Comprehensive Facilities Plan

 






About the Plan (CCP)

Creating a Shared Vision

West Chester University is implementing a planning process to update our current Comprehensive Campus Plan (CCP). Originally completed in 2000, the CCP has reached the last year of its projections and must be updated to reflect new ideas and direction for the coming decade. In order to create a viable and enduring plan, a highly collaborative and iterative process is required, one that involves the broadest campus community. West Chester University faculty, staff, administrators, and students have important roles in ensuring the success of that process. The Comprehensive Campus Plan process will be implemented in the following phases.

Phase I

Initial general forums, field audit of inventory, and collection of data from all of the divisions and Cabinet to:

  • Identify and review "large scale" issues that will impact the planning process, including academic program offerings, housing, parking, recreation, and other relevant issues;
  • Review how the 2000 comprehensive plan evolved, including concepts that have been implemented, changes, and deviations;
  • Using comparative analysis and other measures, identify current global needs and trends and how the University aligns with these trends; and
  • Develop consensus on the guiding principles that will form the basis for the planning process.

Phase II

Following the data gathering phase, dialog will be held with the campus community regarding how each unit (college, department) foresees providing their services in support of the desired student outcomes. Conversations will focus on college-level objectives, changes in pedagogy, anticipated staffing levels, and aspirational programs. Additional actions which will be concurrently performed during this phase include:

  • Faculty-office, classroom, and teaching-laboratory utilization analysis;
  • Peer and aspirant institution / Benchmarking; and
  • Comparison of existing physical space utilization to projected need, including identification of existing deficiencies or space-use inefficiencies.

Phase III

  • Strategic space planning
  • Recommendations for use of space to accommodate programmatic needs
  • Development of macro- and micro- level campus plans identifying suggested areas of development, recommended realignment of adjacencies, vehicular and pedestrian circulation, and additional site-level improvements that support the aspirant program
  • Development of capital project priorities