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Firm Overview SmithGroupJJR is one of the nation’s largest architecture, engineering, and planning firms. We are a nation- ally recognized leader in campus planning, and our multidisciplinary practice focuses exclusively on assignments for institutions of higher learning—bringing extensive experi- ence, commitment, and care to their projects. More than any other consulting practice, SmithGroupJJR has the depth of knowledge in planning and design for higher education. We have had the privilege of working on over 220 campuses across the country for a diverse mix of large and small, and public and private education clients. We provide an integrated set of planning and design services from master planning, district plans, and design guidelines for campus and urban environments to architectural design, space planning, and programming for academic facilities. In both the planning and implementation of design, we strive for specificity—representing each institution’s mission within its environmental and cultural context to create clear and compelling campuses. SmithGroupJJR has completed master plans, district plans, and research facilities for 8 of the top 10 public research universities in the nation as ranked by the National Science Foundation. Our portfolio includes over 15 million square feet of research facilities and 10 million square feet of academic and student support facilities completed in the last 10 years. We weave sustainable design into our practice at every scale, from university-wide sustainable design guidelines to specific interventions at the site level, including over 3 million square feet of sustainable facilities planned and designed. On projects that require specialized skills, individual SmithGroupJJR offices consistently collaborate with professionals from our 10 offices and outside experts. By blending our strengths in architecture and planning with the firm’s comprehensive services, SmithGroupJJR offers a synthesis of creative, knowledgeable, and practical expertise in a single, consistent source for campuses in the United States and around the world. We’re committed to creating meaningful places imbued with your ideas because we know that better campuses improve the quality of life for your students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Our solutions strengthen your ability to achieve your broader vision. e foundation of our practice is our clients. SmithGroupJJR is dedicated to working with our clients: our first priority is to listen, our second is to understand your needs and priorities, and third, to use a flexible approach to achieve a consensus-based, high- quality solution. Seventy percent of our campus work is with repeat clients. Our professional satisfaction comes from achieving long-term relationships based on trust and respect. Our clients believe in us, and we absolutely believe in them. We hope to earn your trust in just the same way. Essential Facts SmithGroupJJR Ann Arbor; Chicago; Dallas; Detroit; Los Angeles; Madison; Phoenix; Raleigh-Durham; San Francisco; Washington, DC Staffing - Firm Wide – 767 LEED Accredited Professionals – 343 Services Building Forensics Civil Engineering Environmental Science Interior Architecture Landscape Architecture Lighting Planning Security Sustainable Design Urban Design National Practices Cities and Communities Colleges and Universities Healthcare Laboratory and Research Museum and Archives Office Buildings and Mixed Use Property Development Science and Technology Transportation Parks and Recreation Waterfronts and Marinas University of Arkansas - Fort Smith / Campus Master Plan 5 February 28, 2012

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Firm Overview

SmithGroupJJR is one of the nation’s largest architecture, engineering, and planning fi rms. We are a nation-ally recognized leader in campus planning, and our multidisciplinary practice focuses exclusively on assignments for institutions of higher learning—bringing extensive experi-ence, commitment, and care to their projects.

More than any other consulting practice, SmithGroupJJR has the depth of knowledge in planning and design for higher education. We have had the privilege of working on over 220 campuses across the country for a diverse mix of large and small, and public and private education clients. We provide an integrated set of planning and design services from master planning, district plans, and design guidelines for campus and urban environments to architectural design, space planning, and programming for academic facilities. In both the planning and implementation of design, we strive for specifi city—representing each institution’s mission within its environmental and cultural context to create clear and compelling campuses.

SmithGroupJJR has completed master plans, district plans, and research facilities for 8 of the top 10 public research universities in the nation as ranked by the National Science Foundation. Our portfolio includes over 15 million square feet of research facilities and 10 million square feet of academic and student support facilities completed in the last 10 years. We weave sustainable design into our practice at every scale, from

university-wide sustainable design guidelines to specifi c interventions at the site level, including over 3 million square feet of sustainable facilities planned and designed.

On projects that require specialized skills, individual SmithGroupJJR offi ces consistently collaborate with professionals from our 10 offi ces and outside experts. By blending our strengths in architecture and planning with the fi rm’s comprehensive services, SmithGroupJJR off ers a synthesis of creative, knowledgeable, and practical expertise in a single, consistent source for campuses in the United States and around the world.

