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Worksession #6 & #7

The focus of these worksessions was the presentation of the draft final plan to the Rowan Community and then to the Board of Trustees. It provided the Sasaki Team an opportunity to receive feedback from all sectors of the Rowan University community on the ideas represented in the plan. Key ideas include new academic, research, student life and residential uses to support a future campus of 15,000 students; re-designed roadways and new parking options; enhanced pedestrian circulation routes; improvements to route 322; and stronger links to downtown Glassboro.

Worksession #6 Presentation (.pdf)

Rowan University Illustrative Master Plan

Worksession #5

The presentations during this worksession included updates on the secondary studies (Route 322 Concept, North Dorms Landscape, and Signage and Wayfinding. In addition the team discussed preliminary programming which looked at existing space on campus an projected enrollment growth to determine future space needs. This preliminary program forms the basis of the future new buildings shown in the draft Master Plan diagrams. The team discussed alternative campus development scenarios and reviewed the overall housing strategy for the campus.

Worksession #5 Schedule
Worksession #5 Presentation (.pdf)

Worksession #4

At this worksession, the focus was more on some of the on-going secondary studies that the master plan committee asked Sasaki to complete. This worksession allowed for a progress report on the landscape projects at the North Dorms and along Route 322, as well as an update on the signage study for the campus. Discussion also included how all of this fits into the overall master planning process.

Worksession #4 Schedule
Worksession #4 Presentation (.pdf)

Worksession #3 & Public Forum
For this worksession, the team focused on potential campus capacity and build-out. Using peer comparisons as a rough guide for academic space needs, and general housing and parking demand calculations, we tested several schemes for new development on campus. In addition, we completed a study of campus signage issues and opportunities, and began a discussion of classroom and laboratory utilization and academic strategic planning. This will ultimately lead us to a definitive program for new growth and help us guide the University in deciding how to develop the West Campus. The worksession also included a meeting/presentation of some of this work to the Mainstreets Committee working with the Borough of Glassboro's economic development office.

Worksession #3 Schedule
Worksession #3 Open Forum Presentation (.pdf)
Evening Presentation to Mainstreets Meeting

Worksession #2 & Public Forum February 15-16, 2005

The first worksession was a series of on-campus interviews and site reconnaissance. This second worksession included meetings with the Master Plan Steering Committee, President Farish, various master planning sub-committees, the Facilites Committee of the Board of Trustees, and a community-wide public forum. The purpose of the Worksession was to give an update on the status of the work-to-date and through the Public Forum to give the larger community an opportunity to learn more about the project and give input and ideas. In addition, Sasaki kicked off it's study of campus signage and wayfinding issues.

Worksession #2 Schedule
Worksession #2 Public Forum Presentation (.pdf)

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS:

Title Slide from Worksession #2 Powerpoint

Campus Development

The campus has had three main phases of development: First as the Glassboro Teacher's College (Before 1960), then as Glassboro State College (1960-1990) and finally as Rowan University (1990 to present).

Campus Development

Building Use

The campus is organized well with a strong academic core and residential and athletic uses on the periphery. The goal is to keep academic within a 10-minute walking circle of the core in order to keep the class-change times at 10 minutes.

Building Use Zones

Department office inside the new Science Building

Vehicular Circulation & Parking

The vehicular circulation on campus poses challenges for visitors who find it difficult to navigate and poorly signed and creates numerous pedestrian/vehicular conflict points. Parking is also poorly marked and difficult to find. Some interior lots take up valuable open space in the campus core for the benefit of only a handful of vehicles.

Vehicular Circulation and Parking

Image of student walking around cars parked near Chestnut Hall

Pedestrian Circulation

Many people commented that it was easier to drive from one side of campus to the other than to get there on foot. There are issues of sidewalk quality, lighting, safety, ADA accessiblity and lack of sidewalks altogether in many places on campus. Also, key sidewalks and 322 crossing points do not coincide with where the most people are trying to cross.

The Rowan Master Planning Subcommittee on Land Use, Building Siting and Environment prepared an informative map called Major Movement Corridors and Problem Areas on Rowan Campus .

Pedestrian Circulation
Major Movement Corridors and Problem Areas on Rowan Campus

West Campus

The University owns a significant amount of land west of the main campus near the Route 322/Highway 55 interchange. The land north of 322 has been designated as the South Jersey Technology Park to build on the presence of the University to create a technology incubator space that will serve the entire region. The southern parcel is designated for campus growth. The nature and type of growth that is appropriate for this area will be addressed in the master plan.

West Campus

View of undeveloped west campus land

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