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November 2000
President Boschini appointed the Master Plan
Steering Team, consisting of 19 students, faculty, and
staff from across all divisions at the University, and charged the team with updating The
Master Plan by February, 2002. The last Master
Plan was published in 1995. The master planning
process includes developing campus consensus, acquiring governance
approval, and implementing the plan, which is a 20-year
vision for the future physical development of Illinois
State University that will be updated in 2007.
February 2001 - April 2001
During this time period the Master Plan Steering
Team began conducting focus group interviews. In
these sessions, students, faculty, staff and colleagues
from the Town of Normal reviewed the 1995 Master Plan
and were asked to identify new ideas regarding the
future physical development of facilities,
grounds,
and infrastructure at Illinois State University.
Each idea was recorded by the Master Plan Steering Team
on an index card and hung on "the wall of
cards." The Master Plan Steering Team
ultimately categorized each idea into one of three
themes that now define how long-range development will
support Illinois State University's educational vision
and mission: reinforcing the benefits of a
small-college experience, supporting large-university
opportunities, and embracing partnerships with our local
communities.
May 2001 - October 2001
Once
the three main themes were identified, the Master Plan
Steering Team conducted over 50 focus groups and
presentations. These sessions were used to develop
draft one of The Master Plan. Draft one was
presented to the Illinois State University Board of
Trustees as an informational item in October 2001.
November 2001 - January 2002
During this period over 30 additional focus groups
refined recommendations from draft one of The Master
Plan. Those recommendations, along with a discussion
of the future physical development of Illinois State
University, will be presented to the Board of Trustees
for approval on February 22, 2002.
February 2002 - Present
The Board of Trustees approved The Master Plan on
February 22, 2002. Illinois State University is
currently in the implementation phase of The Master
Plan. Please visit the Report
Card of The
Master Plan for further details.
Click here to see
a list of all of the Master Plan meetings and to
read minutes from meetings.
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