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CAMPUS MASTER PLAN 2018 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | 3
1. Executive Summary | 3
B. MISSION, VISION, GOALS, AND ASSUMPTIONS | 9
1. Mission of the University | 9
2. The Shippensburg University Vision Statement | 9
3. Goals of the Master Plan | 9
4. Master Plan Assumptions | 9
C. BACKGROUND | 10
1. The Master Plan Team | 10
2. The Master Plan Process | 10
3. The 2008 Campus Master Plan | 10
4. History of the Development of Campus | 12
D. ANALYSIS OF EXISTING CONDITIONS | 21
1. Shippensburg University’s Location and Significance | 21
2. Regional Transportation | 21
3. Topography and Geography | 21
4. Existing Facilities | 22
5. The Outdoor Campus | 24
6. Campus Circulation | 27
7. Parking | 28
8. Utilities | 31
E. THE CAMPUS MASTER PLAN | 34
1. Master Plan Concepts | 34
2. Master Plan Phases | 41
3. Pedestrian Circulation, Roadways and Parking | 46
4. University Identity/Branding | 46
5. Accessibility and Equity | 49
6. Athletics and Recreation | 49
7. Academic Space Planning | 51
8. Student Housing Master Planning | 57
9. Outdoor Campus Recommendations | 58
10. Infrastructure Recommendations | 59
11. Sustainability |59
12. Master Recommendations Listing |63
13. Stewardship and Capital Planning|80
14. Master Projects Listing and Space Utilization Opportunities|86
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A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • Strengthen Shippensburg University’s Position Annual Capital Budget Submission (as submitted to Main was the Normal School’s only building. In the
Locally and Regionally PASSHE on March 30, 2018), and the initial classroom last decade of the 19th century and first decade of
Shippensburg University continues to evolve and • Unified Action with Decentralized Execution and laboratory study (finalized April 11, 2018 and the 20th the remaining buildings of the campus on
develop to meet long-term goals defined in its Four later republished September 13, 2018). the hill were constructed. The mall between
Pillars, the SU Strategic Plan 2016-2021, the SU Planning would be based on the following Henderson and Memorial Hall was established in the
Academic Master Plan 2013-2018, and the SU assumptions (as approved by the President on Task 3: Program Development April 12 – October 4, 1930s. The 1950s and ‘60s saw the build-out of the
Strategic Enrollment Management Plan. This January 22, 2018): 2018 two residential quads and the Lehman Library
Campus Master Plan will assist the campus Staffing, planning, and coordination continued for academic quad. After another hiatus, construction
community in accomplishing well-defined objectives • The master plan should show the development activity re-commenced in the late ‘90s with new
of the Shippensburg University campus over the development of a Mini-Master Plan Update.
which are steps toward meeting these goals. The Continual discussion between stakeholders and the academic buildings, a conference center, a
three phases: 0 to 5 years, 5 to 15 years, and 15
concepts and recommendations of this Campus development of numerous tools that led to the performing arts center and a recreation center.
to 25 years.
Master Plan are fully nested with those completion of the Mini- Master Plan Update. At the Since the 2008 Master Plan, Shippensburg University
• The master plan should assume incremental
aforementioned documents and will be seen later in growth in student population. direction of the President, the scope of the update has built six new suite-style dormitories, demolished
matrix form. • The master planning process should engage all six legacy dormitories, decommissioned a Steam
was broadened to encompass a new Master Plan as
parts of the campus community, and key briefed on October 4, 2018. Plant, and constructed a new Chilled Water Plant.
stakeholders from Shippensburg, Cumberland,
and Franklin counties. The campus has expanded northward from its
The University appreciates the value of planning. This
• The master plan should illustrate optimal original hilltop with spurts of growth in the 1930s, in
Campus Master Plan is an update of the 2008 Task 4: Deliberate Staffing October 5, 2018—January
development within the University’s boundaries. the post-war era, and in recent years—each time
Facilities Master Plan. The process of planning has 23, 2019
• Programmatic and curricular changes may be with a logical plan that reflected the needs of the
been collaborative. Students, faculty, staff, and
minimal over the life of the plan. There is the institution and the values of its time.
community representatives worked with the Facilities A Campus Master Plan Committee was formed
potential for the expansion of programs for
team in a process guided by the Council of Trustees engineering. under the direction of the Senior Vice President of
and University administration. Administration and Finance, met for their first session
on November 27, 2018, and were presented a DRAFT A.2 ANALYSIS OF EXISTING CONDITIONS
Shippensburg University organized the Campus
Master Plan process into five Tasks: Campus Master Plan. The next two month period
A.1 BACKGROUND FOR PLANNING was characterized by feedback, integration, and
adjudication for the final DRAFT. The DRAFT was also Shippensburg University is located in the heart of the
presented at a Town Hall Meeting on January 23, Cumberland Valley on high land just outside the
Task 1: Planning
2019 for the campus at large. town of Shippensburg.
Goals for the Master Plan were agreed upon early in
the process: November 1, 2017 – January 22, 2018
The town is advantageously located between
Initial planning and scoping involving the Interstates 81 and 76. Route 696 connects the two
Task 5: Final Report January 24 – January 29, 2019 interstates and forms the west boundary of the
determination of the goals and objectives of the
• Campus Master Plan master plan. Initial planning phase included Once all final edits were made as feedback from University. Route 81 runs the length of the Great
meeting with all affected stakeholders regarding the Town Hall was incorporated, the final report was Valley and connects the important commercial and
• Update 2008 Facilities Master Plan government centers of Hagerstown and Harrisburg.
project priorities and requirements. The initial presented to the President, the Executive
• Integrate with the SU Strategic Plan
planning phase ended with the approval of the Management Team, and the Council of Trustees
• Flexible Plans for an Evolving Future
Goals, Objectives, and Methodology for the Master (January 30, 2019).
