The Housing Plan
Plan Development
The housing plan was developed using a comprehensive set of strategies, analyzing the present and future needs of graduate students, faculty and staff. Steps taken included:
Excerpt from a Planning Document
- Best practice analysis.
The Housing Study Committee identified other institutions of higher learning with residential college programs that could offer potentially valuable comparative information. - Interviews with developers.
The Housing Study Committee met with outside developers and property managers to review options for building off-campus housing. - Surveys, including focus groups, and academic department chair interviews.
The Housing Office conducted surveys with focus groups to gather perspective from graduate students, faculty, and staff about their housing preferences and what factors drive their housing decisions. - Evaluation of potential sites for redevelopment.
The Housing Committee evaluated potential acquisition and development sites as well as existing inventory for opportunities for reconfiguration and or redevelopment.