Campus Master Plan
Last update: February 21, 2006

Our master plan is a collection of decisions, communicated and recorded in a series of documents. The first campus master plan was carried out in 1986, but our present thinking begins with the Campus Master Plan of 1997 performed under the auspices of the campus Buildings and Grounds Committee with the professional input of Art Lidsky of Dober, Lidsky, Craig and Associates. This document and the following documents listed in chronological order represent our campus master planning continuum.

A Process for Facilities Planning (1996) (pdf file)
Sets out a proposed process for planning which was followed through the Campus Master Plan. The paper also provided a starting point list of “Facilities Wants/Needs” which had received some level of attention and discussion on campus in the recent prior years.

Campus Master Plan of 1997 (pdf file)
An elaborate analysis of our campus with respect to land and buildings inventory with accompanying proposals and recommendations, filled with graphic map presentations of the campus buildings and topography; the anchor document of our plan.

Facilities Planning Summary – October 1997 (pdf file)
A memorandum from Lidsky and Coakley to the St. Lawrence community summarizing the process, priorities, data, and recommendations of the Campus Master Plan of 1997.

Design Guideline Study - 1999 (pdf file)
A consulting study performed by Art Lidsky of Dober, Lidsky, Craig and Associates identifying (from campus discussion) design characteristics across campus that we wish to replicate on campus and characteristics we wish to diminish over time. This guide is shared with every architect that is asked to consider work on campus.

Facilities Strategy for Residential Life – February 2000 (pdf file)
Identifies renovation and refurbishment needs in student residences largely under-represented in the Campus Master Plan of 1997.

Facilities Planning Revisited – September 2000 (Word document)
Reviews the planning process of 1997 and outlines the accomplishments to date. Highlights major projects that were identified subsequent to the 1997 plan.

Architecture and Physical Plant Committee (Board of Trustees) Update –
April 20, 2001 (Word document)
Outlines campus reaction to the Facilities Planning Revisited – September 2000 document, to maintain the momentum and continue on with the facilities plan, understanding the requisite commitment of significant funding.

The Capital Prioritization Process – September 2003 (Word document)
Summarizes a coordinated effort between the on-campus Buildings and Grounds Committee and the Priorities and Planning Committee to prioritize among a number of competing capital requirements. The process recognized the growing limitations on University capital investment capability and reaffirmed a priority order of the Sciences Phase I, annual capital at a level of $6 million, and the Arts Phase I and future arts phases as gifts allow.