I have a BA in History, and a minor in City/Regional planning, so excuse my interest in stuff that might not be shared by others, lol. I guess that's also part of the reason why I like all the "On Campus" stuff about as much as like the athletic related posts, and why I have reviewed our Master Plan so extensively.
A small part of the plan that caught my eye recently was the proposed shifting of academics around…which at first seemed strange but once I mapped it out and understood what they were doing thought it was a very neat concept.
Basically, they are proposing turning the campus into academic zones…….moving all the Liberal Arts studies to the Quad, making the Rex Street area Math/Engineering/Tech, and (hopefully one day) dedicating the OLOL campus to Allied Health studies.
This would make (especially as upperclassmen) navigating around campus much easier/simpler/quicker…...E.G., if you are Liberal Arts major, most of your classes would be around the Quad.
Anyway, since we were talking about where a new Madison Hall would go on this thread a while back I thought I'd add this to the conversation.
Here is a summary of the detailed proposed moves:
Quad: becomes focus of Liberal Arts/English studies
M. Doucet: Add English/Liberal Arts, move Math to Griffin, Education to Girard.
Mouton: No Change, Sociology/Anthropology, etc.
Stephens: Add Liberal Arts, move Comp Center to DeClouet
Broussard: Add English/Liberal Arts, move Physics to Griffin
Lee& Foster: N/C, remains Admin Services
FG Mouton/Moody: N/C, remain Business
DeClouet : Add Comp Center, (Gen Studies program no longer offered)
Girard: Education only, move Liberal Arts (psychology, etc.) to Stephens/Doucet
St Mary
Wharton: assumes Nursing moves to OLOL campus, adds History/Geography/Philosophy/Psych
Rex St/Girard Pk: becomes focus of Math/Science/Engineering/Tech
Griffin: Add Engineering Admin offices, Math, Physics, Geology
Madison: Add 'Lab teaching space,' move admin offices to Griffin
Montgomery: N/C, Chemistry
Oliver: N/C, Computer Sciences
Rougeau: N/C, Ind Tech