical plant, st age, cent al se vices). Theadditi n t new class ms in the EastAcademic building in 2012 has esulted in asmall su plus class ms. La space alse hi its an ve all su plus; h weve , We ste sla s a e speciali ed spaces that a e tendepa tmentall speci c, and the la spacesand u nishings a e equentl utdated, whichimpacts teaching a ilit and the fe i ilit the spaces t supp t multiple uses.

Given the va iati n in la space di e entp g ams, the la at categ was

Projected enrollment for the webster groves camPus

ENROLLMENTS CURRENT HC FUTURE HC

undergrAduAte 3,001 5,000

grAduAte 2,317 2,317

totAL 5,318 7,317fACuLty (inCLudeS AdJunCtS) 629 905

StAff 557 911

current and futur e sPace needs

Exi STiNG SPaC E FU TURE NEED DEFiC iT aSF DEFiC iT GSF

CLASSrooM 61,730 51,777 - -

teAChing LAb 48,782 53,469 4,687 7,730

oPen LAb 10,756 16,042 5,286 8,720

offiCe/ConferenCe 139,782 236,363 96,581 159,360

Study/LibrAry 38,700 77,860 39,160 64,610

AthLetiCS/reCreAtion 22,382 70,479 48,097 79,360

ASSeMbLy/exhibition 55,342 34,879 - -

Student Life 44,390 75,675 31,285 51,620

SuPPort 14,699 32,452 17,753 29,290

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anal ed u the t unde stand la needs ing eate detail each c llege and sch l. e ample, space and u nishing needs a e vedi e ent i l g la s ve sus visual a ts

la s studi s. This stud dem nst ated thatThe C llege A ts and Sciences, Sch l C mmunicati ns, and Sch l Educati n a ecu entl pe ating at a de cit la s, whilethe Leigh Ge dine C llege ine A ts has asu plus. The la needs the Ge ge He e tWal e Sch l business & Techn l g we eadd essed in the East Academic buildingc nst ucti n. The C llege A ts and Scienceshas the g eatest de cit, which supp ts

inte views and Unive sit p i ities a und anew inte disciplina sciences uilding. Thequantitative su plus that is e hi ited in ineA ts la s ma e e plained We ste s

ust c mmunit a ts p g ams, the natu e highl speciali ed music, dance, pe mance,and studi a t spaces, as well as the use la s n n-inst ucti nal student p acticeand studi w . The assem l /e hi iti nspace categ als dem nst ates a su plusn We ste s campus, as a esult the uniquec mmunit pa tne ships that We ste has withthe ope a Theat e Saint L uis and the St.L uis repe t Theat e. The la ge, sha edc mmunit spaces at the L ett -Hilt n Centeand the space in the Unive sit s C mmunitMusic Sch l d ive up t tal space n campus.H weve , the e is a sh tage medium andla ge gathe ing spaces meetings and n n-

pe mance assem lies.T supp t a utu e unde g aduate studentp pulati n 5,000 headc unt, the Unive sitneeds t inc ease teaching and pen laspace, ce space, stud space, athleticsand ec eati n, student li e, and supp t.The additi nal academic spaces efect aneed t th upg ade e isting science laspace and add app imatel 10,000 squa e

eet teaching and pen la space. o ceand c n e ence space dem nst ates the

la gest space need n campus; when theunde g aduate p pulati n eaches 5,000

headc unt, an additi nal 97,000 assigna lesqua e eet ce and c n e ence space wille needed. This mi s sta eh lde inte viewsthat su aced a need sha ed c n e encespace and meeting space acult , as well as

unive sit -wide events.

The student lea ning e pe ience e tendse nd the class m and gene ates asigni cant need stud , student li e, and

esidential spaces. The e is a signi cant de cit student li e space n campus, speci call dining, health se vices, student supp t,

student g ve nment ces, me chandising,and individual and g up stud . The Eme s nLi a was th ught ull planned with spaceall wed additi nal g wth, s stud spacewithin the li a is adequate. H weve , anadditi nal 40,000 squa e eet stud spaceis needed ac ss campus and sh uld einteg ated with utu e uilding p jects, innew academic uildings and within studenth using. A little ve 30,000 squa e eet newstudent li e space will e needed and will win c nce t with stud space t augment thestudent e pe ience n campus. Cu entl , ththe student cente and ec eati n/athleticsneeds a e se ved in the Unive sit Cente , utth these uses need t g w e nd thei

cu ent space t meet cu ent and utu e spaceneeds.

