UW trustees approve 20-year campus master plan

Posted 5/19/20

LARAMIE (WNE) — While much of the University of Wyoming’s focus is on its ability to open in the fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the institution’s leadership is also looking ahead.

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UW trustees approve 20-year campus master plan

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LARAMIE (WNE) — While much of the University of Wyoming’s focus is on its ability to open in the fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the institution’s leadership is also looking ahead.

A 20-year master plan approved by the Board of Trustees on Thursday would lead to new construction and renovations of existing buildings and plazas.

Broadly, the plan seeks to make campus more cohesive, connecting various “precincts” — such as the research precinct to the north and athletic and cultural precincts to the east — while improving the livability, design or flow of those areas. The master plan was developed by the architecture firm Sasaki, which has been working on it since January 2019.

The plan calls for $120 million for infrastructure improvements spread out over the next 20 years. That money would go to increasing shared social spaces and natural lighting in some of UW’s more austere buildings and extending the bike-friendly qualities of campus beyond the core area. The master plan also makes the argument for adding a residence hall wing to Knight Hall, and completely renovating Ross Hall into dorms, which was the building’s original, historic function.

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