CURRENT EVENTS:
Final Written Document Being Drafted
To Be Published January, 2008
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| Please plan to join us on our journey from the past into the future of MSU-Tomorrow |
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Click here to See Where we have been.... (PowerPoint) |
| ...And what Tomorrow may hold. |
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A university’s buildings and landscape reflect the ideals of
the institution and influence the process of learning. The essence of a campus’ beauty resides in the character of its buildings and grounds. A campus plan provides planning principles and guidelines which ensure that future buildings, infrastructure, and landscape are well conceived and designed. Ultimately, the plan is used as a guideline to honor and preserve the university’s history, while striving to support and advance its future aspirations.
WHY A CAMPUS PLAN?
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The primary purpose of the "campus master planning" project is to establish a consensus vision for the physical development of the campus environment over the next 25 to 50 years that is comprehensive, creative, useful and most importantly— inspiring. More... |
GOVERNING PRINCIPLES
- Promote MSU's commitment to a contemporary mission of the Land Grant Institution through the physical integration of teaching, research, and outreach.
- Coordinate College and Departmental visions and physical developments with the strategic vision of the University.
- Recognize the critical relationship of the physical environment to excellence in teaching, learning, research, public relations, and quality of life.
- Develop the physical environment of the University through collaborative relationships with the larger community.
- Build on our unique heritage, sense of place, and strategic vision of the future as a model of planning and design excellence.
- Develop campus environment that enhances the personal experience of th4e University community through a spatial network which promotes human interaction.
- Be exemplary stewards of our physical resources.
- Continue a comprehensive approach to campus planning to guide the University's future development.
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