A little over 30,000 square feet of new student life space will be needed and will work in concert with study space to

augment the student experience on campus. Currently, boththe student center and recreation/athletics needs are servedin the University Center, but both of these uses need to grow beyond their current space to meet current and future spaceneeds.


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ave age utili ati n was set t acc unt class change pe i ds and the l w pe i ds.on M nda s and Wednesda s, We ste s

class ms e ceed the 65% ta get utili ati nates in the evenings and ave age 70-77%utili ati n. Highe utili ati n ates can ee pected in the evening ecause m stclasses ccu in a simple l c , and the e isn class change unscheduled time. Du ingthe da time, utili ati n ave ages nl 46%.Tuesda s and Thu sda s ave age 67-71%utili ati n in the evenings and 46% du ing theda . on ida , class ms a e less heavilscheduled, ave aging nl 28% du ing the daand 6% in the evening. H weve , it ma edi cult t schedule additi nal evening classesn ida s t imp ve this ate.

La s equi e l nge set-up and p epa ati ntime etween classes and ma e used unscheduled student w , s a l we ta get

45% utili ati n was esta lished. We ste s la sachieved an ave age 36% utili ati n du ingda time h u s n M nda and Wednesda ,and an ave age 26-29% utili ati n in theevening. Simila l , Tuesda s and Thu sda ssee a 31-33% ave age utili ati n ate du ingthe da and 27-31% utili ati n in the evenings.Li e class ms, la s a e scheduled lightl nida s30% du ing the da and 3% du ing

the evenings.

While ve all la utili ati n ates all el waccepted ta gets, the e a e e cepti nal spacesthat a e heavil utili ed; and the speciali ati n the la spaces educes s me thei

fe i ilit .

E cienc and Utili ati nAn imp tant pa t assessing a campusspace needs is evaluati n class m andteaching la utili ati n. The m utili ati nate is the pe centage pea use time that aclass m la is used inst ucti n; it is aati scheduled class m h u s t availa lem h u s that space. The utili ati n

We ste s teaching spaces was e amined the all 2011 schedule t dete mine i the

Unive sit can imp ve e ciencies within itse isting space that w uld alleviate st ain npea pe i ds. The Unive sit has tw pea

pe i ds n campus: da time m 9:00 a.m. t5:00 p.m. and evenings m 5:30 p.m. t 9:30p.m.

Class ms and la spaces we e e aminedsepa atel . class ms, a ta get 65%

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H using Ma et andDemand Anal sisA campus h using ma et and demandanal sis was c nducted t assess studentdemand n-campus h using t da , tdete mine the t pes h using that a edesi ed, and t p ject the am unt utu eh using g wth that will e needed and can ea s ed the utu e ma et.

The h using anal sis c ncluded that the eis st ng inte est am ng students new en vated h using n campus. I it we e the

c ect p duct and e ed at a c mpetitiveate, the Unive sit w uld see high ccupancin the student h using it e s. H weve ,the e is als a wide va iet -campuspti ns availa le t students, wh gene allpe ceive these pti ns as less e pensive thann-campus ch ices. The main act s thatinfuence a students decisi n a ut whe e

t live include c st, p imit t campus, andaccess t a itchen, p ivate ed m, andadequate living space.

The stud sh wed that We ste cu entl hasa sh t all 42-123 eds n campus, whichwill g w t 167-288 eds the 2016-2017academic ea . This demand is in additi n tthe 731 eds cu entl p vided in n-campush using. As the Unive sit g ws t wa d itsl ng te m g als 5,000 unde g aduates,this demand will inc ease t 1,5961,813 t taleds n campus, an additi n 8651,082 eds c mpa ed t t da . The mas teplan inc p ates the ndings the ma etand demand anal sis, acc mm dating theec mmended h using g wth th n andnea the c e campus.

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The ass ciated 95,000 squa e t eld h usesh uld c ntain l c e ms, st ength t ainingand a tw hund ed mete t ac .

H using is a e d ive the maste plan. Ag al We ste Unive sit is t e pand anddive si its n-campus h using ch ices. Themaste plan can ampl acc mm date thep jected h using demand 8651,082 netadditi nal eds.

ove all P g amSta eh lde inte views, campus t u s, spaceanal sis, and Stee ing C mmittee meetingshelped t e ne a maste plan p g am the g wth and enhancement We ste scampus. The plan includes uilding p jects,landscape imp vements, and uildingen vati ns that t gethe meet We ste sneeds inc eased academic space tacc mm date unde g aduate g wth, p videette qualit spaces, imp ved p g ammaticadjacencies, and p vide g eate supp t student li e and athletics needs. A tenet

the p g am is t imp ve inte disciplinaacademics c eating uildings that ingt gethe di e ent p g ams and use s.

