Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities
Learning Spaces
Chief Academic Officers
October 27, 2011
What are attributes learners need?
How to find good learning spaces?
Mining the campus for learning spaces!
Rightsizing for learning spaces!
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is an Equal Opportunity employer and educator.
RIGHTSIZING: /ˈraɪtˌsaɪz/ Show Spelled[rahyt-sahyz]
verb (used with object), ‐sized, ‐siz·ing. to adjust to an
appropriate size; i.e. 1) Renovation will be necessary to
rightsize the campus to improve facilities space use and save
energy. 2) By relocation leased space to the campus; they are
rightsizing their spaces.
Right-Sizing is not downsizing; it is correct sizing or smart-sizing.
It is the concept of working with the existing spaces to improve
their use, revitalize to current programs and make it better!
LEARNING SPACES
What are attributes that learners have that campuses
should mine existing spaces for?
How do we champion great learning spaces?
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is an Equal Opportunity employer and educator.
System Overview
31 Institutions:
7 Universities
4 Community Colleges
4 Technical Colleges
16 Combined
Community and
Technical Colleges
54 campuses
47 communities
433,600 students in
credit and non-credit
course
858 buildings
26.8 million square feet
of facility space
7,023 acres
Size: System is one third of the state’s assets
System Serves 63% of State’s Undergrads
U of M
28.97
Million Sq Ft
MnSCU
26.77
Million Sq Ft
University of
Minnesota
13%
Private
Colleges and
Universities
14%
Other State
Agencies
28.94 Million
Sq Ft
Private
Career
Schools
10%
Minnesota
State
Colleges &
Universities
63%
Source: Minnesota Office of Higher Education Basic Data Series 2008
fall 2008 headcount enrollment, undergraduates. Excludes private graduate and
professional colleges as well as private online enrollment
System Snap Shot
• 26.8 million square feet of facility space
– 21.7 million square feet - academic programs
– 5.1 million square feet - revenue fund activities
– Majority built in late 1960’s and 1970’s
– Average age on square footage basis - 40 years
• Leased Spaces
– Tenant: 1.464 million square feet - 172 leases
– Landlord: 260,448 square feet - 137 leases
• Owned space grown 12% in last 10 years
– System Full-Time-Equivalent growth: 37%
Slide 5
Wide Range in Campus Size
•
5 campuses over 1 million square feet
•
7 campuses 500,000 - 1 million square feet
• 17 campuses 250,000 - 500,000 square feet
• 16 campuses 100,000 - 250,000 square feet
•
Slide 6
9 campuses less than 100,000 square feet
Minnesota Public Higher Education
Enrollment Trends –future will change!
• Overall 12% growth in last 5 years
– State universities up 7.7%
– 2-year institutions up 19.7%
140,000
130,000
Community & Technical Colleges
Fall Headcount
120,000
110,000
100,000
90,000
80,000
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
Slide 7
University of Minnesota
State Universities
State Demographer's population projections
ages 15 to 34: Enrollment trends changing!
sorted by economic development region (based on 2005 population estimates).
Growth: Metro Area
and Central Area
Decline
Slide 8
What does this mean?
• 15 - 34 age range account for 88% of
system-wide FYE in 2010.
• Most of the state will experience
significant population declines in this age
group
• Only two regions are projected to have a
significant population increase in this age
range in the next 25 years (Twin Cities
and Central - St. Cloud, Cambridge)
Slide 9
• How doe learning spaces need to
change?
How does this data impact campus?
• Strategic plans needs to address market
issues and how does that impact your
campus:
– Attract higher percentage of age group
– Expand course offerings to non-traditional
students
– Partnerships; workforce, high school, 4-year
• Planning Process: this will impact space
need to evaluate overall space use to
academic offerings, non-credit classes,
deferred maintenance, etc.
