Denver Advantage Campus Framework Plan
Denver Advantage Campus Framework Plan
We developed The Denver Advantage Campus Framework Plan to support an evolution of the campus through time, while keeping core University values at the forefront. It celebrates the curvilinear design of the original campus plan in the 1890s. It highlights the legacy buildings created over the past 130 years. It continues with the design themes developed by former Chancellor Dan Ritchie, former University Architect Cab Childress and his successor, Mark Rodgers.
This vision was developed with significant input from the DU family, from neighbors, and from the broader Denver community.
The Campus Framework Plan applies the intentions and goals articulated in DU IMPACT 2025 to the physical environment of the University’s 125-acre campus. Visit the Denver Advantage exhibit in the lobby of the Mary Reed building!
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Campus Framework Plan History:
After exhaustive RFP process, the team hired the firm Ayers Saint Gross to help lead the Campus Master Plan. Ayers Saint Gross, a nationally-renowned planning and architectural firm, was asked the question: How do we best develop the campus over the next two decades, given the goals of DU IMPACT 2025, the existing condition of the core campus, the City of Denver’s zoning and planning requirements and the current realities of the metro real estate market.
They hosted workshops throughout 2017 calling on faculty, staff and student stakeholders to have a conversation about DU and the surrounding physical environment. With input and feedback from over 1,000 participants, this plan incorporates the findings of an array of experts in sustainability, mobility, space analytics, graphic design and real estate economics, as well as the needs and aspirations of our community. The plan aims to create a vibrant college town right in the heart of our rapidly growing, dynamic metro area.
Thank you to the following people for guiding the Campus Framework Planning Process:
Campus Framework Plan Coordinating Committee
- David Greenberg, Vice Chancellor, Institutional Partnerships
- Fatima Rezaie, Administrative Liaison, Institutional Partnerships
- Mark Rodgers, University Architect
- James Rosner, Associate Vice Chancellor, Department of Facilities Management & Planning
- Michelle Stachnik, Administrative Assistant, Department of Facilities Management & Planning
- Theresa Ahrens, Director of Communications, Division of Marketing and Communications
Advisory Council:
- Mark Rodgers, University Architect
- James Rosner, Associate Vice Chancellor, Facilities Management
- Allan Wilson, Director, Auxiliaries- Real Estate, Facilities Management
- Chad King, Director, Sustainability Center
- Lili Rodriguez, Vice Chancellor of Campus Life and Inclusive Excellence
- Laleh Mehran, Professor, School of Art and Art History
- Kendra Ingram, Executive Director, Newman Center
- Barbara Jackson, Director, Real Estate and Construction Management
- Joelle Martinez, Executive Director, Latino Leadership Institute
- Marty Katz, Senior Advisor on Academic Innovation
- David Corsun, Director, Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management
- Valerie Kearns, Senior Aide to Paul Kashmann
- David Greenberg, Vice Chancellor of Institutional Partnerships
Executive Committee:
- Rebecca Chopp, Chancellor
- Gregg Kvistad, Provost
- Craig Woody, Vice Chancellor of Business and Financial Affairs
- Paul Chan, Vice Chancellor of Legal Affairs and General Counsel
- Lili Rodriguez, Vice Chancellor of Campus Life and Inclusive Excellence
- David Greenberg, Vice Chancellor of Institutional Partnerships
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