We’re committed to creating meaningful places imbued with your ideas because we know that better campuses improve the quality of life for your students, faculty, staff , and visitors. Our solutions strengthen your ability to achieve your broader vision.

Th e foundation of our practice is our clients. SmithGroupJJR is dedicated to working with our clients: our fi rst priority is to listen, our second is to understand your needs and priorities, and third, to use a fl exible approach to achieve a consensus-based, high-quality solution. Seventy percent of our campus work is with repeat clients. Our professional satisfaction comes from achieving long-term relationships based on trust and respect. Our clients believe in us, and we absolutely believe in them. We hope to earn your trust in just the same way.

Essential Facts

SmithGroupJJRAnn Arbor; Chicago; Dallas; Detroit; Los Angeles; Madison; Phoenix; Raleigh-Durham; San Francisco; Washington, DC

Staffi ng - Firm Wide – 767

LEED Accredited Professionals – 343

ServicesBuilding ForensicsCivil EngineeringEnvironmental ScienceInterior ArchitectureLandscape ArchitectureLightingPlanningSecuritySustainable DesignUrban Design

National PracticesCities and CommunitiesColleges and Universities HealthcareLaboratory and ResearchMuseum and ArchivesOffi ce Buildings and Mixed UseProperty DevelopmentScience and TechnologyTransportationParks and RecreationWaterfronts and Marinas

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith / Campus Master Plan 5February 28, 2012

Louisiana State University Campus Master Plan

Th e University of Toledo Campus Master Plan

Penn State University Campus Master Plan

University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Campus Master Plan

National Cancer Institute

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign – Athletics Campus Master Plan

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Campus Master Plan

University of Wisconsin Research Park

University of Connecticut Campus Master Plan

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Kent State University University of Minnesota East Gateway

SmithGroupJJR has a long tradition of providing campus planning and is proud to have had the opportunity to work with many of the fi nest and most respected academic and research institutions across the country. Since the inception of our campus planning practice, we have played a major role in defi ning planning techniques that are currently viewed as the standard for long-range planning. We develop a special affi nity for our clients—bonding with their culture, identifying with their mission and creating valued planning documents for their future.

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Marquette University

Western Michigan University

Sam Houston State University

University of Minnesota East Gateway

University of Louisville

Kent State University

Waynesburg University

University of Wisconsin-Madison Master Plan

South Dakota State University

Grand Valley State University

Lake Superior State University Aquatic Northern Michigan University

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Arizona State University

Arkansas State University

Central Michigan University

Clemson University

College of William and Mary

East Carolina University

Florida State University

Governors State University

Grand Valley State University

Indiana University Bloomington

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Kent State University

Louisiana State University

Miami University

Michigan State University

Michigan Technological University

Northern Arizona University

Northern Illinois University

Northern Michigan University

The Ohio State University

The Pennsylvania State University

Saginaw Valley State University

Sam Houston State University

South Dakota State University

Texas A&M University at Galveston

University of Connecticut

University of Illinois at Chicago

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Louisville

University of Maryland

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of North Alabama

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of Texas Southwest Medical Center

The University of Toledo

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

University of Wisconsin-Madison

University of Wisconsin-River Falls

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Western Michigan University

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For over 50 years, SmithGroupJJR collaborated with pub-lic universities to master plan and design their campuses. Th e chart on the preceding page lists some of our recent clients and indicates the breadth of campus planning and design services that we provided. On the following pages, we describe in more detail our successful collaborations with eight universities.

In addition these public, comprehensive universities, SmithGroupJJR has extensive experience across the entire higher education spectrum. While higher educa-tion institutions share a common mission of preparing students for rewarding lives and contributing to com-muniteis and regions, each institution type confronts its own opportunites and constraints. We understand the specifi c concerns of private institutions as well as technical and community colleges. To the right is an abbreviated list of other higher education clients for whom we have prepared long-range campus master plan within the last half decade.

