The Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board is charged by state statute with creating a strategic master plan for higher education once every 10 years, with updates every four years. The purpose of a statewide strategic master plan is to identify the overarching goals of the state's postsecondary education system. A limited and focused set…

Describes the use of digital ortho photography in the master planning process conducted at the University of Alabama that made planning easy and quick to do. What the benefits are in going digital for master planning are highlighted as is a description of what hardware and software are needed. (GR)

2010 marks the 50th anniversary of California's famed Master Plan for Higher Education, arguably the single most influential effort to plan the future of a system of higher education in the annals of American higher education. This essay builds on the analysis offered in a previous CSHE research paper ("From Chaos to Order and Back") by…

Creating a campus master plan is the first step in the process of managing enrollment growth; however, the plan is not just a document about buildings and parking spaces and classrooms and square footage. The plan should be viewed as an investment in the future of the institution and a way to link the college's mission and vision statements to the…

Comprehensive plans for 19 states, in use or recommended at time of writing, were studied for this Monograph. It establishes a rationale for state master plans, analyzes relevant literature, tells who is doing the planning, describes the process of developing a plan and getting it adopted, examines the 19 plans for content, suggests ways to…

Discusses the place and need for environmental education and proposes several items any master plan must consider: (1) statement of needs, (2) presentation of supportive data, (3) determination of goals to be achieved, (4) examination of alternative strategies, and (5) selection of ways to insure and evaluate arrival at the goals. (BL)

Brookdale Community College (New Jersey) found a comprehensive master plan valuable in developing and launching its educational program. (JO)

Discusses how a well-designed transportation master plan can make a campus easier to navigate and more agreeable for area residents. (EV)

Explains how modern technology has changed college campus master planning from a one-time event to a continuous process. Explained are how the Internet allows for greater collaboration where the most recent ideas, plans, and program documents can be posted on a website and participants can use e-mail for instant communications. (GR)

In 1960, California developed a "master plan" for its already famed public higher education system. It was and continues to be arguably the single most influential effort to plan the future of a system of higher education in the annals of American higher education. Despite popular belief, however, the California Master Plan for Higher…

This report is one of several efforts designed to monitor outcomes in Washington's higher education system, and fulfills the biennial requirement that the Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) inform the higher education and fiscal committees of the legislature of progress toward goals. The portrait that emerges from this review of…

This report describes the process for implementing the policy goals and recommendations of the 2008 Strategic Master Plan for Higher Education. The report provides analysis and strategies to guide the development of the state's higher education system over the next decade and beyond. The strategies follow from four basic priorities: (1) Preserve…

The conflict between access and quality in education has been front-page news for decades. Policies regarding the role of elite universities, the organisation of secondary education, admissions criteria, courses of study, high stakes testing, and fiscal and programme accountability have changed with uncommon frequency, resulting in confusion and…