Slide 10
Condition:
impacted by year of construction:
of system – 1896 – current
MnSCU GSF by Year
6,000,000
5,000,000
GSF
4,000,000
3,000,000
GSF
2,000,000
1,000,000
Year
Slide 11
2000
1990
1980
1970
1960
1950
1940
1930
1920
1910
1900
1890
0
Condition
• Current Replacement Value: $6.9 billion
– Growth by $1 billion in last 5 years
– Inflation, new construction, and acquisitions
• Facility Condition Index: 0.11
– Slight improvement
• Maintenance Backlog: $750 million
• Five-Year Renewal: $461 million
Slide 12
Capital Renewal and Reinvestment
• Focus capital budget on “taking care of
what we have” – renovate and modernize
• Monitor physical condition of facilities via
Facilities Condition Index – “FCI”
• FCI = Backlog ÷ Current Replacement
Value (CRV) Backlog is $750 million
• CRV = $6.9 billion
• Campus-based model
– Based on life-cycle modeling
– Monitors backlog
Slide 13
– Predicts future renewal requirements
Capital Renewal and Reinvestment
• MnSCU Backlog (2011) = $750 million
– System-wide FCI = 11%
– High campus = 26%
• National average benchmarks:
– Univ Texas (15 campuses) – 6% (high 11%)
– SUNY (36 campuses) – 11% (high 20%)
– Oregon Univ Sys (7 campuses) – 18% (high
24%)
• Goal: reduce backlog 50% in 10 years
Slide 14
Request Versus Funding
• Capital funding history:
Funding
Amount
1998/99
2000/01
2002/03
2004/05
2006/07
2008/09
2010/11
2012/13
Requested
$214.4
$230.0
$250.7
$292.6
$280.4
$347.3
$396.8
$277.7
Received
$143.1
$131.0
$218.6
$213.6
$191.4
$264.2
$238.2
TBD
% of Request
67%
57%
87%
73%
68%
75%
60%
TBD
• For FYs 1998/99 – 2010/2011:
– Total capital funding requested: $2.0B
– Total capital funding received: $1.4B
• 70% of requested amount over the period
Slide 15
– Historically, capital funding accounts for
approximately 21% of state bonding bill
– However – these dollars/percentages are
changing in the upcoming funding session!
Enrollment has grown overall –
headcount outpacing FYE disparity
420,000
200,000
410,000
190,000
400,000
389,750
180,000
390,000
381,559
170,000
Full-year equivalent (FYE)
369,024
370,000
365,219
160,000
360,000
150,000
143,924
138,900
140,000
132,586
130,000
120,000
350,000
340,000
135,839
135,819 135,494
134,220
330,000
126,215
320,000
118,861
114,119
310,000
110,000
300,000
FY00
FY01
FY02
FY03
FY04
FYE
Slide 16
380,000
374,040
373,078
369,395
* Does not include 21,800 non-credit SCSU students (2009)
FY05
FY06
Headcount
FY07
FY08
FY09
Headcount
401,616*
Funding: tuition today amounts to
55% of total revenue
80.0%
67.4%
70.0%
66.3%
55.3%
60.0%
55.1%
52.6%
56.6%
51.4%
50.0%
48.6%
47.4%
40.0%
44.9%
44.7%
30.0%
32.6%
33.7%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
Slide 17
Appropriation
Tuition
43.4%
Funding: state funding per student
has decreased when inflation is
considered
$10,000
$9,240
$8,859
$8,972
$9,000
$8,501
$8,000
$7,445
$7,133
$7,187
$7,000
$7,261
$7,133
$6,879
$7,179
$6,787
$6,682
$6,000
$5,000
Slide 18
Actual dollars
Adjusted for inflation
$6,571
Historically; system has encouraged
reduce, reuse and recycled space!
• Since 2000, renovation has
significantly been done more than any
new construction;
– 3 million sq ft renovated
– 1.8 million sq ft built new
–
.9 million sq ft demolished, leased or off line
• System has grown 37% in students and
only 127% in new square footage
– Only building for program areas that can not
be renovated; i.e. science buildings
Slide 19
Capital Renewal and Reinvestment
Three sources of funds to improve campuses:
1. Capital line-item projects
2. Higher Education Asset Preservation
and Repair
Building systems and sub-systems
3. Campus repair & replacement (R&R)
Target spending: at least $1/square foot
Campus operating budget – campuses spent
average in 2010 $1/19/sq ft or $25.8 M
Plus OPM – Other People’s Money !
Slide 20
Traditionally - Capital Budget Guidelines
and Projects Follow Board of Trustees
Strategic Plan
• Increase access and opportunity
• Promote high quality learning programs
and services
• Provide programs and services integral to
state and regional economic needs
• Innovate to meet current and future
educational needs efficiently
• “Building the sustainable campus”
Slide 21
2014 Capital Budget Guidelines and
Projects likely to be revised
• Increase access and opportunity still true
• Promote high quality learning programs and
services reduce square footage, rightsize, lease,
demo and mothball
• Provide programs and services integral to state and
regional economic needs emphasis on efficiency,
collaboration and partnership
• Innovate to meet current and future educational
needs efficiently flexibility and multiuse
Slide 22
• “Building the sustainable campus” debt issues,
remove backlog, improve operations efficiently
and effectiveness
Facilities Master Plan Other funding sources !