Private Universities

• Baylor University• Berea College• Centenary College of Louisiana• Dallas Baptist University• Dallas Th eological Seminary• Houston Baptist University• Northwestern University• Oklahoma City University• Old Dominion University• Valparaiso University

Community and Technical Colleges

• Central Arizona College• College of DuPage• Delta College• Joliet Junior College• Madison Area Technical College• Manchester Community College• Metropolitan Community College• Mott Community College• Paradise Valley Community College• Waubonsee Community College

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Th e following case studies, along with their corresponding references, on the following pages are examples of campus master planning projects in which SmithGroupJJR served as the prime. SmithGroupJJR has been at the forefront of campus planning for over 50 years and has had the privilege to witness the ongoing adaptation and evolution of the campus environment, such as changes in student demographics, learning environments, funding, leadership, and technology. Th e master plans we create provide the foresight and adaptability to guide campuses through the inevitable changes over time.

At SmithGroupJJR, we know that the best campus plans not only adapt to change, they become the tool for transformation. SmithGroupJJR’s campus planning team understands campus metrics—density, gross square feet per student, program adjacencies, parking ratios, student housing, growth needs and carbon neutrality. Th ese are all measurable and tangible.

But we also care about the intangibles. Today’s students are constantly connected by technology, whether it is the friend next to them, across campus, or even around the globe. Th eir learning preference is engagement and experience. SmithGroupJJR’s master plans cluster knowledge areas to encourage the intermingling of disciplines formally and informally, socially and collaboratively, indoors and outdoors. Our approach integrates the tangibles and intangibles into a holistic master plan that guides short-term campus needs without limiting future development options.

Project Experience

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Arkansas State University - Jonesboro

Campus Master PlanJonesboro, Arkansas

Arkansas State University-Jonesboro is a regional comprehensive university that is undergoing a modern identity evolution. Th e university is increasing its admissions standards, welcoming a greater percentage of international students, investing heavily in an expanded faculty and sponsored research, and earning new national prominence on the athletic fi elds.

ASU-Jonesboro has hired SmithGroupJJR to prepare a 20-year campus master plan that will prepare the 850-acre for its new educational, research, and athletic roles. As members of the SmithGroupJJR team, Paulien & Associates has prepared a space needs analysis and Crafton Tull is advising regarding campus wayfi nding, image, and landscape design.

Th e campus master plan will address building expansion, parking, athletic facilities, open space needs, and improvements to campus identity.

SmithGroupJJR is creating a cohesive plan that creates a more unifi ed academic core surrounding a central campus mall and a new network of supporting quadrangles. Th e master plan places a focus on enhancing the pedestrian experience through the creation of new pedestrian-only corridors and removing vehicle/pedestrian confl ict points. SmithGroupJJR will prepare architectural and landscape design guidelines, and a safety and security plan will address real and perceived security threats that emanate from on and off campus.

Reference

William HallUniversity Planner/Landscape Architect(870) [email protected]

Size

850 acre11,000 student enrollment

Anticipated

Completion Date

September 2012

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Baylor University Campus Master PlanWaco, Texas

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Baylor University is an historic, private institution of higher learning founded in 1845 by the Republic of Texas. From its origins on the south bank of the Brazos River, Baylor has grown to approximately 14,000 students and encompasses over 428 acres. Baylor set out to develop their strategic plan to help guide it through unprecedented change and to transform the campus. Th e university articulated twelve key elements of their strategic plan. Th ese twelve imperatives, an outgrowth of Baylor’s foundational assumptions and core convictions, were designed, in the words of the president, “to push the University to a new level of excellence, and will propel us into the ranks of the nation’s Tier One colleges and universities.”

Baylor aspired to develop a physical master plan that helps to translate the words of their strategic plan and its imperatives into physical form. Th e university also felt a master plan would be an important tool for generating campus-wide excitement about Baylor’s future as well as supporting fundraising activities to achieve a $2 billion endowment. To this end, Baylor asked the SmithGroupJJR team to re-join the administration in a planning process to update the 1996 SmithGroupJJR campus master plan.

Th e SmithGroupJJR team assisted Baylor to articulate their strategic plan vision, extending our services at the close of the master planning process to prepare a landscape master plan and site design guidelines that provide both short- and long-term improvements to campus. In addition, our team was involved in the renovation of the historic Moody Library, design and construction of the new Law School, and engaged in the site planning of two parking decks and the innovative north residence halls.

