How does Cornell plan now and has it had a master plan in the past?
There are planning processes currently in place for individual Capital projects. Planning at the university has responded to the evolving needs of the academic institution. The previous planning documents were the Precinct Plans that were created during the 90s. The Cornell Master Plan for the Ithaca Campus and the current process will need to meet the University’s future academic needs. Q. How can a research university develop a master plan for 10 – 25 years or more given the fluid nature of potential technologies? How does a master plan anticipate new technologies or areas of research that are not even known as the plan is developed? The master plan needs to reflect the institution and nature of changes in research and technology. A good master plan can be structured to be flexible and updated on a regular basis to allow the institution and the physical campus to adapt successfully to change.
