Facilities Master Plan
Southwest Minnesota State University
November, 2006
Outline
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Process
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Campus Profile
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Existing Facilities & Site Analysis
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Framework for Campus Development
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Capital Plan Improvement
Thank you to the following people for their participation, collaborations and contributions.
• Dr. Ray Lou
Provost
• Dr. Beth Weatherby
Dean – Arts, Letters & Sciences
• Doug Fraunfelder
VP Finance & Administration
• Cyndi Holm
Director of Facilities
• Dr. Sandy Craner
Asst. Professor Biology, faculty representative
• Sandy Hoffbeck
Acquisitions Librarian, faculty representative
• Jim Swartz
Professor Art, faculty representative
• Bill Mulso
Executive Director of the SMSU Foundation,
MSUAASF Representative
• Charles Kost
GIS Center Director, MMA and MAPE
Representative
• Ron Schoephoerster
Scheduling Officer, Council 5 representative
• Erin Kooiker
President, Student Association
Purpose…of this Campus Master Plan Update is to:
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provide a valuable tool for future
decision making
support the academic mission
set a logical course for capital
improvements over the next thirty to
fifty years
The campus master plan was
prepared in 2000. The 2006 master
plan updated provides a 5-year
incremental update to the 2000 plan.
SMSU is 1 of 52 campuses in the
Minnesota State College and University system.
SMSU Context
Marshall High School
Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport
Atlantic Hotel
SMSU Environs
Marshall High School
Pond and surrounding area
Historic Farmstead
Mike’s Cafe
SMSU Environs
Marshall
High School
Highway 19
View towards Campus looking Northeast
View towards Campus looking Southwest
Geographic Service Area
Marshall
Campus History
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Created by Minnesota legislature 1963 as
Southwest Minnesota State College
Enrolled its charter class late in the fall of 1967 with
buildings still under construction
The University changed from the quarter to the
semester system in 1996
In January of 2002, a fire destroyed the residence hall
dining facility. The smoke damage from the fire
extended to the Student Center
The university made a change to its current name in
2003 to Southwest Minnesota State University
Ranked top of its division since 1998 by U.S. News
and World Report’s annual America’s Best Colleges
issue—Nine consecutive years
Aerial photograph from A History of Southwest State University
by Richard H. Jorgensen
Pre-construction photograph from A History of Southwest
State University by Richard H. Jorgensen
The mission of Southwest Minnesota State University is to:
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Provide high quality education
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Be dedicated to excellence in teaching
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Prepare students to be lifelong learners in a changing global, social
and natural environment.
The vision of Southwest Minnesota State University is to
become a university of choice.
Academic Goals
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Sustain renewal of academic base
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Aggressive renewal of facilities
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Substantive transformation of employee base
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Programs of distinction
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Strengthen partnerships with other postsecondary and K-12 institutions
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Increase diversity enrollment 6% per year
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SMSU will address the long-term needs of the
following signature programs:
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Hotel and Restaurant Administration
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Culinology
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Environmental Studies
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Education and Business
Enrollment History
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Students in Recreation and Athletics link
Recent Facility Improvements
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Library Renovation
Commuter Lounge
Student Center
Conference Center
HRI Lab Remodel
Softball Field Relocation
Football Practice Field Relocation
Science Initiative – Labs Remodeled
Central Chiller Plant
Completion of Chilled Water Loop
Student Center
Well Lounge
Library (Circulation Desk)
Commuter Lounge Entry
Future Facility Improvements
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Residence Hall Pre-design – BKV Group
Science Labs & HRI Remodeling Pre-design – BTR
Hotel and Restaurant Industries Pre-design – Horty Elving
Alumni Plaza – Close Landscape Architecture
Regional Event Center – DLR
Road Improvements
Science Laboratories – Phase II Design
Fire Alarm Upgrades
Residence Hall Pre-design
Alumni Plaza
Regional Event Center
Planning Initiatives
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Definition of Campus Core and Edges
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Pedestrian and Vehicular Movement
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Parking and Transit
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Future Land Use
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Hierarchy of Open Space
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Expression of “Campus”
View of Bellows Lounge
Current Land Use
Athletics and
Recreation
View towards Individualized Learning Building
View of wildlife area
Facility
Support
Future
Academic Use
Parking
Athletics and
Recreation
Academic
Parking
Parking
Marshall
High
School
View towards Student Center
Academic
Support
Residential
Facilities
Parking
HIGHWAY 23
Wildlife Area
Child Care
Existing Commercial Development
HIGHWAY 19
Future
Commercial
Development
View towards Residential Facility
Pedestrian Movement
Pedestrian path in residential area
½ Mile
10 Min. Walk
¼ Mile
5 Min. Walk
Interior Circulation in RA Link
Vehicular Access
View toward parking near Mustang Trail
Parking
MTA
Transit
Stop
Parking
Parking
MTA
Transit
Stop
HIGHWAY 19
HIGHWAY 23
Parking
View toward High School of main parking lot
Framework for Campus Development
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Express surrounding regional ecology & character
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Create clear campus entries
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Create clear vehicular circulation
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Distinguish parking areas & better integrate into campus
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Continue development for exterior & interior way finding system
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Acknowledge current density & maximize existing space
Short-Term Facility Plan
2-5 Years – 2008 - 2011
Mattke Stadium improvements
New Parking
Classroom, laboratory and facility
improvements
Develop public-private associations for
Public safety initiatives
Roadway infrastructure and
improvements
Landscaping and courtyard restorations
Parking and landscaping improvements
Regional Event Center
New Locker Room Facilities
New parking
Demolition of existing building and
construction of new residence halls
New temporary parking
Prairie restoration and wetland improvements
New entry monument
Mid-Term Facility Plan
6-15 Years – 2011 - 2017
Wind energy facility
Landscape, access and
parking/improvements
Environmental Science facility
Plant Science greenhouse/laboratories
Culinary Arts/Hotel simulation laboratories
Fine and Performing Arts Facility
Demolition of existing and construction of
new residence halls
Birch Street Mall
Long-Term Facility Plan
15+ Years – 2018+
Construct Classroom Facility
Recreation Athletic (RA) facility extension to
Regional Event Center plaza and Bellows
Academic Center
Illustrative Campus
Facilities Plan
Athletic field improvements
Wind Energy facility
Environmental Science facility
Regional Event Center
Fine and Performing Arts Center
Campus gateway and signaled
intersection
Student Housing
Birch Street mall
HIGHWAY 19
Campus gateway and prairie/wetland
improvements