Planning Calendar
Building UB has an open and inclusive planning process that considers the needs and opinions of on-campus and off-campus communities. The process provides opportunities to help define and shape the goals, principles, strategic considerations, and concepts of the plan. Creating the Building UB: The Comprehensive Physical Plan requires a strong collaboration between the planning team, internal and external constituencies, and the UB consultants.
- Introduction, Background and Timeline
- Public Participation
- Environmental Stewardship: The Campus Plan & Climate Neutrality
Preplanning
October 2006
Before we plan the future, it is important to understand the institution’s present and past, documenting the school’s history, historic resources and preparing a snapshot of existing conditions, including the condition of facilities, the visual character of the campuses, traffic, parking and wayfinding related issues, the natural environment, the internal operational environment, and socioeconomic characteristics of the surrounding neighborhood and region. Concludes with a qualitative evaluation of the student, faculty, staff and visitor experience at UB.
Phase I: Establishing Context and Vision (Vision, Strategic Considerations, Guiding Principles)
Fall 2007
The first step in laying out a plan for the future development of the university is to dream. This means envisioning what the best possible UB could look and function like in the next quarter century. To do this we must develop a set of principles regarding what the attributes of a leading 21st-century public university should be. Finally, this phase includes evaluating the university strategically, looking at its strengths, challenges, opportunities, and potential issues related to planning for its future.
Phase II: Campus Concepts
Spring 2008
Prior to drafting the recommendations, the conceptual development phase will allow university constituents, administration and the public to compare, contrast, and give input on alternative visualizations of how each campus could look in the future.
April 22, 2008 Forum #2: Campus Concepts | Sign up for a reminder using the forum box on the right
Phase III: Draft Plan
Fall 2008
The draft plan ties the two prior stages of the planning process together and synthesizes them to produce recommended courses of action for each of the three campuses.
November 19, 2008 Forum #3: Draft Plan | Sign up for a reminder using the forum box on the right
Phase IV: Implementation Launch: Final Plan, Implementation and Phasing Plan
Spring 2009
This document incorporates considerations from UB and community constituencies to produce a final set of recommendations for the future physical development of the university. Translating the broad recommendations into a set of actions, steps and time frames includes establishing responsibility for implementation and funding mechanisms.
April 22, 2009 Forum #4: Plan Implementation | Sign up for a reminder using the forum box on the right