A c itical c mp nent in acc mm dating thep g am equi ements t meet cu ent andutu e academic g als is the devel pment an app imatel 80,000 squa e t

inte disciplina sciences uilding that canp vide state- -the-a t la spaces as well as

sha ed class ms. Simila l , the e is a needt eplace the Visual A ts Studi and Anne . Anew a ts cente t taling app imatel 80,000squa e eet that c -l cates ne and pe minga ts is ec mmended in a en vated ande panded Unive sit Cente .

A new student cente uilding, with integ ateddining, is als ec mmended and includes65,000 squa e eet t tal. A sepa ate dining

acilit sh uld als e p vided nea We ste sn-campus h using in the s uth campusdist ict.

The l ng-te m p g am equi ements ec eati n and athletics must e acc mplishedth ugh a st ateg that includes th n-campus and -campus imp vements.An n-campus ec eati n element isc itical ec uitment and student athlete

needs; h weve , given We ste s limitedland availa ilit n its c e campus, a

c m inati n n and -campus acilitiesis ec mmended in de t add ess thacilit and eld needs. The p p sed n-campus ec eati n acilit w uld e 110,000squa e eet, ma imi ing availa le land nWe ste s campus this use and c ntaininga c mpetiti n g m, la ge multipu p se g m,ind j gging t ac , tness and st engtht aining space, multipu p se studi s,supp ting ces, l c e ms, and sp tsmedicine. ields must e l cated -campusdue t space equi ements and supp ted an additi nal eldh use n the site. The eldssh uld include tw s t all elds, tw t uectangula s nthetic elds, a p actice ase all

eld, a u hund ed mete t ac with eldevents space, and eight t ten tennis c u ts.

A tenet of the program is to seek to improve inter-

disciplinary academics by creating buildings that bring together different programs and users.

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ren vati ns and re-useWhile the Unive sit plans new uildings,We ste will als invest in its e isting uildingst imp ve the qualit spaces and ettemeet its utu e needs. The Sve d up buildingwill unde g en vati ns t e pand theSch l C mmunicati ns and add additi nalgene al class ms. An inte disciplina a tsuilding sh uld als e c eated en vatingand e panding the Unive sit Cente . Thisa ts cente w uld ing t gethe visual andpe ming a ts in an 80,000 squa e tuilding.

Additi nall , en vati ns the Unive sit slde uildingsWe ste Hall, L ett Hall,the Th mps n building, the H.Sam P iestCente , and the Pea s n H usesh uldc ntinue. Du ing en vati ns, p g ams can ee-l cated t ing t gethe administ ative andstudent se vices in ne place. An e pansi n

the L ett -Hilt n Cente l is eingstudied c ncu entl with the maste plan.

It w uld p vide additi nal l space aswell as ce space within an e pansi n tthe L ett -Hilt n Cente . New acquisiti nsals equi e investment. The Luh uildingis envisi ned as inte im swing space in thesh t te m. In the l ng te m, uses undec nside ati n include administ ative supp tg ups that d n t have t e sited n thec e campus. A p p sed use the Weh liCente includes the Alumni A ai s ces and

se vices.

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that employs innovative approaches to sustainable andsensitive growth; and that reinforces a strong landscapeand visual identity for the campus.The visi n elies n the success ul c dinati n multiple planning amew s including landand uilding use, campus landscape, and access and ci culati n. C llectivel , these amew sp vide the undati n a uni ed and c mp ehensive maste plan that ein ces the values andg als the Unive sit and c eates va ied and ich lea ning envi nments.

Land Use and building P g am amewThe utu e land and uilding use amew esp nds t the e isting patte ns use that a eccu ing n We ste s campus t da . It emphasi es the need t ein ce the campus c mpactand wal a le natu e and int duces m e mi ed use dist icts t supp t a livel , active campusenvi nment. At the l ng-te m eali ati n the plan, the We ste campus w uld c ntain ve 1.3milli n t tal squa e eet academic, administ ative, student li e, supp t, h using, and athletics/ec eati n space, an inc ease m t da s invent app imatel 720,000 squa e eet. Thise pansi n will devel p ve time and will help the Unive sit meet its g als t inc ease en llmentand p vide qualit academic and student li e e pe iences. The maj campus dist icts and theic mp nents a e summa i ed el w.


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yThe l c c mp ised We ste Hall,L ett Hall, Ma lett s, the Wini ed M eAudit ium, and the acilities uilding will

c ntinue t se ve as a mi ed use dist ict andWe ste s ce em nial nt d . This dist ictals includes the Luh uilding and the Weh liCente . The mi uses in the hist ic We steHall p vides a g d p ecedent utu ecampus devel pment this campus dist ict.

