Draft of Campus Master Plan to Be Shared in Series of Public Forums, Meetings

Members of the campus community are invited to attend one of several forums and meetings about the proposed Campus Master Plan that have been scheduled over the next month and a half. The first faculty forum will take place Friday, Sept. 20.

"Over the past eight months, after collecting input from numerous on- and off-campus groups, and analyzing space needs, the Master Plan Steering Committee and many colleagues across campus worked diligently to create a plan that reflects the physical embodiment of Old Dominion University's academic, research, student life and athletic goals and vision over the next 20 years, and beyond," Chief Operating Officer David Harnage announced in an open letter to the ODU community. "I am eager to now share this draft plan, its concepts and the objectives it aims to accomplish in a series of public forums and departmental meetings."

The committee will meet over the course of the next two months with faculty, students, individual colleges, each vice presidential area and the community, Harnage said, adding, "Your input and feedback is very valuable and I encourage you to attend one of these sessions." The schedule of forums is listed below; departmental meeting locations will be communicated directly to the department. Any additional meetings will be announced on the Campus Master Plan website at www.odu.edu/masterplan.

Sept. 20 - Faculty Forum, 3 p.m., North Cafeteria, Webb Center

Sept. 27 - Faculty Forum, 3 p.m., 1005 Constant Hall

Oct. 1 - Student Government Association, 3:30 p.m., Board of Visitors Room, Webb Center

Oct. 9 - Student Forum, 7 p.m., North Cafeteria, Webb Center

Oct. 10 - Vice President for Research area, 9 a.m., 2300 IRP1

Oct. 10 - Vice President for University Advancement area, 10:30 a.m., Kornblau Alumni Center

Oct. 10 - Student Forum, 12:30 p.m., 102 Mills Godwin Jr. Building

Oct. 11 - Vice President for Academic Affairs area, 3 p.m., 1005 Constant Hall

Oct. 14 - Vice President for Student Engagement and Enrollment Services area, 1 p.m., North Cafeteria, Webb Center

Oct. 14 - Vice President for Human Resources area, 2:30 p.m., 1505 Spong Hall

Oct. 15 - Vice President for Administration and Finance area, 2:30 p.m., location TBA

Oct. 16 - Athletics, 8:15 a.m., Big Blue Room, Ted Constant Convocation Center

Oct. 24 - College of Business and Public Administration, 10:30 a.m., 2003 Constant Hall

Oct. 25 - Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology, 1 p.m., 1200 Engineering and Computational Sciences Building

Oct. 25 - College of Arts and Letters, 2:30 p.m., 9024 Batten Arts and Letters Building

Oct. 31 - College of Health Sciences, 9 a.m., 2113 Health Sciences Building

Oct. 31 - Darden College of Education, 1 p.m., 118 Education Building