Long Beach, CA
California State University, Long Beach
322 acres
Campus master planning, stakeholder engagement, and sustainability planning services
The 2035 campus master plan preserves the historic framework within the long-term campus development while responding to the present day needs of higher education and future students.
As one of the most diverse campuses in the country, CSULB believes in the importance of engaging students, staff, and faculty in planning and decision-making. Over 5,000 campus members participated in the master planning process using tools ranging from focus groups to online surveys. In addition, in fall 2021, DLR Group set up a series of small group engagement sessions to verify the planning ideas and priorities developed prior to the shut down of campus.
The Campus Advisory Committee mapping the existing campus' strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities.
Campus users completing the VALUES workshop to identify sustainability initiatives that align with the master plan update.
With campuses shuttered between the spring 2020 and 2021 semesters, students, faculty, and staff experienced working and learning from home. Focus groups and a subsequent study reported four key findings: students and faculty both require adaptable learning spaces; introverts are more comfortable in a remote setting; faculty who prefer remote teaching also hold stronger engagement skills; and students farther along in their academic career are more accepting of hybrid and off-campus options.
In this podcast episode, we learn how institutions are designing equity into their decision-making process from Linsey Graff, a senior campus planner at DLR Group, and Melissa Soto, program planner at California State University, Long Beach.
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