Reference

Brian NicholsonProject AdministratorBaylor [email protected]

Size

428 Acres14,769 Students

Completion Date

2007

Sam Houston State University

Comprehensive Master PlanHuntsville, Texas

Sam Houston State University selected SmithGroupJJR to lead a planning team to develop a comprehensive master plan for its Huntsville campus. When the plan was initiated, the university was in the middle of a sharp increase in enrollment, growing over 3 percent per year with a goal of 20,000 students. Th is growth forced the university to pause and create a plan that would allow enrollment to continue to grow without negatively aff ecting academic quality or the physical image of the campus. Th e university faced a challenge of adding 3,000 more students and 1.5 million additional gross square feet to an already large campus of 3.5 million gross square feet of facilities.

Th e comprehensive master plan was broken into two 6-year phasing segments. Th e fi rst 6 years were evaluated in terms of cost and phasing, allowing the university to create a defensible and actionable approach to tackle their existing and future capacity needs. Th e overall plan addressed building expansion, infrastructure, vehicular circulation, pedestrian circulation, stormwater management, open space, intramural recreation, intercollegiate athletics, and private/public partnership opportunities. High-level planning opportunities included the following:• Expand the existing academic core. • Create vibrant residential neighborhoods.• Enhance recreational athletics and consolidate competitive athletics.• Challenge low-rise facilities and ineffi cient surface parking areas.• Better articulate the “front door(s).” • Defi ne and expand campus boundaries through strategic acquisition.

Reference

John McCroskeyAssistant Director for Facilities and [email protected]

Size

272 Acres16,882 Students

Completion Date

2008

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Indiana University Campus Master PlanBloomington, Indiana

Th e SmithGroupJJR design team worked with Indiana University Bloomington to develop a comprehensive campus master plan that fi res the imagination and ensures its place as a great university of the 21st century. Th e project team simultaneously helped IUB meet its growth needs of 3 million square feet of new academic, research, and student housing as well as meeting important sustainability objectives. Th e master plan balances new growth by improving multi-modal transit options, enhancing environmental assets, and shifting the campus to a denser, more compact development pattern while building on the architectural and landscape character of this historic campus.

Campus Landscape

Building on the extraordinary environmental quality of the Bloomington campus, the master plan increases the campus area dedicated to quality habitat—woodland, stream, and meadow. Th e amount of tree cover on campus will increase from 20% to 40% of the campus area, more than doubling the amount of carbon stored and sequestered each year, reinforcing the image of IUB as a campus in the woods. Tree Cover Before Tree Cover After

Reference

Paul SullivanVice President and Chief Administration Offi cer [email protected]

Size

1,933 Acres42,347 Students

Completion Date

2009

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Campus Hydrology

Th e Stormwater and Hydrology Plan provides a blueprint to dramatically reduce fl ooding and treat 99% of all rainfall events. Th rough a coordinated strategy of constructed wetlands, bioswales, rain gardens, green roofs, and pervious pavements, the campus can accommodate a 25% increase in growth while reducing impervious surfaces by 50%, returning campus runoff to pre-settlement rates. In conjunction with a restored Jordan River corridor, stormwater management will become a primary organizing element and environmental research opportunity on campus.

Sustainability–Energy Use,

Green Building Issues

IUB’s Energy and Water Use Plan sets a new bar for analyzing current and projected campus-wide energy and water use, comparing future energy use, water use, and greenhouse gas emissions using current building standards against future reductions in energy and water use and greenhouse gas emissions using sustainable design strategies. Th e end result is a master plan that can accommodate a 25% growth in new facilities while reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions by 30% and water use by 50% in the next twenty years.

“The Campus Master Plan guides the addition of classroom and research space while preserving the beauty and character of Bloomington’s historic campus...all within a sustainable framework focused on preservation and wise utilization of our campus resources.”

Th omas A Morrison, Ed.DVP for Capital Projects and Facilities

2010 SCUP Submission RecommendationIndiana University

Future Sustainable Design Strategies to Reduce Carbon Emissions from Buildings

Future Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Targets

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Reference

Jason SoileauAsst. Dir., Offi ce of Facility [email protected]

Size

650 Acres25,000 Students

Completion Date

2002

SmithGroupJJR was retained to lead the Louisiana State University campus master planning eff ort, which was part of the Diamond Jubilee commemorating LSU’s 75th anniversary on the Baton Rouge campus. Th e campus had approximately 9.6 million gross square feet of available building space. Th e master plan assured the feasibility of achieving a distinctive, aesthetically pleasing, integrated campus while adding approximately 2.25 million additional gross square feet of building space (a 22% increase). Nine fundamental planning and design principles translate the master plan vision into physical recommendations. Th e principles addressed issues of functional campus organization, vehicular and pedestrian circulation, a network of open space, and the university-neighborhood interface.

