Learning Resources

Abstract: Drawing on his experiece as Provost for Planning at West Virginia University, Raymond M. Haas deals in the following article with the importance of a proper charge to the Planning Office as a means of achieving integrated planning. He further proposes that the role of the Planning Office should be clearly coordinative in the nature--to the point where its only responsibility for actual planning should be in planning the planning process. Finally, he argues that "... integrated planning can be achieved only when planning is a regularly scheduled activity which occurs frequently, and which produces results that manifest themselves in the allocation, reallocation, and effective use of resources within the institution." The author's remarks have been adapted from his presentation at the Society's 11th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.

Abstract: Planners in all settings will enjoy this valuable look at the role "furniture" can play in defining the campus as an aesthetic unit. Those, like the author, who must establish a campus visual identity where clear boundary lines between the world of town and gown do not exist will especially appreciate this account of the evolution of a group of definitive objects that have proved pleasing, functional, and durable at the University of Michigan.

Abstract: An eight-year-old, rapidly growing institution serving the Denver metropolitan area will soon have the nation's largest installation heated by solar energy. To construct the North Campus of the Community College of Denver, state agencies and legislators have agreed to fund a project with 8 percent higher initial costs in anticipation of long-term savings. In this article, the author describes the evolution of this significant project.

Abstract: Through design or redesign of conventional structures, the physically and visually handicapped can easily use many conveniences and facilities previously unavailable to them. The authors describe several efforts to enable the handicapped to learn about the physical structures of their community and to move about their environment more freely.

Abstract: Skyrocketing interest rates and soaring construction costs are taking their toll on college and university building programs. Campus planners, especially those at small private colleges, are looking at previously unexplored ways to economize. At St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin, plans are under way to recycle a seven-year residence hall for use as a library. The circumstances leading up to the development of the project are described in the following article by Kenneth Curley, director of public relations at the college.

Abstract: This is the fifth of seven articles to address the problem of what higher education can do to meet the space needs of new programs and wider constituency, without resorting to new building. One way to meet space needs is for two or more institutions to establish a cooperative effort that makes better use of existing facilities. This effort can range from administrative acts such as cross-registration, a common calendar, joint purchasing and storage, and library cooperation, to ambitious collaboration in academic, athletic and other programs. Not uncommon are joint efforts between academic and non-academic groups. The impact such efforts have on space use is outlined in this article, along with examples. A larger selection of over sixty case studies on cooperation is on hand at Eduational Facilities Laboratories. These may be obtained on request from EFL, 477 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., 10022. The information of these articles and for the complementary case studies, compiled for EFL by Jane Lord and Stephen A. Kliment, resulted from a project jointly funded by the Office of Experimental Schools of the National Institute of Education (U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare), and by Educational Facilities Laboratories.

Abstract: This is the last of seven articles published in the April, June, and August issues of Planning, which have addressed the alternatives available to institutions of higher education in meeting the space needs of new programs and new attitudes, as well as a wider constituency, without resorting to new building. Administrators are finding ways to restructure campus housing in order to reflect shifting student attitudes to their college living environment. A review of general approaches is supplemented by examples selected from a group of ten in-depth case studies that are available on request from Educational Facilities Laboratories, 477 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., 10022. The information for this article and the complementary case studies was developed by Erman B. Striner under a project funded by Educational Facilities Laboratories.

Abstract: This is the sixth of seven articles to address the problem of what higher education can do to meet the space needs of new programs and a wider constituency, without resorting to new building. One way to meet space needs is to obtain facilities on an interim basis. Such facilities may be bought, leased, or used rent-free. This solution applies both to brand new institutions planning a permanent capmus and to existing ones faced with a sudden but only temporary space need. Various approaches are given in this article, along with examples. A larger selection of thirty case studies is on hand at Educational Facilities Laboratories. These may be had on request from EFL, 477 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., 10022. The information for these articles and the complementary case studies, compiled for EFL by Jane Lord and Stephen A. Kliment, resulted from project jointly funded by the Office of Experimental Schools of the National Institute of Education (U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare), and by Educational Facilities Laboratories.