Florida International University Campus Master Plan Inventory and Analysis Report (PDF)

Florida International University 1-1 December 18, 2012 a Current FIU Mission Statement: “Florida International University is an urban, multi-campus, public research university serving

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FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY 2010-2020 Comprehensive Master Plan Update

State Project No BT-857

CAMPUS MASTER PLAN UPDATE INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS REPORT

P+W Project Number:

810369.000

December 18, 2012

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Florida International University 1-1 December 18, 2012

a) Current FIU Mission Statement:

“Florida International University is an urban, multi-campus, public research

university serving its students and the diverse population of South Florida We are committed to high-quality teaching, state-of-the-art research and creative activity, and collaborative engagement with our local and global communities.”

b) Description of University Service area:

a South East Florida

c) Supplemental policies defining the University’s mission:

a FIU Goals

i To educate undergraduate students

ii To educate graduate and professional students iii To build a distinguished faculty and staff

iv To build an excellent student support system

v To build an excellent financial base

vi To build an excellent physical and technological infrastructure vii To build collaborative university/community relationships

b Florida International University specific initiatives to achieve mission and

goals

i Achieve enhanced student learning and academic excellence

ii Enhance the quality, quantity and impact of research and creative initiatives

iii Engage with the community in collaborative problem solving

iv Revitalize and expand FIU’s infrastructure and financial base

a) Change In University's Mission Since Its Inception

In 1972, FIU opened its doors to 5,667 students enrolled in upper division undergraduate and graduate programs and began its mission:

“… To serve the people of southeast Florida, the state, the nation and the international community by imparting knowledge through research and fostering creativity and its expression.” Nine years later, in 1981, lower division classes for freshmen and sophomore level students were added to the university Soon after this, doctoral level degree programs were added

The mission of the University is reviewed every year following the "Florida International University internal planning process" As with other state universities, modifications of the University mission can be made every five years, following the process established by the Florida Board of Education, Division of Colleges and Universities for the five-year planning process

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Since opening in 1972, the university has developed into a "comprehensive, campus urban research institution It provides programs for full and part time degree seeking students and addresses the needs of the lifelong learners, both by traditional and distance learning methods This expansion of educational programs was a reflected in the University's previous mission statement approved by the Florida Board of Education in 2002:

multi-Florida International University is an urban, multi-campus, research university serving south Florida, the state, the nation and the international community It fulfills its mission by imparting knowledge through excellent teaching, promoting public service, discovering new knowledge, solving problems through research, and fostering creativity

As Florida International University launches the 2010-2015 Worlds Ahead

strategic plan the mission statement has been updated to address emerging goals for the 2nd decade of the 21st century Through eleven colleges and

schools, FIU offers more than 175 bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs and conducts basic and applied research Interdisciplinary centers and institutes conduct collaborative research to seek innovative solutions to

economic, technological, and social problems The Worlds Ahead Mission for

FIU, approved by the Florida Board of education in 2010, reads as follows:

“Florida International University is an urban, multi-campus, public research

university serving its students and the diverse population of South Florida We are committed to high-quality teaching, state-of-the-art research and creative activity, and collaborative engagement with our local and global communities.”

The previous University mission, approved by the Florida Board of Education, Division of Colleges and Universities in 2002 read as follows:

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY is an urban, multi-campus, research university serving South Florida, the state, the nation and the international community It fulfills its mission by imparting knowledge through excellent teaching, promoting public service, discovering new knowledge, solving problems through research, and fostering creativity

The current University mission, approved by the Florida Board of Education, Division of Colleges and Universities in the Fall of 2010, is more streamlined and identifies it’s students as well as South Florida as the service area eliminating

‘the state, the nation and the international community” to make the statement more concise

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The new mission now embodies three specific initiativesto guide the University’spursuit to achieve its goals: Achieve enhanced student learning and academic excellence; Enhance the quality, quantity and impact of research and creative initiatives; Engage with the community in collaborative problem solving; the fourth initiative, Revitalize and expand FIU’s infrastructure and financial base is not a part of the mission statement but is essential to fulfilling the University mission

The State University System

FIU's rapid increases in student enrollments and academic programs are evidence that FIU fulfills its role to become a major public university serving the diverse urban community of South Florida Its current mission allows communities in Southeast Florida to have access to as full and complete a range of higher educational opportunities and experiences at undergraduate, graduate and professional levels

as may be available at other public universities in Florida

Under the leadership of Dr Mark B Rosenberg since 2009, the University has been guided by the Florida Board of Education, Division of Colleges and Universities Master and Strategic Plans, the University Mission Statement and

the FIU Worlds Ahead Strategic Plan, the University’s strategic plan for the

second decade of the twenty-first century As a result, the University has grown at the lower division, the upper division and graduate level; academic programs have increased to meet the demands of this growth