• Show the Development of the Campus in
Plan on January 22, 2018 by the President and the The Hagerstown to Harrisburg corridor is
Ways That Are Consistent With and Support Executive Management Team. experiencing considerable economic expansion.
the University’s Values
Historical Background Shippensburg University is poised to be a key player
• Setting Conditions for Student (and
in providing intellectual capital, and in workforce
Institutional) Success Shippensburg University was established in 1871 as
Task 2: Inventory Existing Conditions January 23 - and business development. This Master Plan can
• Attract and Retain Students the Cumberland Valley State Normal School. Like
April 11, 2018 serve as a tool to inform regional leaders in business
• Support Shippensburg University’s Marketing many of the early land grant colleges, the and government about the University’s plans. The
and Branding Initiatives This phase was characterized by further stakeholder Cumberland Valley State Normal School was Master Plan should also encourage continuing
• Improve Residential Life and Enhance discussions, including the integration of the Franklin originally built as a single large structure which dialogue about the University’s evolving role in
Community Science Center renovation, the development of a included all functions for the new institution from regional development.
• Assess Use of Academic and Non-Academic School of Engineering, the development of the classrooms to living quarters. For twenty years Old
Spaces
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Shippensburg University covers approximately 200 Pedestrian movement is primarily focused in the also see an upgrade in telephony to Voice over IP • Address the lack of sidewalk between the
acres of gently rolling land. The campus slopes from Lehman Library quad district. Many of the most (VoIP). Heiges lot and Seth Grove stadium by adding
the high point at Old Main northward towards the heavily used daily destinations for pedestrians are in sidewalk.
remaining portions of campus. or around the quad. Based on distances alone, the • Investigate the feasibility and requirements for a
campus is walkable. It is approximately a half mile A.3 THE CAMPUS MASTER PLAN pedestrian/small vehicle pathway between the
from the west edge of the west residential quad to Horton lot and the back side of Henderson
Shippensburg University owns and operates nearly the east edge of east residential quad, and a half Gymnasium.
2.4 million square feet of buildings on approximately mile from Seth Grove Stadium to the Spiritual Center • Investigate adding a node along the diagonal
Concepts for the development of the campus grew
200 acres of land outside the town of Shippensburg. across the Rails to Trails path. walk across the academic quad in front of the
out of analysis of existing conditions and program
Distribution of building uses across the campus is library to accommodate the high pedestrian use
University faculty, staff, and commuter students needs, consideration of population growth over
coherent and logical. in this area.
travel to Shippensburg by vehicle using the greater time, and an understanding of the unique culture
• Continue replacement and improvements to
Shippensburg transportation network. The University and qualities of Shippensburg University.
pedestrian curb cuts. As areas are renovated,
Campus is essentially bounded by Newburg Road included replacement of these curb cuts to be
Academic life in the nineteenth century was (Route 696) on the west/ northwest, Adams Drive on ADA compliant.
centered in the vicinity of Old Main. Today’s the south, and Fogelsonger Road on the east. • Coherence • Develop a project to eliminate the gap in the
academic quad revolves around the Lehman Access points are: Lancaster Drive (near tennis • Branding sidewalk system between Seavers Hall and
Library. Buildings around the library contain all the courts and at Foundation) and Old Main Drive off of • Renewal Mowrey Hall.
primary classrooms, laboratories, and associated Newburg Road; North Prince Street to Adams Drive, • The Learning Environment • Continue survey and correction of tripping
teaching spaces. Some academic spaces remain in with Dauphin Drive and Cumberland Drive off • Energy hazards on campus thru pumping, cutting or
the historic district. Adams Drive; and Burd Run Road off Fogelsonger • Athletics and Recreation replacement of damaged sections.
Road. • Technology • Add pedestrian striping at the Lancaster/York
• Accessibility and Equity intersection.
Transit of daily delivery and service vehicles can
The two residential quads lie to the east and west of • Sustainability • The Physical Plant Department, as a member of
continue to pose a concern for pedestrians and
the Lehman quad. Each cluster of residence halls • Internal Circulation the ADA 504 Committee, is continually looking
continued enforcement of existing traffic rules is
are supported by a dining hall. • The Residential and Campus Experience for opportunities for improvement for access
critical to maintaining the campus sense of safety.
• Recapitalization across the campus at large. Numerous projects
Parking on campus is located both inside and • Community Interaction are evaluated based on ground slope, curb
Three athletic zones support varsity and recreational outside the perimeter vehicular loop road around cuts, and other impediments to mobility for
activities. North of the Lehman quad is Heiges Field the campus core. In general there is an adequate solution.
House and the Recreation Center. Further north are quantity of parking spaces on campus—3,683 3.1 The primary changes to Pedestrian Circulation,
Seth Grove Stadium and varsity practice fields and spaces—but there is a perceived inconvenience in Roadways, and Parking recommended by the
some instances where the parking space location in Campus Master Plan are: 3.1.2 ROADWAYS
Fairchild baseball field. To the east are recreation
fields. In the southwest portion of the campus are relation to the user’s desired point of designation The previous Master Plan recommended a future
3.1.1 PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION
fields and tennis courts supported by Henderson requires walking.
project to connect Queen Street to Adams Drive in
Gymnasium. A number of changes are proposed to improve alignment with Dauphin Drive. This would allow a
pedestrian circulation: secondary entrance/exit from the campus loop
Campus green space is the defining feature of the
The utility infrastructure was greatly enhanced as a road to/from the town. This connection crosses the
Shippensburg University campus. The lawns, trees, • To address the issue with crossing York Drive at
result of the 2008 Campus Master Plan. The Cumberland Valley Rail Trail and would require a
and other landscape features provide a peaceful, Lancaster from the academic quad, provide a
decommissioning of the Steam Plant (2014), the bridging of the trail and to meet existing grades on
scholarly sense of place. Distant views beyond the continuous pedestrian path from the sidewalk at
establishment of centrally-noded boilers, and the Adams Drive and Queen Street. This will be studied
lawns and between the buildings are of the Central Harley Hall in the vicinity of the area in the
construction of a Chilled Water Plant (2016) have further as safety concerns have manifested on the
Pennsylvania agricultural landscape and the Blue parking lot hatched out to the sidewalk at ROC.
made Shippensburg University the lowest energy current steps connecting the two roads, either as a
Ridge Mountains. The University has a well • To address the issue of continuing past ROC to
consumer in PASSHE. Department of General roadway, or potentially a walking path.
maintained campus landscape made up of large Robb Field, investigate the feasibility of adding a
Services (DGS) contract 412-55 (Electrical and
mature deciduous trees, small deciduous/flowering designated walkway in this area.
