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Campus Master Planning

Task Force

Murray Aikins Dining Hall and Case GreenThe Master Planning process will be guided at the highest level by a steering committee that will consist of the President’s Cabinet, joined by the vice-chair of the Institutional Policy and Planning (IPPC) committee. 

The week-in, week-out work will be led by a task force that will be co-chaired by Pat Fehling, associate dean of the college and Dan Rodecker, Director of Facilities.  It will include 2 faculty members, 1 student and 1 staff member, as well as representatives in the areas of diversity, sustainability, and student affairs.  The task force will coordinate with working groups in many areas across the campus.

Steering Committee

Provides guiding principles and parameters to the master planner, responds to progress reports and makes the final decisions about the master plan to be presented the Board for approval.

  • Marc C Conner, President
  • Cerri Banks, Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs (fiscal year 2021)
  • Mary Lou Bates, Vice President and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
  • Adrian Bautista, Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs (fiscal year 2022)
  • Joerg Bibow, Professor and Chair for Economics and Vice Chair of IPPC
  • Donna Ng, Vice President for Finance and Administration and Treasurer
  • Diane O'Connor, Interim Vice President for Communications and Marketing
  • Michael Orr, Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs
  • Joshua Woodfork, Vice President for Strategic Planning and Institutional Diversity
  • Carey Anne Zucca, Collyer Vice President for Advancement (fiscal year 2022)

Campus Master Plan Task Force

Coordinates and provides information to master planner about programmatic needs including amount and type of space needed or desired and preferred adjacencies or compatibilities. Works with master planner to develop robust process for wide-ranging community engagement and participation on master planning process, including regular updates to the community. Establishes/creates working groups as needed.

  • Pat Fehling, Co-chair, Associate Dean for Infrastructure and Faculty Affairs
  • Dan Rodecker, Co-chair, Director of Facilities
  • Maria Bideiwy, Student representative
  • Gail Cummings-Danson, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Director of Athletics
  • Anita Jack-Davies, Deputy Chief Diversity Officer
  • Jen Natyzak, Sustainability Coordinator for Student Programming
  • Donna Ng, Vice President for Finance and Administration and Treasurer
  • Amy Tweedy, Institutional Effectiveness Specialist
  • Erica Wojcik, Assistant Professor, Psychology
  • Joshua Woodfork, Vice President for Strategic Planning and Institutional Diversity
  • Mark Youndt, Professor, Management and Business