Planning Unit: Division of Business and Finance

Responsible for Objective: Ervin Ogden

Planning Objective: The Department of Plant Operations and the Office of Business and Finance is responsible for the implementation of a Campus Development Plan. The objective of the plan is to provide a support service to students, faculty, administrators and staff. To maintain and upgrade all physical facilities at Savannah State University. To provide an environment that is both homelike in appearance and conducive to educational learning. The above mentioned objectives are accomplished through: Campus Energy Management, Small Project Priorities, Major Rehabilitation and Renovation Project Priorities.

Planning Unit: Division of Business and Finance

Responsible for Objective: Ervin Ogden

Planning Objective: Plant Operations in conjunction with the Office of Business and Finance is responsible for ensuring that the University’s Facilities are planned and maintained in an effective, efficient and an economical manner. This process is accomplished through the use of the Capital Outlay program. The Capital Outlay Program considers new facilities, deferred maintenance, space utilization, energy conservation, and major equipment installation.

Savannah State recognizes that the appropriate development of a comprehensive facility Master Plan is conducive to the logistical support of the University’s academics, physical facilities, resources, mission statement, strategic goals, and most of all, the students educational environment. The institution is more than 100 years old, therefore, the major focuses are on facilities adequately supporting academic programs, and the general condition of each building.

When we look at the status of facilities, the first area of concern is the student housing. This area is the students first major consideration after choosing Savannah State for their educational endeavor. The institution has seven (7) resident halls that range from 25-42 years old.

The total capacity for these facilities is approximately 1165 students, and based on the trend over the pass several years we are at our maximum for providing livable space for students. If projects continue to increase over the next, several years Savannah State will need to add resident halls for men and women. Furthermore, the condition of the existing facilities needs to be addressed. The institution is in the process of analyzing all resident halls at the time. Presently, the buildings are in need of renovations, and are ranked as follows:

Based on the on going analyzes the institution projects that the resident halls will be renovated and/or possibly some new construction will take place.

Secondly, the institution has major concerns about the present facilities supporting the academic needs of the programs being offered today. The average age of the academic buildings is 25 years old, and they have not kept pace with the educational and classroom technology as it has continuously changed over the years. The point and case are that facilities have not been altered from their original design, therefore, the ability of the building to function as needed does not meet todays standards. Savannah State is projecting the need to have their present facilities renovated ( To ensure maximum use of existing space), and some new construction in the future. Presently, there are two (2) facilities on the Capital Outlay Request List for FY98: Mathematics and Computer Science, and Social and Behavioral Sciences/with Criminal Justice Center.

Payne Hall: Houses the Humanities and Social Sciences department is not adequately designed to support those programs, because of space and new technology requirements. There are other areas housed in Payne because of inadequate space in other buildings. However, Payne has been sited to be taken off line during FY98 for total building renovations, and the occupants will have to be temperately relocated for approximately six to eight months.

Howard Jordan: Houses the College of Business, and this facility was completed in 1988, however, the facility does not total address all the needs of the department. The facilities will have to be renovated as needed to meet the requirements for new technology in the classroom.

All the academic facilities are in need of major renovations from the perspective of program expansion to providing adequate lab and classroom settings with new technology for faculty and student use. To support the rankings that will follow, some departments have included their departmental projects and requirements for space and new program development.

The Buildings are ranked according too there needs for renovation and to meet program requirements:

†The Marine Biology building is listed on the Minor Capital Outlay list to have additional space added, because of the present and future growth. This is one of the fastest growing programs on campus.

Due to the fact that classrooms are being renovated to accommodate new technology, i.e. computer labs, and smart classrooms, the general classroom space has diminished. Therefore, the faculty and departments are making future projects that will require the University to request still additional building space. The majority of these projections and requirements are addressed in the Strategic Plans for the institutions.

The Administration and Staff support facilities are in the same state as the academic buildings, due to the age and life cycle of equipment. These buildings are ranked as follows:

All of the facilities that are listed as inadequate can be related to the need for additional space, renovation of existing space, and inadequate size of the space for the activities or departments housed in the area. Furthermore, as can be pointed out by the construction dates (which is an indication of the activity timetable) no major renovations have been undertaken on 90% of the buildings campus wide, since construction.