Telecommunications Infrastructure) will be
trees, evergreen trees, shrubs, ground covers and • Formalize the “goat path” in the vicinity of the
completed in the summer of 2019. This is the final
accent plantings comprised of both annuals and tennis courts. Look at routes and lighting.
phase of infrastructural improvements from the 2008
perennials. • Address the gap in the sidewalk along Adams
Campus Master Plan. This will allow for redundancy
Drive in the vicinity of Memorial Hall by installing
between four electrical feeders, greatly increase
sidewalk.
bandwidth to support interconnectedness, and will
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3.1.3 PARKING files/images/information geospatially referenced Reconfigure the jogging path around the recreation time. Consideration should be given to the
enabling easy locatability in a single venue) fields to accommodate an additional softball field. construction of a more permanent pavilion that
There are a couple of locations that should be • Continue to explore possibilities of upgrades to A report by TETHYS Consultants Inc. dated February could serve the practice field.
studied for additional parking: all campus gateways. 28, 1995 delineated a wetland in the area of the
proposed softball field home plate. An updated o The practice field at the rear of Seth Grove
• C-1 Lot at the old Steam Plant Stadium is actually three separate fields, with
• CUB parking at the east end of Grove Hall wetland delineation study would need to be
5. ATHLETICS AND RECREATION separate grades. The field in total should be
• Seth Grove Stadium lot conducted to clearly determine the potential
renovated to a single paying surface and should
• ADA accessible parking will continue to be Master Plan recommendations: impacts.
be considered for a perimeter fence once
monitored for shortfalls and develop solutions as completed (to avoid the annual establishment
5.1 CAMPUS
part of the ADA 504 Committee process of a near perimeter fence to support activities at
• Any upgrades to facilities need to be 5.2 SETH GROVE STADIUM Seth Grove Stadium).
accomplished equitably between male and
4. BRANDING • Field Lighting: Install night lighting for 24-hour use
female ensuring a consistent level of service. d. Commission a study to determine the feasibility of
and television capability.
Moving forward the 2018 Campus Master Plan • Field Lighting: Provide night lighting at Fairchild
• Grandstand Structure Improvements: Renovate a new Field House. The scope would include
recommends the following expansion projects: baseball field and Robb softball field.
the grandstand structures on the west side of the potential construction of a new two-story 36,000 sf
• Develop an Athletics Branding Master Plan that
field to provide space within the structure for: Field House at the south end of Seth Grove Stadium
• Continue a deliberate process of interior denotes a single standard for branding
o Improved and enlarged home team to accommodate multiple sports and potentially link
branding painting as building painting renewal is (banners, wind screens to include environmental
facilities. This may be included in the back to Heiges Field House.
planned for the future on a programmatic basis. branding) and their maintenance, times for
Locker Room study using a pre-
Include environmental branding into branding erection and demounting. Additionally prioritize
fabricated structure under the
considerations specific to the occupancy. painting of all surfaces (interior and exterior) in a
grandstand area.
common color scheme consistent with Ship 5.3 HEIGES FIELD HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS
• Pursue the replacement of the green (and o Football Storage as well as Track, and
branding colors and painting scheme. The
rapidly deteriorating) terrazzo flooring on the first potentially Band and Camps and
painting project for Seth Grove Stadium o As part of the locker room study, determine the
floor of Old Main and replace with an epoxy- Conferences.
(Summer 2019) will be reflective of that feasibility of the relocation of Administrative
based product supporting the current Ship o Renovate and expand press box to
methodology. Offices, Football Coaches Suite to a 2d floor
branding color palette. provide ADA accessibility, media
• Commission a locker room study that office suite (with potential film room) and
hookups, and more/safer space for
• Continue to update all exterior building signage encompasses all campus Athletics facilities. The analysis of both visitor’s restrooms and expansion
media.
eventually to the new darker “Ship Blue” to scope of the study will include the potential of locker room facilities can be
o Provide SU identity on highway side of
include potentially the legacy brick signage in “manufacturing” of space at both Seth Grove accommodated.
grandstand structure using photographic
front of Heiges Field House and Memorial Stadium as well as in the area behind Henderson
imagery.
Auditorium. Gymnasium, and the potential for a connector
o Paint Seth Grove Stadium on all exterior o Also as part of the locker room study, determine
• Continue to determine best locations for between the Heiges Field House and the
surfaces for the Summer of 2019. if a connector between Heiges Field House and
building banners and the message they convey ShipREC, and the complete renovation of the
Henderson Gym locker room space. The ShipREC is feasible to manufacture more locker
• Expand interior branding painting to the
potential of a new Field House (potentially in the c. Seth Grove Stadium and Environs: room space.
Athletics enterprise. Numerous instances of
vicinity of Seth Grove Stadium) will also be
legacy coloring for outside structures need to be o Determine the viability of establishing some form
explored and weighed against potential gains in o The interior chainlink fence between the running
programmed and executed. existing buildings and spaces. track and the playing field at Seth Grove of food venue that affords practicing athletes
• Explore the use of photographic imagery at Seth • Replace (as part of lifecycle management) turf Stadium is worn, has lost its aesthetic appeal, (and others users of Heiges Field House) an
Grove Stadium Rear to turn a visual liability into a fields at both Seth Grove Stadium and the Multi- and may require replacement. alternative venue when time is critical. This will
quality first impression. Purpose Field. be considered for incorporation into the Study
• Piloting of web-based wayfinding kiosks for • Determine feasibility of changing both Baseball o The median strip of grass in between the running on Retail and Dining Venues.
interior wayfinding in high visitor traffic areas (Fairchild Field) and Softball (Robb Field) from track and the playing field perimeter fence at
(based on pilot project at Grove Hall College of grass to turf. Seth Grove Stadium should be considered for
Business) and potentially utilizing students in • Determine best location to construct a new replacement with a less maintenance intensive
Astroturf field to generate needed capacity. 5.4 HENDERSON GYMNASIUM IMPROVEMENTS
development of virtual reality prototypes. covering to include poured rubber.
