Section 1

Master Planning within the University Context

The University Mission

Planning is recognized as an integral component of the overall strategy for University development which should be driven by the academic priorities of the institution. The Campus Master Plan (the Plan) is intended to be an essential resource document that supports the Vision of the University to become the University of choice for quality higher education in southern Oklahoma and northern Texas.

Campus Master Plan Concept and Objectives

The Plan recognizes that a major role of the planning process is to provide for the campus community a setting that enhances the quality of life for students, faculty, staff and visitors. The Plan must also entertain the idea that the individuals change, but the academic pursuits and the student activities continue through the years. This concept of creating a design that endures must be embraced by the Plan.

The Plan establishes a broad framework that will guide the development of the Campus in terms of appropriate use of the land as well as the preservation and enhancement of the open spaces. In addition, the Plan must address the requirements of both pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Consideration in these areas should establish an attractive, welcoming link between Southeastern and the surrounding community. The goal is to ensure that development decisions made in the near future reflect and contribute to a clear, long range concept of a unified, efficient, accessible, and attractive campus.

The Plan must support the University’s mission by conserving the use of land and physical resources while sustaining an environment that reinforces a sense of community, while supporting the learning process and enhancing the traditions that are unique to Southeastern.

These objectives provide the foundation for long range planning:

• Provide a framework for the management of growth in the future
• Provide for continuous improvement of the campus facilities
• Conserve natural resources and historical aspects of campus
• Preserve open spaces
• Manage vehicular circulation and pedestrian traffic
• Provide for a distinctly Southeastern identity