A61.5
Policy

CAMPUS PLANNING COMMITTEE

The Campus Planning Committee is a joint faculty-administrative committee whose function is to advise the President of the University and to consult with the Vice President for Business and Finance, the Vice President for Student Affairs, and the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs. In particular, the functions of this committee are: (a) to serve in an advisory capacity to the University Architect with special reference to design esthetics and ecology; (b) to interview, as necessary, contract architects nominated by the University Architect for all new buildings and major remodeling projects and recommend those qualified for a particular assignment to the President; (c) to review and approve all proposals for revision of the Master Plan, including assignments of land use, and recommend any desirable changes to the President; (d) to review and approve proposed sites for buildings and all other structures; to review programming and schematic designs of all new buildings and major remodeling of existing buildings; to review and approve final designs for all new buildings and major remodeling projects; plans for drainage and utility systems; to review landscaping plans, including traffic patterns, street and walkway designs; to review plans for parking and major changes in the design and assignment of parking lots. The committee is not responsible for the establishment of building priorities or budgets.

(Six administrative members; six faculty members appointed by the Faculty Senate, four from the main campus, one from the north campus, and one from the faculty of Architecture and Planning, at least one of whom shall be a member of the Faculty Senate; and three student representatives, one from the Associated Students of UNM (ASUNM), one from the Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) and one from the Residence Halls Student Association. The Administrative members shall be the Vice President for Business and Finance; the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs; the Vice President for Student Affairs; the Director of the Physical Plant Department; the Vice President of the Health Sciences Center; and the Administrator of the UNM Hospital. With the exception of the Vice President for Business and Finance, any of the administrators may be represented by an individual under their supervision who is designated at the first meeting of each academic year. The Vice President for Business and Finance shall co-chair the committee with a faculty member elected by the faculty members from among their number. [The Vice President for Business and Finance will appoint a secretary for the committee.] The following individuals will have non-voting membership on the committee: A representative of the Office of Facility Planning, Campus Security Director, Parking Services Director, Campus Safety Director, and three representatives from the City: one each from the Planning Department; the Public Works Department; and the Transit and Parking Department, and four representatives from neighborhood associations that are located in the four quadrants (north, east, south and west) which are contiguous with the main and north campuses; these four neighborhood representatives will be selected by the Federation of University Neighborhoods and submitted to the Faculty Senate for approval.)