Louisiana State University

Campus Master PlanBaton Rouge, Louisiana

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East Carolina University Campus Master PlanGreenville, North Carolina

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Reference

William BagnellExecutive Director, Facilities [email protected]

Size

1,386 Acres, Approx. 27,000 Students

Completion Date

2011

As prime consultant, SmithGroupJJR worked with East Carolina University to develop the most comprehensive master plan they have ever prepared. ECU is experiencing a period of unprecedented growth that is straining the resources of the university. SmithGroupJJR lead a large team of consultants to review and refi ne the University Strategic Plan; defi ne the growth trajectory of campus in 5-, 10-, and 15-year horizons; determine the space needs associated with that growth for academics, administration, athletics, student services, housing, and dining; and translate that into the physical form that optimizes the constrained land and fi nancial resources, creates an educational environment unique to ECU, and strengthens the connections to the community of Greenville.

As a part of the master planning process, the team provided strategic review of their academic plan; space utilization and space projections; a comprehensive assessment of the entire physical plant including building and infrastructure evaluations and their associated deferred maintenance budgets; an in-depth study of the traffi c, transit, parking, and pedestrian systems; a full study of housing and dining including on- and off -campus market analysis, demand modeling, and fi nancial modeling; a study of the safety and security of campus; and architectural, urban design, and landscape guidelines.

Th e transparent process has engaged students, faculty, staff , administration, and community members through workshops, presentations, and open houses. To facilitate open communication, meetings between SmithGroupJJR, consultants, and ECU were held weekly. Th e fi nal plan includes phasing tied to the horizon years and costs associated with all campus improvements. Th e fi nal outcome will be a well-defi ned, defensible, and prioritized capital plan.

A subsequent planning eff ort at ECU by SmithGroupJJR was the Health and Human Performance Master Plan.

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SmithGroupJJR provided comprehensive master planning for Oklahoma City University. OCU undertook this planning initiative to address growth opportunities, image and identity, community interface and the development of a learner-centered educational community. Founded in 1904, OCU is a private liberal arts university with 3,500 students, a 78-acre urban campus and more than 1,100,000 gross square feet. OCU is proud of their academic heritage and United Methodist roots, espousing the development of intellectual, moral and spiritual character. Th e SmithGroupJJR team assisted

the university in developing a new vision for the future campus using the 2006 Strategic and Tactical Plan as a foundation. Key aspects of the Oklahoma City University Master Plan include the following:• Campus Capacity Study• Building/Facility Condition Assessment• System Planning (Open Space, Pedestrian

Movement, Parking and Vehicular Circulation)

• Community Interface/Partnerships• Campus Placemaking

Oklahoma City UniversityMaster PlanOklahoma City, Oklahoma

Reference

Dr. Bernie PattersonProvost and Vice President for Academic Aff [email protected]

Size

78 acres

Completion Date

2007

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Surrounded by farm land in central Wisconsin, Lakeland College has long operated as a frugal, successful and completely self-suffi cient liberal arts college. Yet its lack of a master plan meant the institution was unable to make the most of its assets or achieve its full potential. By taking a big-picture look at the campus, Smith-GroupJJR teamed with Th e Boldt Company to help Lakeland College identify key areas for improvement, provide cost estimates, and familiarize the institution with state and federal grants to help fund key projects.

Th e campus lacked an appealing entrance, and its most attractive historic buildings were hidden from

view. Th e master plan creates a new gateway to the college that uses Old Main Hall, an iconic 1888 building, as a focal point. Two diagonal cross-campus paths replace a disorienting maze of non-connecting walkways; new buildings will be sited along these axes. Th e plan also calls for a new campus center to improve mentoring/meeting spaces, dining, entertainment and other student services.

Lakeland College collaborated with SmithGroupJJR and Th e Boldt Company to immediately implement high profi le campus improvements, including a new main entry over a restored stream channel and other landscape improvements.

