University of Wyoming Capital Facilities Projects

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University of WyomingCapital Facilities Projects

• February 2008

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University of Wyoming Planning Process

• Academic Plan (2004-2009)
• Support Services Plan (2005- 2010)
• Athletics Strategic Plan 2003
• Capital Facilities Plan (2002-07)

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Why Have a Long-Term Facilities Plan?

• Establish Priorities for Use of Limited Funds
• Address Needs for New Construction and Renovation
• Improve Use and Value of Existing Facilities
• Address Need for Demolishing Obsolete Facilities
• Avoid Bad Land Use Decisions
• Strengthen Aesthetic Features of Campus

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Basic Principles ofFacilities Plan

• Create Campus Planning Zones
• Emphasize Academic Neighborhoods
• Maintain Pedestrian West Campus
• Consider Multiple Funding Sources State,
  University, Private, and Auxiliaries
• Allow for Future Growth and Needs

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Campus Zones
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Projects Completed
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Classroom Building Renovation and Addition

• The Classroom Building, located at Fremont and
  9th Streets underwent reconstruction in the
  summer of 2005. The Classroom Building project
  consists of renovating the existing building and
  adding classroom spaces to the west side. The
  total project cost of approximately 14.6 million
  is funded through state appropriation and
  university funds.
• The facility is currently being used.

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Anthropology Building

• The new University of Wyoming Archaeological and
  Anthropological Resource Facility located at 12th
  and Lewis Streets will bring together in one
  facility several related units currently housed
  in various locations on the Laramie campus.
• Included in the new 53,000-gross-square-feet
  facility
• Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
• State Archaeologist
• Cultural Records section of the State Historic
  Preservation office
• The Frison Institute (affiliated with the
  Department of Anthropology)
• The State Archaeological Repository
• The Anthropology Museum, and large artifact
  collections associated with these units.
• The total facility cost of 16 million was
  approved by the legislature for university bond
  funds. The facility is now in use.

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Indoor Practice Facility

• The Department of Athletics, through the
  University Facilities Planning Office,
  constructed a new indoor practice facility
  located east of the Rochelle Athletics Center.
  The new facility allows the athletics department
  to train year-round without being hampered by
  weather conditions. The 80,000-square-foot
  facility cost approximately 10.5 million and has
  the same artificial turf as the stadium. The
  project is funded half by appropriation and half
  by private funds. A design goal is to use
  renewable and alternative energy in the facility
  to achieve minimal energy consumption from fossil
  fuels.

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University Plaza Hotel Conference Center

• The University of Wyoming Plaza Project includes
  a 135-room Hilton Garden Inn, a 20,000
  square-foot Education and Conference Center, and
  a nine-acre commercial and retail development.
  The 15 million Hilton Garden Inn is owned and
  managed by Hotel Investment Services (HIS) of
  Troy, Michigan, on land leased to it by UW. The
  8.2 million Conference Center was built by the
  University of Wyoming Foundation and is leased by
  University. Retail operations will include
  bookstores, a coffee shop, apparel and shoe
  shops, art galleries, business offices and
  game-day condominiums.

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Projects Currently Under Construction
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Information Library Learning Center

• The main library is under construction. The
  project includes a new 92,765-square-foot
  addition to the east of the current building.
  Once the addition is completed, the 188,656 gross
  square feet of existing building will undergo
  modifications. The facility will contain offices
  and support space for
• Coe Library administration, collection, and
  technical services
• The Hebard Collection
• The Ellbogen Center for Teaching and Learning
• The Writing Lab
• Learning Commons
• Student Computer Commons (24-hour operation)
• A café
• The project was funded with a 49.3 million
  appropriation.

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Information Technology Facility

• The new Information Technology facility will
  bring together all four departments of the
  University Division of Information Technology
  along with the vice president's office and
  related functions. The central computing room
  with its specialized heating, ventilating,
  air-conditioning, and electrical systems, will
  have a high level of reliability to assure very
  minimal annual disruptions to computer access.
  The 81,500-gross-square-feet building is located
  on the east end of Sorority Row. The 2006 Wyoming
  Legislature appropriated 35 million for the
  total project.
• Construction will be completed in December 2008.

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Projects In Design
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Robert Carol Berry Center for Natural History
and Conservation

• Research and education collections for the life
  sciences scattered throughout the University of
  Wyoming campus will be consolidated under one
  roof thanks to a 10-million gift that will
  create the Robert and Carol Berry Center for
  Natural History and Conservation. The center
  will bring together the university's botany and
  zoology collections, the Rocky Mountain
  Herbarium, the Solheim Mycology Herbarium, the
  Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, and the
  Nucleic Acid Exploration Facility into a
  20-million, 40,000-square-foot facility to be
  built on land currently occupied by the Cowboy
  Dorm.
• More than half of the center will be devoted to
  shared research and the balance of space used for
  educational outreach, offices, classrooms, a
  lecture hall, seminar rooms, and a demonstration
  area.
• Construction is projected to begin in 2008, with
  completion in summer 2010.

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College of Business

• The College of Business planning will bring
  together all departments of the college into one
  location, which are now in two different
  locations. The planning for the facility includes
  a complete renovation to the existing
  62,000-square-foot building built in 1960 and an
  addition of 103,000 square feet adjacent to the
  existing building. The project will be designed
  to meet a silver LEED (Leadership in Energy and
  Environmental Design) certification.
• A Level II planning process has been completed,
  defining the project and anticipating the
  completion of design and construction. The
  location of the College of Business is the corner
  of 15th and Lewis Streets. Construction is
  projected to begin in 2008, with completion in
  Fall 2010
• Total project budget is estimated to be 54
  million.

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School of Energy Resources

• Initial funding for the School of Energy
  Resources (SER) was appropriated during the 2006
  legislative session. That appropriation (10.1
  M) provided operating support to phase
  development of the school with the goal to hire
  12 new nationally-or internationally-renowned
  faculty members with energy expertise.
• The 2007 legislative session authorized facility
  matching funds for the construction of a new
  facility for SER. Fundraising is currently
  underway with the goal of raising 20 million in
  private funds to be matched by 20 million of
  state appropriation.
• This facility will be built on the site
  presently occupied by the universitys old power
  plant along Lewis Street.

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Honors House

• The Kappa Sigma house, unoccupied for several
  years, is being adapted to house students
  participating in the Honors Program. The intent
  of the facility is to provide honor students the
  opportunity to be housed with students with
  similar goals and work ethics concerning their
  academic endeavor. The adaptation will consist of
  new finishes, elevator, exit stairs, and
  reassignment of space. Construction is
  anticipated to start spring 2008 and be completed
  by the end of the year.

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Cheney International Center

• A portion of the Student Health Center will be
  renovated to create the Cheney International
  Center. This facility (3.5 M) will bring
  together programming for international studies.
  This project is also a matched program with 50
  provided through a gift by the Cheney family and
  50 state appropriation.

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Other Projects

• Renovation and Addition for Performing Arts
• Science Teaching Laboratory Facility
• Indoor Tennis Courts
• War Memorial Stadium Improvements
• White and Downey Hall Renovations
• Half Acre Addition and Renovation
• College of Law Renovation
• Outreach Facilities in Casper, Cheyenne,
  Riverton, and Gillette
• GE coal gasification facility

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Information on Campus

• http//www.uwyo.edu/facilitiesplanning/

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Presented byPhill HarrisVice President for
Administration