We ste has al ead egun t c eate a ne-st p-se vice l cati n students in theen vated st f We ste Hall. The

maste plan ec mmends that this studentse vices hu e e panded t includeAcademic Advising and Ca ee Se vices

m the Ga den Pa Pla a ga age and theregist a m L ett Hall.

The Unive sit s p pe t n th EastL c w d Avenue is envisi ned as a sec ndadminist ative cente and p ssi l c mmunitcente ac ss East L c w d m the We ste

Hall l c . Campus uses that a e undec nside ati n this p pe t a e eingca e ull selected t minimi e impact n theneigh h d. The Luh uilding w uld se vemultiple imp tant uses the Unive sit . Inthe nea te m, it w uld p vide c itical swingspace as the space is en vated. The l ngte m visi n the Luh uilding is t h useadminist ative ces se vices that d n tequi e a c e campus l cati n. The Unive sit

is als inte ested in engaging with the We steG ves C mmunit t devel p Unive sit /Citc lla ative initiatives that might e l catedin the Luh uilding.

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AT GroUND LEVEL, THE INTErDISCIPLINAry SCIENCES bUILDING CoNTAINSCLASSrooMS/AUDITorIUM or LEArNING CoMMoNS

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E st Qu dTw campus dist icts l cated n the eastand west sides Edga r ad c mp ise theacademic and student li e c e We ste scampus. The utu e devel pment We ste seast academic dist ictan a ea unded big bend b uleva d, Edga r ad, and Ga denAvenuewill e t ul t ans mative thecampus e pe ience. Al ead , the additi n

the East Academic building has c eated anew academic cente g avit n campus,alancing the academic uses l cated inSve d up Hall and We ste Hall. The masteplan ec mmends landscape imp vements,a new student cente , a new inte disciplinasciences uilding, and a living lea ning dist ictin the East Quad that will c mplement thee isting academic and c mmunit uses n thisl c t c eate a vi ant, mem a le a ea We ste s campus.

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DINING or A SMALL CA E WILL ACTIVATE THE EDGAr roAD CorNEr o THE NEW STUDENT CENTEr.

bend b uleva d and Edga r ad. The studentcente will have welc ming, t anspa entaades al ng Edga r ad and the new EastQuad. Its design will sensitivel t ansiti n thet p g aphical changes. The student centeis envisi ned t include a 6,000 squa e t

dining hall, la ge campus-wide uncti nspaces, small meeting ms, stud l unges,and student ces, ensu ing that the uildingings t gethe multiple use s n campus at

all times da . The Multi-Cultu al Cente ,Health Se vices and C unseling ces w uldm ve int the student cente , pening up lands uth Ga den Avenue additi nal pa ing utu e devel pment. Devel pment the

student cente w uld equi e el cati n theTh mps n Ca iage H use, which will e e-

The utu e uilding uses n the East Quad willcente n a new, ic nic landscaped quad anglethat is amed signi cant academic, studentli e, and c mmunit uildings and enlivened the students, acult , sta , and c mmunit

mem e s, wh have new eas ns t equent

this campus a ea. The east landscape will penup t Edga r ad t the west, p viding visualand ph sical c ntinuit etween the east andthe weste n sides campus. The East Quadis envisi ned as th a single, c ntinu uspen space and a se ies utd ms,intimatel -scaled landscape nes that a ep g ammed acc ding t the speci c uildinguses each add esses.

A p p sed new student cente w uld c eatea campus c ss ads at the inte secti n big

l cated east the Th mps n Music h use tc eate a pai ing these hist ic uildings.

A sec nd maj uilding p ject n the EastQuad is a new inte disciplina sciencesuilding that will c ntain state- -the-a tscience la s, sma t class ms, ces, andstudent stud space. The inte disciplinasciences uilding will ame the n the nedge the East Quad and will e designedin c lla ati n with the acult thedepa tments that will e l cated the e tinclude active and fe i le class ms, ces,la s, and stud space p g ammed al ng thes uthe n aade. The uilding will have space

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p esence will e c eated n the East Quad. Asscience la s m ve ut We ste s g undf , space will pen up m e studentse vices. The uppe f s We ste Hallwill e en vated g wth the Sch l Educati n. ove time, as dining needs a e

acc mm dated in new sites, Ma lett s cane e-used administ ative g wth. TheL ett -Hilt n Cente and the C mmunitMusic Sch l will anch the s uthe n side the East Quad t welc me mem e s thel cal, nati nal, and inte nati nal c m

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