• Removal and upgrade of all legacy masonry- • Coaches’ offices will be studied after the a. As part of the locker room study, determine if
completion of the campus-wide office census o Additional storage requirements at Seth Grove
based signage (Memorial Hall/Heiges Field entire locker room space can be renovated, giving
and attempt to consolidate for functionality Stadium should be included in the Locker Room
House) exclusivity at the team level, and the potential use
where possible. Study.
• Exploration of a GIS-based wayfinding system Recreation Fields Improvements of pre-fabricated buildings behind Henderson
that is mobile app-based that can extend to o A tent is habitually erected at the rear of Seth Gymnasium.
knowledge management (accessibility of Grove Stadium annually for extended periods of
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6. ACADEMIC SPACE PLANNING • Reorganized space for the Office of Equity, iconic entrance. Additionally consider
Inclusion, and Compliance additional environmental branding in this area.
There are current requirements (based on either new • Assessment of the current Lehman Library 8. OUTDOOR CAMPUS
space or inadequate space at current location) to Archives and Special Collections Study and the
support the following functions as part of the A few locations on campus could benefit from
impacts of a potential requirement for 24/7 significant projects:
academic mission and will be further analyzed by access to the ground floor enabling
the Campus Master Plan: 9. SUSTAINABILITY
study/collaboration during off-peak hours, • CUB Amphitheatre: This expansive concrete
• Exploration of the changing demographics of especially for commuter students area with the concrete seating areas is not The following are a list of concrete actions and it is
the population of student learners that we serve particularly inviting. The function is divided recommended that these be strongly considered to
(to include adult learners). The PASSHE between table seating for dining and hanging help set and achieve realistic goals over the short-
7. STUDENT HOUSING MASTER PLANNING out, and the other side for flexibility for large term, mid-term, and longer-term relative to this
Chancellor’s Vision, together with recent
documents (NCHEMS/RAND Reports) set group activities. No shade is available for current Campus Master Plan.
conditions (for future) discussions of what students using this area. One design concept
• At Mowrey Hall, final projects are underway that would integrate in ground planters especially in • Near Term: It is critical to define a clear
physical infrastructure and space is required to aspirational vision for where the University would
attract and retain those new populations support both the new University Student Success the table seating side and could incorporate
Center as well as future residential needs low walls for sitting and defining the space. like to be with regard to sustainability, and this
• Conduct a campus-wide office space census to includes establishing commitments to meet a
include: Shade sails could be incorporated for
ensure optimal utilization and key control goal of footprint neutrality within the context of
• Exploration of space requirements for the o The construction of an interior ADA environmental branding to add color and
access lift joining the lobby with the half provide shade in the tiered seating areas. internationally-recognized timelines to limit
establishment of the new School of Engineering worsening climate change impacts, and reduce
using Kriner Hall and the Old Steam Plant, and floor on the left of the Mowrey lobby Artwork or differing textures could be
o The construction of a male ADA incorporated in the walls of the seating area to per-capita water demand.
the immediate need for swing space to o Many universities and colleges are
accommodate classes in Fall semester 2019 accessible bathroom on the half floor provide visual relief. A design effort would be
o The construction of a third floor kitchen advantageous in development of this space. implementing strategies to participate in
• Exploration of space requirements to support bulk purchasing, and carbon trading
development of allied health programs servicing residents on floors 3-5 • Reisner Entrance at Cumberland and Lebanon
• McLean Hall cosmetic and system upgrades Drives: This expansive corner would be and carbon-offset programs and
• Establishment of office space for the Doctorate Shippensburg should consider ways to
of Business Administration program under the (carpet, paint, furniture, AC, electrical/ lighting, enhanced from grade alterations and
cameras), common spaces & multi-purpose retaining/sitting walls. decrease footprints in all sectors and
College of Business participate in development of PASSHE-
• A deeper discussion is required regarding room, second elevator, open lounge space. • PAC at Adams and Lancaster Drives: The iconic
Assess office usage spaces and create outside entrance to the Performing Arts Center could be wide energy reduction challenges.
growth, requirements, proximity for all academic • Near-Term: Initiate a marketing and PR
areas to ensure coherence is sustainable. The space options enhanced with development of the grass area
• McLean Hall & Mowrey Hall and Phase I and II along the roadway at Adams and Lancaster campaign to celebrate our successes (utilize
proximity of classrooms, faculty offices, existing Sightlines Audits and awards) and
faculty/student work areas and the location of Housing – staff apartments for future growth Drives. This area could be graded and a wall
• Mowrey Hall Graduate Student Housing top providing additional color and environmental market our green campus facilities and
the department are integral to the quality of the initiatives, proximity to the restored Burd Run
academic experience, and for collaboration. floors, examine electrical updates, AC, paint, branding appropriate to set off the front of the
kitchen construction to support remaining PAC. Watershed, Michaux State Forest, and the
• Establishment of a Maker Space to support the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail, and the Foreman
Charles H. Diller Center for Entrepreneurial residents, laundry, cameras, upgrades to • Kriner Entrance: The patio at the entrance to
elevator the Kriner Dining Hall is a plain slab with picnic Triangle to external organizations (in PA and
Leadership and Innovation beyond). Put Shippensburg on the map as a
• Office Space for Ship Votes • Phase I and II - Upgrades for the Suites: Laundry, tables. The addition of a low wall, and a shade
Computer Labs, outdoor upgrades, media structure could significantly enhance the visual green campus, and establish Shippensburg
• Establishment of an HCS Speech lab in Dauphin University as a destination campus for students of
Humanities Center rooms, room/suites/common space furniture appeal and function of this space.
and carpet replacement • Old Main Front: The concrete in the vicinity of all majors interested in attending a
• Space for the Center for Educational Leadership green/sustainability-oriented campus.
