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Rockhurst University’s Master Plan for

Campus Improvements

Strategic Planning

• Over eight months, Rockhurst University, the Kansas City planning department and the community worked together to create a 20-year master plan for campus development.

• These improvements are one part of the university’s 2007-2012 strategic plan.

• The next slides will outline some of the major projects that will commence in the next few years.

Phase 1: Troost Avenue Parking

Garage

• This mixed-use parking garage will be just north of Rockhurst Road on Troost Avenue.

• It will provide 400 parking spaces, in addition to bringing retail opportunities to the neighborhood.

• This development will move cars off the street, tie in with public transportation and provide economic opportunities.

Parking Garage Concept Drawing – Northwest Side

Parking Garage Concept Drawing – Southeast Side

Parking Garage Concept Drawing – Southwest Side

Phase 2:Academic Building

• The academic building will be built on the Rockhurst campus, on what is now a parking lot.

• It will feature a 500-seat lecture hall, black box theatre and faculty offices.

• This will be a modern academic space that will enhance instruction and promote interaction spaces that keep students engaged.

Phase 2:Residence Hall

• A new residence hall will also be built next to the new academic building.

• This will provide more space for our growing population of students. Allowing them to live on-campus means they have more opportunities to be involved at Rockhurst.

• The residence hall will also feature up-to-date amenities.

Academic Building and Residence Hall

Concept Drawing

Phase 3:Sedgwick Renovations

• Sedgwick Hall was the first building on the Rockhurst campus, opening in 1914, and it is an iconic symbol of the university.

• After the new academic building is in place, Sedgwick will undergo restoration.

• It will become the home of several administrative offices.

• Its entrance to Troost will be restored and made accessible.

Strategic Planning

• These physical improvements are being undertaken as part of the university’s overall strategic plan.

• The critical issues laid out in that plan are:– Transforming lives consistent with core Jesuit values– Enriching and building community– Ensuring financial strength and infrastructure strength– Establishing Rockhurst University’s identity and increasing

public awareness