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Draft of physical plan to be unveiled

  • “We need all of the people who care about UB to help us give the draft plan a careful review and critique to help us make it better.”

    James A. “Beau” Willis
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By ARTHUR PAGE
Published: November 12, 2008

A draft of the comprehensive physical plan being developed for UB’s three campus centers will be unveiled at a public forum to be held Wednesday in 105 Harriman Hall, South Campus.

Faculty, staff, students, alumni and members of the community at large are being invited to attend one of three sessions where the plan will be presented and discussed. The sessions will be held from 8-9:15 a.m., noon to 1:15 p.m. and 6-7:15 p.m. The full plan also will be on exhibition from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in 105 Harriman.

The forum will be the third in a series focusing on UB’s campus plan. The first two were held Dec. 4, 2007 and this past April 22. The fourth and final forum, to celebrate and kick off implementation of the plan, is set for April 22, 2009.

While the draft plan is complete, it is open to change, according to James A. “Beau” Willis, executive vice president for university support services.

“We need all of the people who care about UB to help us give the draft plan a careful review and critique to help us make it better.”

Those who attend the forum, as well as those who are unable to do so, will be directed to a Web site that will go live on Wednesday and be asked to provide detailed feedback. The plan will be divided into seven sections: North Campus, South Campus, Downtown Campus, learning landscape, ecological design, transportation and campus character.