• Space for the Center for Early Childhood • Continue to assess LLCs, physical changes that the flagpole and fountain along with the curb
line on the circle could all be renewed to • Near Term: Feedback from the student intern at
Education may need to come
enhance the appearance of this well visited Volvo said that it was important to be able to
• Space for Shippensburg Community Resource • Multi-purpose Rooms usage will be evaluated for
acquire technology to implement
Coalition possible future usage in providing collaborations portion of campus. The grass portion around the
fountain should be regraded to better hardware/software/data management systems
• Reorganized and contiguous space for the with academic affairs to assist with student
accommodate weddings and social activities. where the entire university grid (i.e. building
Institute of Public Service success.
The brick walkway on this side of Old Main energy use, air quality, water use, waste streams,
• Establishment of seasonal manufacturing space • Continue to assess usage of study lounges/ tv
should also be widened and improved for ADA etc.) over specific time periods can be
for the Robotics Competition lounges
accessibility allowing full access to this grand measured and openly shared. Many of these
• Relocation of the Small Business Development • Examine parking for on-campus students
technologies are currently in use with
Center (SBDC) • Cycling repainting program for dedicated halls
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Automated Logic ® by the Physical Plant establish resource consumption increase biodiversity, and reduce the spots/stations to encourage/incentivize
Department as building systems are monitored thresholds and footprint reduction cost of grounds maintenance. car-pooling.
on a 24/7 basis using a web-based (and mobile) strategies for all divisions (academic, o Use permaculture practices to redesign o Redirect two-way campus traffic to one-
application. residential, recreational, athletics, etc.), campus greenspaces to produce food way only during academic day or
• Near Term: Once a data management/data etc. and ornamental plantings that are provide bike-only lanes.
sharing system is implemented, this information • Mid-Term: Add and modify parking and campus lower-maintenance. This will create o Facilitate car-pooling using apps and
should be made regularly available to all outdoor lighting with solar PV-charged units wildlife habitat on campus, and make public-private partnerships for quality-of-
stakeholders (including students, faculty, staff, o This will save campus money in the long- for a more dynamic, beautiful, and service solutions.
administrators, facilities managers, and visitors) term, and provide a visible commitment welcoming campus environment. • Long-Term: Celebrate successes, and
and within each building so the entire campus to sustainability on campus. This transition o Better incorporate opportunities/spaces evaluate/establish new benchmarks and
community can be informed. will also allow us to provide for community engagement with facilities improvements to exceed prior
o Development and inclusion of annual more/brighter lighting on campus at campus green spaces (beyond the blue successes and continue innovation using new
“stewardSHIP/Sustainability” night, greatly improving campus safety and red Adirondack chairs). This will technologies. Explore the possibility of net 100%
training/orientation programs and other and improve the campus experience – improve the student experience, and energy-independence from off-site energy
informational programs in all divisions to especially for commuters that have invite student engagement and production and 100% on-site energy production.
improve awareness and role of active, expressed concerns. investment in the campus ecosystem.
informed, decision-making is also • Mid-Term: Commit to converting at least 50% of o Install innovative PV-outfitted
necessary. suitable roof infrastructure to green roofing by hammock/seating areas in academic
• Near-Term: Expand recycling and waste 2028. quads with charging stations, outdoor 10. CAPITAL PROJECTS
management program to move toward Zero o This will provide significant benefits to digital signage, Wi-Fi repeaters, etc.
Waste by 2028. sustainable water management, • Mid-Term: Create/repurpose campus spaces to Shippensburg University provides an Annual Capital
o There is significant interest among building heating and cooling, and provide viable and welcoming ‘third space’ for Budget Submission to PASSHE every spring
student groups for this work, and it reduce the University’s carbon footprint. students on campus – especially commuter (APPENDIX 4) that is comprised of the top five (5)
provides significant opportunities for Green roofing will also provide social- students. capital projects, and is usually informed by the
student involvement in facilities, ecological connectivity between o Commuter students have reported Campus Master Plan.
including on-going course projects to building infrastructure and campus feeling out of place on campus since
The Franklin Science Center Renovation remains the
monitor waste streams. This work can grounds by providing habitat corridors, they do not have access to spaces that
number 1 priority for the University for capital
also facilitate campus-wide systems, with pollinator spaces, etc., and could are not just ‘study spaces.’ Some even
budgeting purposes as it is already approved, and
green waste supporting compost potentially be used as productive report that academic spaces are
will go into the design phase in late 2019, with
generation for the farm and natural spaces for food services. restrictive and difficult to access,
construction anticipated in the late 2022-2024 time
areas, and the farm and natural areas o By including instrumentation and especially on nights/weekends.
period. The Franklin Science Center renovation
supporting food service and the campus ongoing assessments with these projects, o Creating social spaces on campus will
project is discussed extensively throughout this
experience. there is significant potential to include build a more sustainable and welcoming
document.
o Example initiatives: student involvement and classroom community for ALL students.
