EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE Campus Facilities Master Plan Update 2018 Final Report TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 43 FINAL MASTER PLAN Reproduced Sections, 2 Mission and Values, 2 44 FINAL TORRINGTON CAMPUS MASTER PLAN Planning Principles, 2 Highlights of Plan, 44 Planning Process, 3 Implementation, 45 Master Plan Recommendations, 48 5 CONTEXT Near Future Phase, 48 History of Wyoming Community Colleges, 6 Distant Future Phase, 52 History of Eastern Wyoming College Campus, 8 Outreach Centers, 9 53 FINAL DOUGLAS CAMPUS MASTER PLAN Regional Context, 9 Highlights of Plan, 53 Implementation, 53 11 GUIDING PRINCIPLES Master Plan Recommendations, 56 Mission and Vision Statements, 12 Near Future Phase, 56 Project Goals, 12 Distant Future Phase, 56 Facilities Master Planning Process, 13 Planning Principles, 13 58 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Concept Plan, 14 59 APPENDIX 17 OBSERVATIONS & ANALYSIS 2013 Facility Assessments, 60 Campus Culture, 18 2013 Space Needs, 62 Academic Programs, 19 Torrington Municipal Airport Airspace Drawing, 68 Facility Assessments, 20 Current Physical Space Inventory, 20 70 SURVEY RESPONSES Space Need Projections, 21 Existing Douglas Campus Map, 22 Existing Torrington Campus Map, 23 Land Use Analysis, 24 Circulation and Parking Analysis, 28 Topographical and Drainage Analysis, 32 Utilities Systems Analysis, 36 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE 2018 FACILITIES MASTER PLAN EMBODIES A BOLD VISION THAT WILL PROVIDE A FLEXIBLE FRAMEWORK TO GUIDE THE DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFORMATION OF THE CAMPUS OVER THE NEXT TWENTY YEARS. THE PLAN IS BUILT ON A FOUNDATION OF FINANCIALLY SOUND AND PRAGMATIC PLANNING PRINCIPLES THAT UNDERSCORE THE HIGH QUALITY AND CARING EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT THAT SYMBOLIZES EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE. 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY REPRODUCED SECTIONS understanding of diversity and endeavor to foster an environment for its The 2018 Planning Team has reproduced many of the master plan sections that growth, support, and future as it reveals who we are today and whom we will are still relevant, including section cover sheets, from the 2013 report. These become tomorrow. sections are indicated by a red asterisk (*). MISSION AND VALUES *PLANNING PRINCIPLES Eastern Wyoming College understands the importance of providing an The master planning process established a fertile environment that fostered environment that thoughtfully prepares both the people and the institution for the creation of a set of principles to guide the physical development of the changing and dynamic times. campus. These Planning Principles became the foundation of the Facilities Master Plan, and provided a framework for conceptual planning that would Vision: Eastern Wyoming College will be an innovative learning environment test and optimize the highest potential for the campus. The key principles were for academic excellence and community enrichment that champions student identified as: success. 1. Organize the campus to strengthen the academic mission. Mission: Student success is our first priority; as a learning community we provide opportunities that enable students to achieve their goals and enrich 2. Optimize the efficiency and utilization of the existing buildings, and identify our unique region through work, partnerships, and student achievement. the potential for new facilities and infrastructure to accommodate future programmatic needs. Diversity Statement: Eastern Wyoming College envelops a culture respective of our diverse communities, learners, and society. Through active dialogue we 3. Enhance the sense of place of the College by reinforcing the portals and engage in enriching the lives of our students, faculty, staff, and community by defining the edges that identify the campus. providing the safe and free exchange of ideas, knowledge, and perspective. Central to our mission is the dynamic understanding of diversity to include 4. Improve the pedestrian and vehicular circulation so that access is safer, but not limited to: age, culture, ethnicity, gender, class, creed, orientation, intuitive, and functional. and perspective. Diversity at EWC forms the foundation of our values, skills, and learning- culminating into the norms for how we build relationships, 5. Define landscaped open spaces and connections to create vibrant settings communicate, and resolve conflict. As an institution, we affirm the holistic for socialization, study, and celebration of the College’s culture and heritage. