Space Allocation Committee

Membership:

Provost, Vice President for Finance and Administration (Chair), Vice President for Legal Affairs, Vice President for Student Affairs, Senior Director of the Morgan University Center and Event Services, Vice President Alumni, Engagement, and Philanthropy, Vice President and Director of Athletics, Faculty Senate President, Director of Capital Planning, Design and Construction (ex officio), Executive Director Physical Plant (ex officio), Student Government Association President or designee, Staff Senate President, 2 Faculty.

Description:

All university buildings and land belong to the University as a whole and are subject to assignment and reassignment to meet the institution’s overall priorities and needs. The space allocation committee is charged with the responsibility and authority for reviewing and recommending all individual space requests, campus wide space plans, and new space planning to the President.

Recommendations to the President are made after careful review of all relevant factors including: adherence to the master plan, compatibility with existing use of space, university strategic priority and cost, space utilization report, legal, environmental and external mandates. Requests regarding the allocation of academic space are to be directed to the Provost.

Note: One member shall be assigned to record and distribute minutes of each meeting.

Please Note, this committee may meet during the summer.

(Approver: Vice President for Finance Administration)

2026-2027 Membership:

Name	Title	Department/Area	Service Terms
Mitchell Cordova, Co-Chair	Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs	Academic Affairs	Permanent
Shahrooz Roohparvar, Chair	Vice President for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer	Finance and Administration	Permanent
Dannelle Whiteside	Vice President for Legal Affairs and Organizational Strategy	Legal Affairs	Permanent
Leonard Clemons	Vice President for Student Affairs	Student Affairs	Permanent
Jason Longan	Senior Director of the Morgan University Center and Event Services	Morgan University Center and Event Services	Permanent
Kris Phillips	Vice President Alumni, Engagement, and Philanthropy	Alumni and Annual giving	Permanent
Jordan Harmon	Director of Athletics	Athletic Administration	Permanent
Darren Michael	Faculty Senate President	Faculty Senate	Permanent
Philip Zoch	Director	University Design and Construction	Permanent ex officio
Tom Hutchins	Executive Director	Physical Plant	Permanent Ex officio
Sidney Miller	Student Government Association President	Student Affairs	Permanent
Zac Moore	Staff Senate President	Staff Senate	Permanent
Jessica Hatz	Faculty, CoBHS	Psychological Science and Counseling	2026-2027
Kathy Heuston	Faculty, CoAL	Communication	2026-2027