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2M <br />The Planning Process <br />Facilities planning concerns itself with shaping the environment for <br />humans, therefore its success depends on people who make planning <br />work. Consequently, effective planning is participatory planning. The <br />planning process for this master plan was a highly participatory pro- <br />cess. At the beginning of the planning process, the Planning Commit- <br />tee was established to facilitate the College's participation in the plan- <br />ning process. <br />Interviews of the various academic <br />S t alt e g y P h a e s programs and administrative staff <br />were undertaken in the early <br />weeks of the study. The planning <br />team then reviewed existing information about academic programs, <br />class scheduling, registration data, operating procedures, surveyed the <br />extent and capacity of the physical plant, received student enrollment <br />history and placement data. Traffic and zoning, utilities and develop- <br />ment data were obtained from city agencies. The purpose was to iden- <br />tify, analyze and clarify issues of concern and basic goals and reconcile <br />them with one another, if possible, within the context of the Campus <br />Master Plan. <br />Cataloging the existing needs and physical resources enabled the plan- <br />ning team to estimate the capacities of the existing plant, evaluate its <br />flexibility to absorb additional growth in enrollment and approximate <br />the extent for expansion. <br />NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE CAMPUS MASTER PLAN PARTNERS & SIRNY ARCHITECTS PAGE 1.2 <br />Working committee <br />members were selected to represent views of the <br />faculty and staff, <br />to help identify issues and the goals which were to set <br />planning directions and targets. <br />They participated in the reviews of <br />Plan <br />planning stages, development pro- <br />meT,iorlc <br />posals and commented on them. <br />This planning process is not fore- <br />;(QnfthR@ <br />Lr -Plan <br />casting. It intends to provide a <br />planned framework which would <br />guide the college's development <br />Target for the next decade. It should serve <br />� <br />n <br />o <br />as a guidebook of strategies for <br />those leaders of the College who <br />concern themselves with the devel- <br />opment of the entire or part(s) of <br />,,ndarles <br />the College considering the goals <br />the College set for itself. <br />Interviews of the various academic <br />S t alt e g y P h a e s programs and administrative staff <br />were undertaken in the early <br />weeks of the study. The planning <br />team then reviewed existing information about academic programs, <br />class scheduling, registration data, operating procedures, surveyed the <br />extent and capacity of the physical plant, received student enrollment <br />history and placement data. Traffic and zoning, utilities and develop- <br />ment data were obtained from city agencies. The purpose was to iden- <br />tify, analyze and clarify issues of concern and basic goals and reconcile <br />them with one another, if possible, within the context of the Campus <br />Master Plan. <br />Cataloging the existing needs and physical resources enabled the plan- <br />ning team to estimate the capacities of the existing plant, evaluate its <br />flexibility to absorb additional growth in enrollment and approximate <br />the extent for expansion. <br />NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE CAMPUS MASTER PLAN PARTNERS & SIRNY ARCHITECTS PAGE 1.2 <br />