Facilities Master Plan

Principles

Philosophy

GRCC Master Planning will be a collaborative process that utilizes effective communication to develop capital solutions in response to college needs. 

Master Planning Process 

Master Planning will be:

• Congruent with and supportive of
  Strategic, Instructional, Student Services, International, and Technology Plans
   
• An evolving process responsive to current information and future trends – Where are we? Where do we want to go? How will we bridge the gap?

Master Planning Process: 

Our emphasis on process means that extensive effort will be made to involve campus stakeholders in all master planning efforts through regularly scheduled effective communication with the campus community. 

Our emphasis on process further means that master planning must be forward-thinking, flexible, and clearly defined. 

Master Planning Design Ideals 

We will create designs that meet the access needs of our patrons and communities. 

We will include regulatory agencies as appropriate in the master planning process.  

We will construct and maintain facilities that incorporate quality, sustainable design elements, enhance the GRCC experience, and effectively use space for all campus functions. 

Natural Environment

Our respect for the land will create a desire for all things to work together.

We will strive to be ecologically responsible in all planning efforts.

We will preserve and protect the natural environment of the campus through continuity of architecture and control/management of green and open spaces.

Social Environment

We believe GRCC is about people.

We will strive to create a campus environment that encourages social interaction between students, staff, faculty and community members.

We will create physical spaces that can be used for social interaction, co-curricular activities, and outside events.

Instructional Space

We will provide optimal space for quality teaching and learning environments that supports teaching innovations.                       

Our instructional, support and community spaces will be:

·         accessible to the learning needs of students,

·        flexible to anticipate the changing needs of continuously evolving teaching methodologies and a growing campus and community,

·         adaptable for multiple purposes,

·         enhanced by technologies that encourage innovative teaching and service delivery,

·         sensitive to environmental issues.  

Technology

We will support emerging technology opportunities that enhance the learning environment for student, staff and faculty through appropriate infrastructure development and operations.  

Accessibility, Safety and Security

We will create and maintain building designs, public walkways, traffic flows, and parking that provide equal access to campus programs and services.

We will provide optimal lighting and signage to enhance a safe and secure campus environment.

We will strive to provide adequate parking stalls with a goal towards maintaining and improving the aesthetics of our campus environment.

We will attempt to mitigate the impacts of traffic and parking on our surrounding community. 

Community/Outreach

We will consider community needs as an integral part of our facilities master planning process for all our college locations.

We will collaborate with our communities and local industry to meet facility needs.