Public Invited to UConn Campus Master Plan Information Meeting Wednesday

A news release from Mansfield town government:

Residents of Mansfield are invited to attend a public informational session onThursday, Oct. 30 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.in the Council Chambers in Mansfield Town Hall regarding the University of Connecticut’s draft Master Plan.

Representatives of the University Planning Team who are developing the Master Plan for the Storrs Campus will present an overview of the draft Master Plan, followed by an opportunity to discuss the plan with the meeting attendees and answer questions.

UConn has been engaged in a Master Planning process since February 2014. The planning horizon for the master plan is set at 20 years, with a special focus on the first ten years of campus improvements that will be driven by the state-funded Next Generation Connecticut program. That program is intended to support the ability of the University to enhance and expand the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programs – as well as the liberal arts – as a component of the state’s strategy for economic development.

The early stages of the master planning process were focused on aligning the physical planning with the academic plan for the campus, and the exploration of potential solutions for the development of the campus.

The university will work with Mansfield town government to gather comments and questions from residents about the plan over several weeks. The university intends to have a draft plan prepared before the end of the calendar year, which will be publicly available, with the goal of submitting a final plan to the UConn Board of Trustees in early 2015.