https://zerowaste2020.universityofcaliforn exercises across multiple units on o CUB amphitheater should be re- Old Main, the main administrative building for the
ia.edu/ campus. envisioned to be an architectural center University, remains a leader in deferred
• Mid-Term: Data should be used to inform o Green roofs are highly visible symbols of of outdoor, all-weather campus maintenance backlog ($13M as provided by
development of benchmark goals and establish the University’s commitment to activities. Should include a high-tech SIGHTLINES ®). Replacement of the existing HVAC
development of KPI’s (Key Performance sustainability, and can help shape the red/blue/white sail and shade structure (replacing an outdated bladder system based on a
Indicators) that can be assessed and modified university brand and attract students to outfitted with PV and artistically- feasibility study conducted by Century Engineering
as necessary to realize aspirational goals in the campus. designed wind turbines and moveable on December 31, 2011) remains one of the main
longer-term. • Mid-Term: Redevelop green spaces to create a planters that can be used to create concerns. The existing windows all require
o KPI’s should be established for all waste multifunctional campus landscape that outdoor living spaces. replacement (double single pane glass with failing
streams, purchasing contracts to manages water, stores carbon (to qualify for • Mid-Term: Redevelop campus transportation frames), the interior finishes have been partially
improve supply chains, reduce the carbon-trading programs), produces food, and and parking infrastructure to improve bike and renovated; however, a major repainting of the
number of high-footprint products, invites student engagement. pedestrian access around campus and build entire structure should be planned for. The fourth
reduction of single-use plastics and o Restore/re-wild select campus areas with connectivity corridors with the community. floor of the building remains in original condition
packaging, reduce proper signage to create a ‘Great o Walkability of campus and ADA from mid 1960s vintage and could serve as swing
transportation/commuter costs, reduce Valley Walking Tour” of native considerations are important. space for a time-phased renovation. The challenge
imported energy demands while ecosystems on campus. This can attract o Install charging stations for electric cars, is to be able to accomplish this while also assessing
increasing onsite energy production, student and community members, and assign carpool-only parking other academic needs across the campus.
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Heiges Field House has a modeled deferred has limited classroom space (a single Class “C” (serving a dual purpose of swing space for a state road 696. ROC still is listed by PASSHE for
maintenance backlog in excess of $10M (based on classroom) and is primarily used for administrative potential renovation) as well as retaining them for demolition, without a suitable (and occupiable)
SIGHTLINES ®). Although the arena floor has been offices. A campus-wide office census in nearing expansion of space for underserved sports teams. alternative identified. A further consideration that
renovated, as well as the environmental unit in the completion and that will further determine future use might simplify the tripartite of Police/Facilities and
indoor pool area, the building (and the arena) of Horton Hall. As this analysis continues, a coherent One specific recommendation of the 2008 Campus Printing Shop would be to potentially move the print
remain largely without air conditioning, lack public usage plan for Horton Hall will be developed that Master Plan called for the demolition of the Reed shop to another area on campus. Exploration of the
restrooms on the first floor, and materially lack in follows the principles of this Campus Master Plan. Operations Center (ROC), which houses the Printing Old Mail Room at Old Main should be further studied
available (and equitable) locker room space for Shop, the SU Campus Police, and the Physical Plant for feasibility and long term sustainability among
student athletes, as well as officials. A Locker Room Henderson Gym has a $6.64M backlog in deferred Department. The ROC, constructed in 1937, has other options. The Campus Master Plan
study will be commissioned to determine the best maintenance (as modeled by SIGHTLINES ®) and been renovated numerous times. The 24/7 nature of recommends the exploration of other space for new
way forward given existing locker room space, and has outdated facilities that dually serves as the Police and Facilities makes it a hard building to construction on the campus proper, while exploring
potential options for expansion of capacity, and home of the Exercise Science Department. simply replace (while still maintaining 24/7 service to the potential for grant funding for a Public Safety
simultaneously addressing numerous Title IX Windows have been recently replaced, but a full the University). The move of Alumni to Stewart Hall Center.
concerns. third of the usable square footage lies in the was not conducted due to the de-scoping of the
abandoned natatorium (indoor pool). The Locker Stewart Hall renovation Project, which also then
Horton Hall is equal in deferred maintenance Room Study will further analyze potential potions precluded the Police from moving into the Rife
backlog (as modeled by SIGHTLINES ®) at $10M to both within the Henderson Gym building as well as House, and the movement of Facilities to Hoffman
Heiges Field House. The challenge is that Horton Hall potential for pre-fabricated structures to the rear Mills would have required using smaller vehicles on
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B. MISSION, VISION, GOALS, AND 1. Mission of the University (from the Shippensburg Shippensburg is reflective of the strong sense of • Attract and retain students
ASSUMPTIONS University Strategic Plan 2016-2021 and the community that exists on campus and the centrality • Support Shippensburg University’s marketing and
Shippensburg University website) of students within it. The university encourages and branding initiatives
supports activities which give students many • Improve Residential Life and Enhance Community
opportunities to apply the theories and methods • Assess use of academic and non-academic
Student learning and personal development spaces
learned in the classroom to real or practical
through highly effective and innovative teaching, • Strengthen Shippensburg University’s position locally
situations, such as faculty-student research and
complemented by a wide variety of out-of-class and regionally
student internships. Student life programs and
experiences, continue to serve as the hallmarks of a • Unified Action with Decentralized Execution
activities complement the academic mission and
Shippensburg University education.
further assist students in their personal, social, and
ethical development. 4. Master Plan Assumptions (as approved by the
President on January 22, 2018)
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is a regional
state-supported institution. It is part of the State • The master plan should show the development
Committed to public service and community- of the Shippensburg University campus over
System of Higher Education of Pennsylvania, which is
centered in its relationships to the region, the three phases: 0 to 5 years, 5 to 15 years, and 15
made up of 14 universities located in various
university works closely and collaboratively with to 25 years.
geographic regions throughout the Commonwealth.
other organizations at institutional, programmatic • The master plan should assume incremental
Lehman Library Founded in 1871, Shippensburg University serves the
and individual levels to develop common goals, growth in student population.
educational, social, and cultural needs of students
share resources and invest cooperatively in the • The master planning process should engage all
primarily from southcentral Pennsylvania. The
future of the region. parts of the campus community, and key
university enrolls students from throughout the stakeholders from the community of
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Mid-Atlantic Shippensburg, Cumberland, and Franklin
region, the United States, and various foreign counties.
countries as well. 2. The Shippensburg University Vision Statement • The master plan should illustrate optimal
(from the Shippensburg University Strategic Plan development within the University’s boundaries.
