It may not be a crystal ball, but it could be a glimpse into the future of GW.
The University has released a 20-year campus development plan outlining possible sites that will add 2 million square feet of academic buildings and student housing. The development plan, which can be found at http://neighborhood.gwu.edu, shows 18 separate sites in the areas from Pennsylvania Avenue south to F Street and between 19th and 23rd streets.
The University will be working with the Student Association in launching a new comprehensive student survey to gauge opinion of how they would like to see GW be developed over the next two decades.
"This plan would provide the space necessary to accommodate GW's forecasted academic and student housing needs and still retain the diverse scale and composition of the campus environment, including the open spaces that are part of GW's unique urban campus character," said Executive Vice President and Treasurer Lou Katz in a letter to The Hatchet last week.
The University has been working with the SA to develop an information blast e-mail to be sent early next week with a link to a survey students can take in order to recommend suggestions for development. University officials said this is the first time GW has taken such inclusive measures for student input on developing areas.
"What we are seeking is long-term suggestions from the students," said Sherry Rutherford, managing director for real estate planning and development. "This is a collaborative, open and transparent process - everything is out there."
The University is examining four major development areas as immediate priorities, Katz said. They include a comprehensive science center, a new cancer research center, an additional academic building in University Yard and a residence hall behind the School Without Walls on F Street similar in size to New Hall and Ivory Tower.
"The future campus will be an attractive and exciting place to live, work and study," Katz said. "In addition to the academic and housing priorities, the plan calls for the creation of a unique and dynamic retail corridor along I Street from the Metro extending to 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue."
The University has released a 20-year campus development plan outlining possible sites that will add 2 million square feet of academic buildings and student housing. The development plan, which can be found at http://neighborhood.gwu.edu, shows 18 separate sites in the areas from Pennsylvania Avenue south to F Street and between 19th and 23rd streets.
The University will be working with the Student Association in launching a new comprehensive student survey to gauge opinion of how they would like to see GW be developed over the next two decades.
"This plan would provide the space necessary to accommodate GW's forecasted academic and student housing needs and still retain the diverse scale and composition of the campus environment, including the open spaces that are part of GW's unique urban campus character," said Executive Vice President and Treasurer Lou Katz in a letter to The Hatchet last week.
The University has been working with the SA to develop an information blast e-mail to be sent early next week with a link to a survey students can take in order to recommend suggestions for development. University officials said this is the first time GW has taken such inclusive measures for student input on developing areas.
"What we are seeking is long-term suggestions from the students," said Sherry Rutherford, managing director for real estate planning and development. "This is a collaborative, open and transparent process - everything is out there."
The University is examining four major development areas as immediate priorities, Katz said. They include a comprehensive science center, a new cancer research center, an additional academic building in University Yard and a residence hall behind the School Without Walls on F Street similar in size to New Hall and Ivory Tower.
"The future campus will be an attractive and exciting place to live, work and study," Katz said. "In addition to the academic and housing priorities, the plan calls for the creation of a unique and dynamic retail corridor along I Street from the Metro extending to 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue."
