In 1997, Western New England College initiated a comprehensive campus-wide strategic planning process to define the College's strategic position and its purpose, and identify the initiatives necessary to achieve both in order to guide the College as it moves into the 21st Century.
The Strategic Plan, adopted by the Board of Trustees on September 1998, set forth several strategic initiatives including the undertaking of a Facilities Master Plan. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Western New England College charter, the plan was revised and updated in 2001. The Strategic Plan for 2009-2018 was adopted in December 2008.
The campus-planning firm of The Saratoga Associates (Boston-Saratoga Springs-NYC) was commissioned in 1999 to facilitate the planning process. Many initiatives from that Master Plan have been implemented over the past eight years. Some of these include significant new construction projects such as the addition to the Blake Law Center, Evergreen Village Townhouses, the Kevin S. Delbridge Welcome Center, the addition to D’Amour Library, Golden Bear Stadium, Trelease Baseball Park, Commonwealth Hall, and improvements to the softball and soccer fields.
In the fall of 2007 Saratoga Associates was asked to return to campus and perform a Facilities Master Plan Update. The firm worked with members of the Western New England College community throughout this process, including faculty and staff representatives on the Master Planning Committee and members of the Senior Staff on the Master Plan Steering Committee.
Incorporating direction from the 2008 Strategic Plan that was in progress during this Master Plan process, this project has provided an opportunity to reexamine the 2000 Master Plan within the context of the growth and development at Western New England College, the College’s Mission Statement, and the revised 2003 Strategic Plan. This Master Plan Update is the culmination of the dedication of all those involved.
Read the Facilities Master Plan Executive Summary 2008 Update and click the map at right to view a PDF of the next phase of implementation. You can download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader here (if you do not already have it installed).