2016-2021) • Programmatic and curricular changes may be
Shippensburg is a comprehensive university offering minimal over the life of the plan. There is the
potential for the expansion of programs for
bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in the
To be recognized as the premier public engineering.
colleges of arts and sciences, business, and
education and human services. The curricula are (comprehensive) university in providing high quality
organized to enable students both to develop their education for students and a wide array of
intellectual abilities and to obtain professional programs and services to meet the needs of South
training in a variety of fields. The foundation of the Central Pennsylvania and beyond.
Old Main Fountain undergraduate curriculum is a required core of
Overall, our purpose is to help build a better,
courses in the arts and sciences. These courses
stronger South Central Pennsylvania and beyond,
prepare students to think logically, read critically,
economically and culturally, through recruiting,
write clearly, and verbalize ideas in a succinct and
retaining, and developing students, faculty, and
articulate manner; they also broaden students’
staff who have the abilities, skills, and values to
knowledge of the world, past and present.
compete and contribute to their community in an
evolving world.
The university’s primary commitment is to student 3. Goals of the Master Plan (as approved by
learning and personal development through the President on January 22, 2018)
effective and innovative teaching and a wide
• Update 2008 Facilities Master Plan
variety of high-quality out-of-class experiences. The
• Integrate with the Shippensburg University Strategic
ultimate goal is to have students develop to their Plan
utmost the intellectual, personal, and social • Flexible Plans for an Evolving Future
capabilities they need to perform as competent • Show the development of the campus in ways that
citizens prepared to embark on a career are consistent with and support the University’s values
View of Shippensburg from Old Main immediately upon graduation or after advanced • Setting conditions for Student (and institutional)
study. The personal attention given each student at success
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C. BACKGROUND Kim Garris Chief External Affairs Officer Sue Mukherjee Chief Strategy Officer Goals, Objectives, and Methodology for the Master
Sue Mukherjee Chief Strategy Officer Kim Garris Chief External Affairs Officer Plan on January 22, 2018 by the President.
Adam Roth Director of Facilities Management Daniel Velez Interim Vice President, Student Affairs
and Planning Amy Diehl Associate Vice President & Chief Task 2: Inventory Existing Conditions January 23- -
1. The Master Plan Team April 11, 2018
Carolyn Callaghan Dean, Professional, Information Technology Officer
The master planning process was highly interactive Continuing, and Distance Education Mindy Fawks Associate Vice President, This phase was characterized by further stakeholder
with all parts of the campus community providing Anne Detter Schaffner Shippensburg University Administration and Finance discussions, including the integration of the Franklin
input and feedback. The President’s Cabinet Foundation Tracy Schoolcraft Associate Provost and Dean Science Center renovation, the development of a
provided regular review of the progress of master Amy Diehl Associate Vice President & Chief of Graduate Studies School of Engineering, the development of the
planning work. The President (as assisted by the Information Technology Officer John Kooti Dean, John L. Grove College of Annual Capital Budget Submission (as submitted to
Executive Management Team) was the decision Carlesha Halkias Director of Social Equity Business PASSHE on March 30, 2018), and the initial classroom
authority. The Council of Trustees provided Mindy Fawks Associate Vice President, Nicole Hill, Dean, College of Education & and laboratory study (finalized April 11, 2018 and
invaluable insight and prompted long term vision Administration and Finance Human Services later republished September 13, 2018).
and approval for the direction of the plan. Clair Jantz Chair, University Forum Barry McClanahan Executive Director of
Jennifer Haughie Associate Vice President, Campus Life
Council of Trustees Enrollment Management Jeff Michaels Director of Athletics
Task 3: Program Development April 12 – October 4,
Nicole Hill, Dean, College of Education & Kara Laskowski President, SU APSCUF
Andrew Alosi 2018
Human Services Allison Carey APSCUF
Charles Black John Kooti Dean, John L. Grove College of Curt Miller President, SU AFSCME Staffing, planning, and coordination continued for
Business Gabbie Johnson Student-Athlete the development of a Mini-Master Plan Update.
William A. Gindlesperger Kara Laskowski President, SU APSCUF Dominic Stroh Student-Athlete Continual discussion between stakeholders and the
Glenn Grell David Lovett Senior Associate Vice President of Lucas Everidge Student Association development of numerous tools that led to the
Student Affairs Robert Giulian Student Association completion of the Mini- Master Plan Update. At the
Douglas Harbach Barbara Lyman Provost and Executive Vice President Aven Bittinger Student Association direction of the President, the scope of the update
James Mike Dean, College of Arts and Sciences will be broadened to encompass a new Master Plan
Bryan Lowe
Tracy Schoolcraft Associate Provost and Dean as briefed on October 4, 2018.
Antoinette Marchowsky of Graduate Studies
Daniel Velez Interim Vice President, Student Affairs The staff of Facilities Management and Planning Task 4: Deliberate Staffing October 5, 2018—January
Evan Redding Secretary/Student Denise Yarwood Dean, Academic managed the Master Plan project. 23, 2019
Engagement and Student Support Adam S. Roth Director for Facilities
Andrew M. Paris Vice Chair A Campus Master Plan Committee was formed
David Topper Associate Vice President,
under the direction of the Senior Vice President of
L. Michael Ross Chairman Administration and Finance Bruce Herring Assistant Director, Planning &
Administration and Finance, and met for their first
Curt Miller President, SU AFSCME Engineering
Matthew Steck session on November 27, 2018, and were presented
Logan Wein Designee from Student Government
a DRAFT Campus Master Plan. The next two-month
Don Mayer Designee from APSCUF
period was characterized by feedback, integration,
Maya Mapp Director of Admissions 2. The Master Plan Process and adjudication for the final DRAFT. The DRAFT was
President’s Executive Management Team Donta Truss Vice President of Enrollment Shippensburg University organized the Campus also presented at a Town Hall Meeting on January
Management and Student Success Master Plan process into five Tasks:
Laurie Carter President 23, 2019 for the campus at large.
