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APPENDIX E C be based on facility necessity. Our thinking needs to change. We need to think outside of the box. The question was asked if the campus is large enough to handle 2400 FTE? Doug Schroeder addressed the Committee with some thoughts of growth and that the campus could handle the 2400 FTE with qualifications. Discussion took place about the North Minneapolis campus and Oak Hills from previous CMP meetings and the possible options of an off site campus. Doug Schroeder turned the meeting over to Larry Page. Larry gave an overview of how the planning process can have a domino affect. Academic, Facilities and Finance all go together for campus planning. In our thinking and planning, Larry would like us to focus not on just our areas but the campus as a whole and how that will be affected with a FTE of 2400 driven by academics. Once those things have been determined then we can focus on the support services. Look at your programs from where they have been and the demographics. The demographics are leveling off. NWC has a unique product, which we have to keep in mind as well. We need to keep the mission of the organization in mind and plan around that. Projections of FTE's 2400- some adjustments of facilities on campus would need to be made and an addition of a new building(s). Larry Page mentioned a discussion with himself and Dr. Cureton about the Powerhouse and the loss of that building and the possibilities of building a student center there. There would be compliances with the DNR, building and city ordinance to consider. Doug Schroeder mentioned the deferred maintenance study of the campus. The older campus buildings of Nazareth and Riley are OK to remodel except the Powerhouse. These buildings need to be renovated, so how do we do that while continuing to grow? Currently we have a 15 million dollar deferred maintenance deficit. How do we bring the buildings up to spec while maintaining current service levels? Larry Page shared what he would like to see the CMP group accomplish. How will academic programs expand? What programs would we consider offering? How much classroom space or lab space is needed? Larry mentioned the need to look at the market place and what is being offered. Larry discussed what options we have as far as building a facility to hold the 2400 students for chapel or do we hold a couple of services along with possible options for food services. Larry mentioned central scheduling software. He mentioned high schools and block scheduling, time scheduling NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE CAMPUS MASTER PLAN PARTNERS & SIRNY ARCHITECTS APP C.20