Lakeland College Master Plan and ImplementationSheboygan, Wisconsin

Reference

Dan Eck, Senior Vice President for Administration, Lakeland College, Sheboygan, WI [email protected]

Size

230 Acres

Completion Date

October 2011

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University of North AlabamaCampus Master PlanFlorence, Alabama

Size

100 acres

Completion Date

1993

Reference

Dr. G. Daniel HowardInterim ChancellorArkansas State UniversityJonesboro, [email protected]

Th e master plan for this 100-acre campus defi ned strategies for accommodating accelerated enrollment growth while maintaining the university’s traditional character, historic context, dramatic topography, and mature landscape. Th e plan’s recommendations illustrate how this can be accomplished by increasing building density in the center of campus through the relocation of parking to the periphery, developing a contiguous pedestrian/open space system, and incorporating new student life facilities including housing and a recreation center. As a result, SmithGroupJJR’s recommendations emphasized many of the principles embodied in the original campus plan prepared by Frederick Law Olmsted.

Much of the plan has since been implemented by UNA due to the strategies put in place by SmithGroupJJR in the master plan: Two major interior streets have been closed and turned into pedestrian malls that defi ne the open space character of campus, parking has been consolidated and moved to the perimeter, and a new campus entrance plaza and fountain have been added as the focal point of campus.

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SmithGroupJJR Resumes

SmithGroupJJR will provide Project Leadership and Management, Campus Planning and Design, and Landscape Architecture. Summaries of each team member are provided below and on the following pages.

Neal Kessler, ASLA, Team Leader and Lead PlannerAs co-leader of the SmithGroupJJR campus national practice, Mr. Kessler takes a leading role in facilitating consensus among a variety of diverse user groups with disparate focuses during the planning process. His ability to translate an understanding of campus trends (changes in student demographics, learning environments, funding, leadership and technology) with campus metrics (density, gross square feet per student, program adjacencies, student housing and carbon neutrality) brings added value to the master planning process of each unique institution, whether it is a public or private, two- or four-year, academic research and technology-based, or healthcare campus.

Jonathan Hoff man, AICP, LEED AP, Project ManagerMr. Hoff man is a skilled urban and campus planner and project manager specializing in campus planning, land use planning, urban design, and livable transportation. He off ers particular expertise in community involvement, urban revitalization, mixed-use/sustainable neighborhood develop-ment, multimodal transportation, and environmental preservation. Jon has been a planning instructor at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

Robert Bull, AIA, LEED AP, ArchitectMr. Bull is an accomplished and profi cient project manager and project architect with a commit-ment to design excellence. He possesses broad experience in higher education building typologies and campus planning. Th roughout his 15 years with the comapny he has demonstrated technical expertise in programming, design and construction of many professional schools and university technology facilities. He is a clear and eff ective communicator and disciplined team leader.

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Neal Kessler, ASLA, Principal

Team Leader/Lead Planner

As co-leader of the SmithGroupJJR campus national practice, Mr. Kessler takes a leading role in facilitating consensus among a variety of diverse user groups with disparate focuses during the planning process. His ability to translate an understanding of campus trends (changes in student demographics, learning environments, funding, leadership and technology) with campus metrics (density, gross square feet per student, program adjacencies, student housing and carbon neutrality) brings added value to the master planning process of each unique institution, whether it is a public or private, two- or four-year, academic research and technology-based, or healthcare campus.

• Arkansas State University-Jonesboro Campus Master Plan, Jonesboro, AR

• University of Louisville Campus Master Plan, Louisville, KY

• University of Louisville Athletic Campus Master Plan, Louisville, KY

• East Carolina University Campus Master Plan, Greenville, NC

• University of North Alabama Campus Master Plan, Florence, AL

• Saginaw Valley State University Campus Master Plan, University Center, MI

• Northwest Vista College Campus Master Plan, San Antonio, TX

• Lakeland College Master Plan, Sheboygan, WI

• Indiana University Bloomington Campus Master Plan, Blooming-ton, IN

• Northwestern University Cam-pus Master Plan, Evanston, IL

• Th e Pennsylvania State Uni-versity Campus Master Plan, University Park, PA

• Th e Ohio State University Athletic Campus Master Plan, Columbus, OH

Education

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, Kansas State University, 1990

