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Planning for the Futurepresented to

Sandusky Rotary Club

Thursday, March 3, 2011


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1965: Community establishes the COED committee and raises over $1M in2 months to establish a regional branch campus of BGSU serving Erie, Huron,and Ottawa Counties

1966: BGSU purchases 216.5 acres and names Firelands Campus of BowlingGreen State University

1968: 576 students attend classes on campus in the newly opened East (nowFoundation Hall) and West Buildings

1972: North Building opens to support community demands for technical education

and student demands for social/recreational spaces

2003: Cedar Point Center opens

2009: Clasen Welcome Center opens, providing expanded space for enrollmentservices and BGSU Bookstore

2011: New BGSU Firelands campus master plan presented to community

A BRIEF HISTORY


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Four-Fold Academic Mission

Select BGSU bachelors degree and masters degreecompletion programs at the BGSU Firelands campus

serving place-bound students in the Firelands community

Technical and paraprofessional associate degrees whichprepare students for work settings

General education and pre-professional curricula designedto facilitate transfer to four-year institutions

Non-credit offerings to serve the personal and professional

development needs of the region


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BGSU Firelands Today

2,517 students

More than 3,400 degrees conferred

14 associate degrees , 8 bachelor degrees, 2 master degrees, one-year certificateprograms and workforce development offerings

54 full-time faculty members and 113 adjunct faculty, two Fulbright Scholars

Satellite courses and facilities at Norwalk HS, FRMC School of Nursing, andSandusky HS (fall 2011)

314 student computers , newly renovated MAC classroom, state-of-the-art distancelearning facilities

47-acre James H. McBride Arboretum

250-seat McBride Auditorium featuring Caryl Crane Childrens Theatre

Partners include Firelands Regional Medical Center, Lorain County CommunityCollege, Erie County Economic Development Corporation, Erie Metroparks


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4358 5098


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Continued Growth Expected

Colleges long-term (15+ years) strategic enrollment plan: Increaseenrollment from 2,500 students to 5,000 students

Projected annual growth: 4%

(Historical annual growth (15 year average): 6%)

Number of faculty will increase (currently 84 FTE)

2011: Shortage of academic and support space: 20,000 GSF

2025: Shortage of academic and support space: 140,000 GSF


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2025 Campus Master Plan Approved

Campus facilities need to be expanded to accommodate currentstudent population and projected enrollment growth


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A Master Plan Approved


Consider community college partnerships to leverage southerncampus acreage to support educational mission of College


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Future landscaping should transition from College adjacent to anArboretum to College located on/in an Arboretum


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Future landscaping should transition from College adjacent to anArboretum to College located on/in an Arboretum

Continue excellent stewardship of existing campus


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