Funding Plan for Campus
Improvements
Operations Budget
Repair and Replacement
Projects
Revenue
Donations
Grants
Other People’s Money (OPM) !
HEAPR Funded Projects
(Asset Preservation per Statute)
Capital Projects
(Large scale Additions and Renovation
Projects Requiring Capitalized Funding)
Predesign Document
(Scope, Cost and Schedule)
Master Plan Formal Update Every 5 Years
Facilities Master Plan
Predesign defines further Capital Projects
Other FundingDonations, Grants
Partnerships
Operational Funds
from Campus
Campus Individual
Predesign
Legislative
Appropriation
Capital Plan
New Construction or,
Remodeling
2-year Legislative Process
HEAPR
Slide 24
Operational Impact
• All funding impacts all other issues !
• Energy – utilities
1. 100,000 sq ft utilities costs average
$3.5/sq ft = $350,000/ year
2. For 1000 students = $350/student
3. For 500 students = $700/student
4. For 250 students = $1,400/student
• Funds not spent on energy can be spent
on academic programs!
Slide 25
Operational Impact
• Repair and Replace - $1/sq ft goal:
systemwide average is $1.19/sq ft
• Example 1. 100,000 sq ft utilities costs average
$1/sq ft = $100,000/ year
2. For 1000 students = $ 100/student
3. For 500 students = $ 200/student
4. For 250 students = $ 400/student
Slide 26
• Funds not spent on R and R likely
increase the backlog of deferred
maintenance – more difficult to teach !
Operational Impact
• Space Utilization counts!
• 100% = any 32 hours
• Campus A has 85% utilization for 30
classrooms/labs & size of 100,000 sq ft
• Campus B has 55% utilization for 30
classrooms/labs & size of 100,000 sq ft
• Campus A has more use, greater funding,
accessibility, connection to workforce,
revenue for R and R, etc. Need to
maximize the space use of the campus!
Slide 27
Rightsizing examples
• Rochester Community Technical College: taking
non-utilized space and repurposing it for increased
academic use
• Normandale: taking duplicative space and
renovation/addition to ‘rightsize’ for improved use
• Mn Southeast Technical – Red Wing: reorganizing
existing space to maximize use for change in
programs; minimal addition of new square footage
• Mn State Comm Technical College Moorhead:
Revising obsolete space to fit new program
demands
• Century: building support space into the corridors!
Slide 28
Rochester Community and Technical College
Conversion of the gym “rightsized” into the
needed Allied Health and Classrooms
Ultimate sustainability to rightsize outdated spaces;
Building reuse from one kind of program
to another kind of program.
Slide 29
Note:
Holes
from previous
basketball
hoop station !
Slide 30
Inserted new windows to bring
natural light
Rochester Community
and
Technical College BWBR Inc
Typical classroom
Inserted new floor into gym:
Created varying spaces from
offices, classrooms, labs and
overall great revitalized spaces!
Normandale Community
College
Ankeny Kell Architects
From this arrow on – is the infill between two
buildings that “rightsizied” campus by
adding
a floor and then converted a gym
Slide 33
to classroom space and added needed offices.
First Floor:
Rightsizing
converted gym as
campus needed
more classroom
space then
reused and
renovated to two
classrooms, lab
and changes in
program created
new fitness studio
space (rather then
intramural gym
space).
Second floor infill:
Rightsizied for needed
five classrooms,
offices and
seminar room
Creating spaces that are
“rightsizied also
create
flexible classrooms;
moveable chairs, tables
and computers on the
edges!
Flexibility creates Active
Learning Spaces!
Normandale Community
College
Ankeny Kell Architects
Diverse learning spaces for discussion,
talking, waiting, relaxing, sharing, studying!
New spaces creating ‘Touch Down’ areas that are
“
PARTNERS &
SIRNY
Architects
Very minimal
new square
footage
Book
Admin
Cafeteria
Library
Sustainable spaces are linked;
multi-purposed, flexible.
Mn South East Technical
College
Slide 38
Red Wing
Mn Southeast Technical College –
Red Wing
Rightsizied admin areas and
small entry adds new vantage
point to campus.
Minimal square footage –
Maximum impact!
Library is now Learning Resource
Center : increased in size and
combined with computer resource;
multipurpose space allows crosstraining of staff, assist students and
saves operational dollars!