Registrations

Landscape Architect: MI, KS

Professional Affi liations

American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)

Society of College and University Planning (SCUP)

• University of Michigan North Campus Master Plan Design Competition, Ann Arbor, MI

• University of Wisconsin - Madi-son Comprehensive Master Plan, Madison, WI

• University of Wisconsin - River Falls Campus Master Plan, River Falls, WI

• University of Illinois South Cam-pus Master Plan, Champaign, IL

• University of Michigan - Flint Campus Master Plan Update, Flint, MI

• University of Connecticut Master Plan, Storrs, CT

• Berea College Campus Master Plan, Berea, KY

• Louisiana State University Athletic Campus Master Plan, Baton Rouge, LA

• University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Comprehensive Master Plan, Chapel Hill, NC

• University of West Georgia Campus Master Plan, Carrollton, GA

• Ave Maria University New Campus Planning and Design, Naples, FL

• Blackhawk Technical College Facilities Master Plan, Janesville, WI

• UW-Eau Claire Education Building, Eau Claire, WI

• Novation Technology Campus Master Plan, Town of Madison/Fitchburg, WI

• Downtown Design Guidelines, Oconomowoc, WI

• Downtown Design Guidelines, Union Grove, WI

• Kentucky Riverfront Redevelop-ment Plan, Frankfort, KY

• Riverfront Redevelopment Plan, Merrill, WI

• Riverfront Framework Plan, Grand Rapids, MN

• Rock River Parkway Master Plan, Beloit, WI

• Olde Broom Factory Riverfront Site Redevelopment Study, Cedar Falls, IA

• Arkansas State University-Jonesboro Campus Master Plan, Jonesboro, AR

• Valparaiso University Campus Master Plan, Valparaiso, IN

• UW-Eau Claire Campus Master Plan, Eau Claire, WI

• UW-River Falls Campus Master Plan, River Falls, WI

• Lakeland College Campus Master Plan, Sheboygan, WI

• Carroll University Campus Master Plan, Waukesha, WI

• Madison Area Technical College Facilities Master Plan, Madison, WI

Mr. Hoff man is a skilled urban and campus planner and project manager specializing in campus planning, land use planning, urban design, and livable transportation. He off ers particular expertise in community involvement, urban revitalization, mixed-use/sustainable neighborhood development, multimodal transportation, and environmental preservation. Jon has been a planning instructor at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

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Jonathan W. Hoff man, AICP, LEED AP

Project Manager

Education

Master of City Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1999

Master of Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1999

Registrations

American Institute of Certifi ed Planners LEED Accredited Professional

Robert Bull, AIA, LEED AP

Architect

Mr. Bull is an accomplished and profi cient project manager and project archi-tect with a commitment to design excellence. He possesses broad experience in higher education building typologies and campus planning. Th roughout his 15 years with the comapny he has demonstrated technical expertise in program-ming, design and construction of many professional schools and university technology facilities. He is a clear and eff ective communicator and disciplined team leader.

• Wheeling Jesuit University Master Plan, Wheeling, WV

• Arkansas State University - Jonesboro Campus Master Plan, Jonesboro AR

• Indiana University Bloomington Campus Master Plan, Blooming-ton, IN

• Indiana University Purdue Uni-versity at Indianapolis (IUPUI) Master Plan, Indianapolis, IN

• Villanova University School of Law, Villanova PA

• Indiana University Cyber Infrastructure Building and Data Center, Bloomington, IN

• Georgetown University Medical School Classroom, Washington, DC

• George Washington University School of Business and Public Management, Washington, DC

• Case Western Reserve University School of Law

• Indiana University School of Law and Law Library, Indianapolis, IN

• George Washington University School of Media and Public Aff airs

• Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle, PA

• College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe Law Library, Williamsburg, VA

• Verizon Center Sports Arena, Washington, DC

• Carnegie Endowment for Inter-national Peace/Th e Ambassador House, Washington, DC

Education

Bachelor of Architecture, University of Cincinnati, 1992

OCBA – Design Award Winner

Lyceum Fellowship Design Award – Finalist

Registrations

Registered Architect: OH, MD, Washington, DC

LEED Accredited Professional

Professional Affi liations

American Institute of Architects(AIA)

Society of College and University Planning(SCUP)

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith / Campus Master Plan 41February 28, 2012