Capital Planning Reflection
For a class period we had a guest speaker come in and talk to us about BGSU and their capital planning. Bob Waddle came to class with a well prepared presentation that went into detail on what the upcoming plans were for our campus. He discussed the new buildings that were going to be added to campus. The one building that particularly interested me was the new business building that is planned to be built on the parking lot across from the old business building. The college of education will then move into the old business building and the old education building will be demolished. This will open the center of campus and add to the flow of the area. This will add a significant amount of green space in which students and faculty can use to rest and relax during down time.
What Bowling Green has planned is pretty progressive compared to other universities in the area. Aside from Toledo, who has just added a new engineering and medical facility to their campus, there have not been many new additions to their campus. Toledo’s new buildings have strengthened their programs that they offer to students. Their new medical facility is a great area to learn and practice medicine. BGSU and Toledo both send students to this facility for educational program. Their engineering facility has helped make their program one of the premier programs in the state.
While reading other students blog post on this topic and saw how we differ in opinions. Brianna Cowart brings up a important issue that the capital plan might have overlooked. When the demolition of the the education building occurs, this will force many administration offices out of their respective spots. Finding a legitimate place to relocate these offices is important and that they do this in a timely matter so that they do not interrupt the flow of the University.