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | 2 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT PLANNING PROCESS The campus Master Plan is the result of taking the final Master Plan from 2013 and revisiting the collaborative process with a number of entities that helped guide its formation including: students, staff, faculty, the Facilities Planning Committee, the Design Team, and the Board of Trustees. This planning team took what had been accomplished in 2013 and looked at how building progress on the campus has either followed or strayed from the plan and why. The planning team met together and listened and learned about the culture, heritage, and developments that influenced the growth of the campus since the last Master Plan had been developed. This process spanned over eight months and included on-campus meetings, planning workshops, open forums, surveys, and formal presentations. Through observation, research, and the expertise of the design team, two master plans have been developed for both the Douglas Branch Campus, as well as the Torrington Campus: a plan for the Near Future, as well as the Distant Future. The final plans that are detailed and documented within this report propose a revised and updated solution for new buildings, building additions, building renovations, circulation, and landscaped open space transformations for the campus. The report includes renderings that depict the important connection, relationships, and future growth plan proposed for campus improvements in context with the existing conditions. Included in this report, and essential to its implementation, are a series of phasing diagrams with associated descriptions that depict how the Master Plan will be achieved over a twenty-year time frame. This updated Final Plan continues to support the mission of the College by preserving its history and character, ensuring a flexible framework for future growth, improving pedestrian circulation and safety, organizing the function of parking and vehicular circulation, providing memorable landscaped open spaces, and enhancing the sense of place that makes Eastern Wyoming College special. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | 3 CONTEXT RECENT IMPROVEMENTS TO EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE’S CAMPUS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AT INTEGRATING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT WITH THE CAMPUS LANDSCAPE. THE COLLEGE HAS REINFORCED THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING WELCOMING ENVIRONMENTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF BUILDINGS. 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT CONTEXT HISTORY OF WYOMING COMMUNITY COLLEGES *Wyoming’s first community colleges were established shortly after World War *The Wyoming Community College Commission (WCCC) was established in II. Following passage of state legislation permitting the founding of community 1951 as an advisory council of 14 members. After restructuring by the colleges in 1945, Casper College opened that same year. Three more colleges Wyoming Legislature, most recently in 1985, the WCCC now consists of seven opened by 1948. In the following decade, three additional colleges opened lay members and required representatives from statutory appointment their doors, with the newest, Laramie County Community College, opening in districts, which are different from college district and service areas. The seven 1968. In the early years, the colleges focused on preparing students for transfer commissioners are appointed by the Governor and approved by the Legislature to a four year college or university. Services expanded over time, and today for four-year terms, with a two-term limit. At least three but no more than each institution is a comprehensive community college, offering academic four commissioners must reside in counties in which a community college is transfer, career and technical education, adult basic education, workforce located, and no more than four can be from the same political party. The WCCC training, and non-credit education programs. has a staff of 14 employees to carry out its coordination and policy guidance work. *Each college has a home county district and, since the passage of the 1991 Secondary Education Omnibus Act, a service area encompassing from one to six counties. All seven community colleges have a main campus, and all but Casper College also maintain two or more outreach centers. Outreach centers generally include classroom space, have faculty and staff, and provide both credit and noncredit instruction to more remote communities. CONTEXT | 6 2018 EASTERN WYOMING COLLEGE FACILITIES MASTER PLAN UPDATE FINAL REPORT Under current statutes, the WCCC has authority to make decisions affecting served 30,014 part- and full-time credit students (WCCC 2017). About 9,800 several aspects of community college operations: undergraduates attended the University of Wyoming in Laramie and a small number of students enrolled in two private institutions. • Instruction. Approve and terminate instructional programs and provide oversight for program reviews carried out by the individual colleges. *Each of Wyoming’s community colleges provides comprehensive services,