Space open to both exterior and
cafeteria!
Cafeteria converted so it is
used as an extension of the
Learning resource Center.
Repurposed and Rightsized Existing Lab
Space - interior space gutted to create
new academic purpose
Slide 41
Mn State Community and Technical College - Moorhead
Corridor and lab space resizied to allow for revitalized
learning appearance !
Slide 42
Added natural light and ceiling extended sense of light
and updated student common spaces creating inviting areas to study,
network and casual learning.
Slide 43
Slide 44
YHR Architects
Century College
Multiple spaces/places to engage students:
inside the classroom, centers and by
coffee shop!
Note: helper in orange vest!
Century College
Taking and blurring the line between
rooms and corridor
Century College
Taking oversized corridors and building
office spaces into them!
Note: Built into corridor
and created additional
office space
Current 2012 Rightsizing Examples
• Riverland Community College
Albert Lea Campus
• Demolition of Gateway Building of 7,700 sq ft
• Leased/Mothball 4,200 sq ft to Workforce Center
• Renovation of 23,000 sq ft
Austin Campus
• Leasing to Workforce Center, radio station and now for special
child care
• NHED - Itasca Community College
• Demolition of Donavan Hall of 20,000 sq ft
• New construction of 14,600 sq ft
• Renovation of 3,300 sq ft
• Central Lakes College - Staples campus
Slide 48
• Leased/Mothball 32,500 sq ft at Main Campus
• Leased/Mothball 6,000 sq ft at Agriculture Center
• Renovation of 39,000 sq ft at Main Campus
Riverland Community College
Master Plan - Albert Lea Campus
January 2011
Slide 49
Riverland Community College
2012 Capital Budget Request - Albert Lea
Campus
Proposed
Renovation Plan
October 2010
Create a one-stop service center
for students.
Leasing space to the Workforce
Center will increase access.
9% of the campus (12,000 sq ft)
will be taken off-line as a result of
this project.
Slide 50
Riverland Community College
2012 Capital Budget Request - Albert Lea
Campus
October 2010
Demolition will lower
the FCI.
Demolition will assist in
achieving R and R
goals – thus improving
academics
Demolition will improve
learning spaces.
Slide 51
Demolition Plan
Riverland Community College
Radio
Station
Master Plan - Austin Campus
Existing
Childcare
February 2011
Proposed
Childcare
West Campus
Leased Space
Mothballed
East Campus
Slide 52
Workforce
Center
NHED – Itasca Community College
1926 Donavan hall is not
efficient or safe
Useable, flexible, enhanced
academic spaces are
needed.
Slide 53
Right-sizing
May 2008
NHED - Itasca Community College
Replace with a new instructional,2012
energy efficient addition
Provide highly functional, flexible
learning spaces
Slide 54
Capital Budget Request
October 2010
Central Lakes College
Master Plan
June 2007
Slide 55
Master Plan was revised to
eliminate Ag Center off-site
to main campus
Central Lakes College
2012 Capital Budget Request
October 2010
Right-sizing over 38,000 sq ft
reduced campus footage by 17%
Ag/Energy Center
Main Campus
Slide 56
Central Lakes College Enhance
2012 Capital Budget Request
October 2010
flexibility for the
future programs
Improve overall operations FCI
Will improve poor utilization
Slide 57
Learning Happens in the Halls!
Embrace the reality !
Improve !
Enhance !
Rightsizing Space:
changing the existing conditions to
improve use and revitalize.
Excellent example at
Alexandria TCC to revitalize!
Taking space liabilities
and creating assets.
Before
After
Ringdahl Architects Inc 2007
Alexandria TCC
reflects learning in
pathways to revitalize!
Minneapolis
Community
Technical College
Parallel play and
Parallel study with a view !
PAUL CROSBY
ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Architectural Alliance
Simple, stunning materials and
interiors; “Venetian plaster” is
extremely durable and
great color and texture for
‘feature walls’.
Great casual and
community learning spaces.
Mining space to find Learning
Spaces
South Central College
Before - left
After - below
Local architects created dramatic design
by rightsizing the corridor to become more
than just a pass thru space; multiple ways to
study and engage. Results improved use!
I & S Architects and Engineers
Dramatic design with interior
basement corridor at South Central
Faribault – multiple types of seating
to allow for various types of
Interaction
Learning Spaces – Transition Spaces
Reviewing interiors to upgrade to reflect
changing needs.
