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Space Allocation Committee Charge and Procedures

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.

Representatives from the following departments will serve on the Space Allocation Committee:

A current list of the committee members can be found here.

The committee follows the following office space standards per the Campus Master Plan:

Academic space

Employee Type Office
ASF
Faculty 140
Faculty req Studio Office 220
Clerical/Secretary 120
Graduate Assistant 55
Student Workers 30

Non-Academic space

Employee Type Office
ASF
Executive/Administrator 250
Professional 140
Assistant Dean 140
Technical/Paraprofessional 120
Clerical/Support 120
Graduate Assistant 55
Student Workers 30
Skilled Crafts 0
Service Maintenance 0

Making a space request

Requests for new or vacated space, change in capacity or function of space or change in existing space must be submitted to the Space Allocation Committee on the "Space Request Form", which must be submitted by the appropriate department head. The Dean/Director and the appropriate Vice President must sign off on the form, as well, before it goes to the Space Allocation Committee.