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Maintenance and Repair

• Management of the annual Higher Education Facilities Fund allocation to SDSU for maintenance and repair projects. This includes facilities assessment, reporting requirements to the South Dakota Board of Regents, developing priority action lists and project execution and delivery.

Capital Planning

• Capital planning identifies long-term funding priorities of the university. The Planning and Design division provides planning and development, programming, compliance, reporting, project execution and delivery.

Project Planning

• Planning and Design provides campus customers with a general idea of what a planning or concept project may cost based on a general unit estimate. These plans are to be used to determine if the project has viability. If the customer decides to proceed and investigate the project further, an updated estimate is generated at the final design phase of the project. These estimates are based on actual scope and detailed programming decisions. The standard Facilities and Services project scope and estimate will be used throughout the project to allow for customer feedback and approvals. Typically the project will then transition to the Project Management and Engineering division to execute and manage the project.

Key Drivers of Campus Master Plan

1. Optimize current facilities and resources first.

   • The plan’s focus is less on physical growth and more on optimizing the existing campus over the next decade. It identifies critical short-term needs centered on improving space utilization, addressing deferred maintenance and enhancing the student experience.
     • Most of the costs associated with the Campus Master Plan are renovation related.
     • Priority renovation projects include Animal Science Complex, Hilton M. Briggs Library, Yeager Hall, Crothers Engineering Hall and Young/Binnewies Halls.
     • In alignment with an expanding campus core, buildings such as The Barn, Wagner Hall and Hilton M. Briggs Library take on prominent roles in the student experience.
     • This plan prioritizes addressing deferred maintenance through strategic investments in existing buildings.

2. Strengthen the expanding campus core.

   • As the most dynamic areas of campus continue to expand beyond the Historic Campus Green, Jackrabbit Green will serve as a vital connector to the active, student-centered core. The development of Sexauer Green, along with associated renovation and expansion projects, is oriented around a vibrant open space and contributes to a cohesive and lively campus environment that echoes the character of other prominent green spaces on campus.
     • Several building renovation projects along the activated green space aim to modernize historic structures while meeting contemporary needs.
     • Development along Sexauer Green provides new academic and research space, adding square footage to support growing academic and research initiatives.
     • The new Welcome Center provides a portal for visitors and prospective students to experience the campus upon arrival.

3. Establish clear gateways and entries.

   • ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ will create welcoming transition points between the campus and the surrounding community through new and improved facilities, thoughtful landscaping, pedestrian-friendly pathways and integrated wayfinding, signage, art and gathering spaces. Enhancing these edges strengthens community connections and creates a positive first impression for visitors.
     • Entry types are defined in three categories — primary, secondary and tertiary — with investment focused on primary entrances.
     • Enhancements to Campanile Avenue will improve this corridor as a primary gateway and drop-off point.
     • University Boulevard is the primary visitor entry and is proposed to receive signage improvements.
     • Medary Avenue is bookended with gateway enhancements and incorporates traffic throughout.

4. Stadium Road and its entry point are enhanced to improve the game day experience.