Mark Bodenhorn Interim Director of
Scott Barton Senior Vice President for Communication and Marketing Task 5: Final Report January 24 – January 29, 2019
Administration and Finance Michelle Forman Dean of Libraries
Donta Truss Vice President for Enrollment Task 1: Planning Once all final edits were made as feedback from
Shannon Moran President of the Graduate
Management & Student Success Student Association Board November 1, 2017 – January 22, 2018 the Town Hall was incorporated, the final report was
Sue Mukherjee Chief Strategy Officer presented to the President and the Executive
Kim Garris Chief External Affairs Officer The Campus Master Plan Committee Initial planning and scoping involving the Management Team, and the Council of Trustees
determination of the goals and objectives of the (January 30, 2019).
Jim Mike Interim Provost master plan. Initial planning phase included
President’s Cabinet Donta Truss Vice President of Enrollment meeting with all affected stakeholders regarding 3. The 2008 Campus Master Plan
Management and Student Success project priorities and requirements. The initial The University Campus Master Plan is customarily
Laurie Carter President updated every 10 years. The 2008 Campus Master
Scott Barton Senior Vice President for Scott Barton Senior Vice President for planning phase ended with the approval of the
Administration and Finance Plan (prepared by WTW Architects) served as a
Administration and Finance guide that literally transformed the campus (and its
10infrastructure) for the challenges of the following ten Steam Plant in the first order. But in the 2d order, at the time of publishing of this document, all
years, and way beyond. The underpinnings and it greatly reduced our carbon emissions footprint indications are that this project will set
research that comprised a great deal of the plan (leading to more sustainable operations). But as infrastructural conditions for the 22d century as it SIGNAGE AND BRANDING
remain as relevant today as it did in 2008. The we look at higher order effects, the steam plant relates to electrical and telecommunications The 2008 Campus Master Plan recommended a
change to the problem set for the 2018 Campus (and the miles of underground steam lines) were infrastructure. graphically unified system of signs for campus
Master Plan is attributable to two factors, a decline no longer leaking with a frequency that caused gateways, wayfinding/directional signs,
in student enrollment since the last master plan, and an enormous expenditure of manpower to roadway signs, traffic and parking signs, and
the fiscal realities caused by that decline in student locate and eventually fix the leaks, coupled with CIRCULATION building identification. Signs which incorporate
population. the decreased need to excavate, causing both the Shippensburg University graphic standards
safety and aesthetic concerns. This project led • The 2008 Campus Master Plan called for the emphasize the university’s brand and quality.
The original master plan cost in excess of $750,000, to SU becoming the PASSHE leader in lowest construction of a roadway extension of
and it was originally anticipated that an update The University implemented a comprehensive
energy consumption. Cumberland Drive from Bucks Drive (Now
would cost roughly $200,000. Due to fiscal realities, campaign since the 2008 Campus Master Plan
• The 18 chillers of various ages serving 13 Baseball Access Road) to the Shippensburg
and a desire to both control cost (for other needed that established new signage at campus
buildings were highlighted as a deficiency in the University Foundation Conference Center onto gateways, building signage using the Ship logo,
areas) and to maximize usage of organic expertise, 2008 Campus Master Plan. SU executed DGS State Route 696 (North Earl Street/Newburg
the Physical Plant Department developed a and updated all roadway and parking signs.
Project 412-54 which led to the construction of a Road). The completion of the project known as
methodology for updating the 2008 Campus Master central chilled water plant. This plant led to the the “Loop Road Project” which involved a “tri-
Plan. A methodology for a master plan update was decommissioning of all 18 chillers (and partite” agreement between Shippensburg
briefed and approved by the President of commensurate decreased maintenance costs) Township, The Shippensburg University
Shippensburg University (SU) on January 22, 2018 in favor of a single two million gallon cooling Foundation, and Shippensburg University, was
tank, with a capacity of 3000 tons of year-round completed. This new loop road assured
The 2008 Campus Master Plan set definitive goals for
capital projects, shaping and perceived reality cooling. This too led to SU becoming the PASSHE contiguous mobility across the northern portion
(2008-2033) of a campus atmosphere. With very few leader in lowest energy consumption. of campus, linking commercial activities at the
Foundation with the main campus, and creating
exceptions, the University followed the Campus
a “single campus” without border distinctions.
Master Plan, and in those instances where actions
were not taken, frequently it was due to changing • The single lane bridge at Burd Run Creek,
conditions, showing the flexibility of the master plan. offered one-way traffic onto the Northeastern
portion of campus off of Fogelsonger Road. SU
In short, the 2008 Campus Master Plan brought the
executed project SU 2007/8 which led to the
campus to a waypoint, that now forms the
demolition of the existing bridge, and replacing Main Campus Entrance at Prince Street
benchmark for the 2018 Campus Master Plan, along
with a new bridge capable of two-way traffic
a journey of continuous improvement. The following
and making that entrance a true gateway to
delineates in detail what was PLANNED, versus what
the Northeastern portion of campus.
was REALIZED, and where possible, what
quantifiable results were achieved.
From the major recommendations of the original Central Chilled Water Plant
Campus Master Plan:
• The electrical and telecommunications
UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE infrastructure of the campus as envisioned by
• The 2008 Campus Master Plan highlighted the the 2008 Campus Master Plan cited needed
deficiencies of an aging steam plant, and the upgrades. The planning and eventual execution
need for renewal. SU executed Department of of Department of General Services (DGS)
General Services (DGS) Project 412-54 which project 412-55 (commenced in January 2018)
Sample Campus Parking Sign
developed a network of centrally-noded boilers will ensure redundancy between the four main
at Kriner Dining Hall, Ceddia Union Building campus electrical feeders, while simultaneously ATHLETICS
(CUB), Luhrs Performing Arts Center, and the expanding bandwidth for data transmission, and
Burd Run Bridge Today The 2008 Campus Master Plan recommended
Franklin Science Center, serving adjacent also setting conditions for upgraded telephony
using VoIP technology. Although not completed the elimination of the grass field at Seth Grove
buildings. This network led to the closure of the
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