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PLANNINGISSUES & ANALYSES 0 I11 <br />Campus Technologies Issues <br />1. Adequate size and location of wiring closets in all campus build- <br />ings. Need for standards. <br />2. Lack of standards for cable distribution above ceilings and risers <br />between floors. <br />3. What should classroom standards for technology include? (hard <br />wired, wireless, overhead projection, media console, instructor <br />podium, etc.) <br />4. Need for additional space for increasing staff, support operations <br />and personnel mergers between departments. (Lower Level Riley <br />remodeling of existing Women's Locker Rooms will alleviate cur- <br />rent needs, but not future / growth needs.) <br />5. Need quiet space for technology personnel to upgrade technology <br />skills. (2-3 stations?) <br />6. Increased demand for computer labs (coordinate demand with indi- <br />vidual departments) <br />7. As computers become more applied in educational delivery, demand <br />for "Technology Zone' (faculty technology assistance) increases. <br />8. Need a technology training room for faculty/ staff. <br />9. Storage space is short in many areas, especially with new PC rota- <br />tion program. <br />10. Telecomm, Help Desk Campus Technologies are adequately housed, <br />now and after Lower Level Riley remodeling. <br />11. Students are coming to campus with more technology skills and <br />needs every year. <br />12. Major growth will be in alternative education areas. <br />13. What will impact of proposed graduate programs be? (similar to <br />Capella University model?) <br />14. Separate organizations and effort are required due to separate <br />portal, internet intranet and Radio internet entities. <br />15. IS will still need space after Riley remodeling. Also, IS needs space <br />for quiet technology team space for computer-based training, tech- <br />nology piloting and testing, certification work. <br />16. IT does not see a need for additional space due to consolidation <br />strategy for servers, data storage and networking. The strategy will <br />allow scalability to permit growth in support and number of people <br />being served. <br />Code Issues <br />Northwestern College has done an excellent job of maintaining its facil- <br />ities. At the same time, there are numerous code deficiencies. Of par- <br />ticular note is that are existing corridors that should have the code <br />required 1 -hour fire protection. Common air return in corridors (doors, <br />air transfer, HVAC balance) is an especially acute problem. <br />0 <br />NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE CAMPUS MASTER PLAN PARTNERS & SIRNY ARCHITECTS PAGE 3.23 <br />