Taking the corridor and making it an active
learning/engaging area
Entry between student
commons and main entry at
Northland CTC
Slide 65
Thief River Falls
Slide 66
GLT Architects
St Cloud Technical Community College
Great Retrofit Example:
Lockers were removed –
Left unsightly holes in wall
Design choice to cover
with Plastic laminate
at some and then
Cork board on others
and place bench on
theSlide
sill67that used to
be the base for the lockers.
Rochester Community Technical College
A roofing abatement project; resulting in new finishes!
Wow! Modern, fun, colorful finishes that liven the space!
Kane and Johnson Architects
Rochester Community
Technical College
A roofing abatement project;
resulting in new finishes!
Wow! Modern, fun, colorful
finishes that liven the space!
Northland CTC
Thief River Falls
cyber space created off of an existing corridor
where a classroom was not heavily used and
recreated/rightsizied it to a heavily used student
space.
Food Service /Dining Area Becomes
Learning Area
Before left – tired outdated spaces: revitalize to add
activities to this space !
After Renovation – below; new lighting, furniture,
design and energy! Moveable partition walls used to
expand flexibility in the space that is used regularly !
Removed obsolete staff dining and integrated it!
Northland CTC
East Grand Forks
Foss Architects
Minneapolis Community
Technical College
Dining /Living/Learning
Cyber Lounge
Before –
above and not used
After Renovation
– right added new
Lighting and
flexible seating
areas added more
program use.
Mesabi Comm Tech
College – Virginia
Flexible learning/teaming
Unique classroom layout.
Computers on perimeter for individual work.
Monitors for ‘teaming’ on one wall.
White boards on all other walls.
Flexible layout tables for ‘instant’ teaming capability.
Northwest Technical College at Bemidji
Moveable wheels!
NW Technical specified all equipment and desks in Nursing Lab on wheels;
moveable to reflect various real-life work environments:
county nursing home, hospital, other allied health facilities.
Campus created physical flexibility to reinforce professional workforce flexibility!
Foss Architects
All equipment and tables on wheels for
flexibility; all classrooms, library,
study areas!
MSCTC Moorhead
As noted on slide before; configuration of
furniture on wheels assists on flexibility –
but also note organizing tools with
the pin strips. Half rounds very flexible!
Hip, new colors and student work highlights
a professional atmosphere.
Add color to items that will be redone in
5-10 years; maintain neutrals for items that
will last 10-30 years.
Winona State University – Impressive flexibility !
Classroom that has dual direction for multi use:
tables and chairs are on wheels and pivot depending on the class purpose
Below left - it is a standard classroom.
When the tables/chairs are turned and faced to the rear of the classroom,
it becomes a built-in mock Judicial Courtroom.
Below right – becomes a Judicial bench built into the rear of the classroom.
St Cloud State University
Wick Addition to Brown Science
Mining space for efficiency
to benefit student space
RRTL Architects
Provided good storage that allows for more
square footage in the actual classroom/lab
space for learning.
Cubbies “frees up space “to allows tables to
be used for study materials: every square
foot saved is sustainable.
Before at right and After below
Dakota County Technical
College
Rightsizing took this existing cavernous
space and carved into the area to create
new program functions for study, learning
and gathering.
Rightsizing took this existing
cavernous space and carved into it
the area to create new program
functions for study and gathering.
Slide 80 S06
Before at right and After below
Dakota County Technical
College
Wold Architects – 2006
Rightsizing took this existing
cavernous space and carved into
the area to create new program
functions for study and gathering.
Anoka Ramsey Comm|
College Coon Rapids
Before – above
Deteriorated pavers
and tired design
After – left
Don’t forget “rightsizing” exterior
space to improve
overall appearance
and use.
A T S & R Architects
New landscaping, tables, benches combined
with reusing existing lights (replaced lens and
added energy efficient light to existing
standard created a new dynamic to the
revitalized courtyard space !
Planned space implies gathering.
Sent a message about gathering.
Even when seating is unused on an
overcast day – the message is sent.
ARCC - Cambridge at left
Inver Hills Comm College lower left
Winona State University lower right
Every space
can be a special learning space…..
with the ability to
to improve deferred conditions,
energy and space and
enhance space use!
Before - above
After – left
Rochester Community
Technical College
Exterior ‘class’ is
actually scheduled!
Let us know how we can help – or
brag about your spaces !
System Facilities Planning
Sally Grans-Korsh, FAIA, LEED AP
System Director Planning
651-201-1776
sally.grans@so.mnscu.edu