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Term 2011, By Campus

Florida International University provides a vast and rapidly expanding array of

educational opportunities for the 47,966 students enrolled in the fall 2011 academic

degree programs The majority of these students take classes at Modesto A

Maidique Campus, though a large percentage of students take classes at more than

one campus due to the availability of course offerings This attendance at multiple

campuses creates an exaggerated headcount found at each location (see Table

2.1)

In addition to the students found on-campus, there are a number of students who

are enrolled in off-campus degree programs, either out of the country or on an

independent basis These students are currently a small percentage of the total

University headcount However, as technology continues to expand, more students

are expected to enroll in these types of programs

Table 2.1 Headcount Enrollment (Fall 2011)

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Campus (Fall 2011)

When evaluating student enrollment, it is necessary to make projections in terms of

full time equivalent (FTE) student enrollment which takes the total University

headcount enrollment and converts all the part-time and time students into

full-time enrollment (see Table 2.2) This conversion factor and all enrollment

projections have been calculated by the FIU Office of Institutional Research staff for

the use of this Campus Master Plan

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The University is made up of eleven colleges and two schools; College of

Architecture & The Arts, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business

Administration, College of Education, College of Engineering and Computing,

Honors College, College of Law, College of Medicine, College of Nursing & Health

Sciences, College of Public Health and Social Work, University College, School of

Hospitality and Tourism Management, School of Journalism and Mass

Communication, and University Graduate School The Honors College is a program

and offers no major Many courses in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business

Administration, Education and Health and Urban Affairs are duplicated at each

campus The Schools of Hospitality and Management, and Journalism conduct the

majority of their concentration courses at the Biscayne Bay Campus

Table 2.3 Headcount Enrollment by Colleges on Campus (Fall 2011)

College of

Architecture &

The Arts

1641 320 - 1961 College of

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No data was provided regarding enrollment information for non-fundable and

fundable programs.

In accordance with the University mission, FIU has committed itself to providing a

quality education to the South Florida area by offering programs at locations both on

and off campus University Outreach advances the mission of Florida International

University by delivering quality lifelong learning programs The Division offers

academic credit, distance learning, and professional development and personal

enrichment programs in partnership with FIU's academic units Non-fundable

programs are not funded by the state and do not generate FTEs (i.e Sponsored

Credit and Self-Supporting) These types of programs/courses are either paid by the

students or by a sponsor

By Campus and By College

This information does not exist at this time The University is in the process of

conducting a study to asses other campus activities that generate facility usage

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Within the University structure, there are 202 baccalaureate, master’s, and

doctoral majors and 190 academic degree programs Majors are fields of study

with areas of concentration, tracks or sequences Authorized degree programs

may have more than one major in a degree program (see Table 2.4) The Honors

College is a non-traditional program pursued in conjunction with a major area of

study

Table 2.4 Degree Programs by College (Fall 2011)

African- American and New

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Business Administration and

Information Resources

International Business Trade

Adult Education and Continuing

Education and Admin &

Foreign Language Teacher

Parks & Recreation

Physical Education Teaching

College of Engineering and

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College of Engineering and

College of Nursing & Health

College of Public Health and

College of Architecture & The

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General Hospitality

Source: State University System of Florida, Degree Programs Inventory 2011

Table 2.5 Distribution of Total Headcount of Faculty and Staff Overall by campus (Fall 2011)

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Table 2.6a-c Distribution of Total Headcount of Faculty and Staff by college and by

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Table 2.6a (cont’d)

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Source: FIU Office of Institutional Research-Fall 2011

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(no updates were provided from FIU)

Table 2.7 Proposed Academic Programs

MIDCOURSE MODIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS

General Business

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Graduate for 2015, 2020 & Long-term

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& Long-term Of the Planning Time Frame

Table 2.9 Projections for Future Student Headcount Enrollment

proportion of enrollment represented by:

On-campus resident students, off-campus students residing within mile of campus

and all other off-campus students

This information does not exist at this time A special study will be required to

obtain this data

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Florida International University 3-1 December 18, 2012 Campus Master Plan - Inventory and Analysis BT857

PURPOSE

The purpose of this element is to develop an understanding of the overall physical form of the development within the University and its relationship to the surrounding community Organizational principles are provided for the future development of the campus based on this understanding

The Urban Design Element is divided into the following sections:

• Data gathering: An assessment of current conditions of the campus, improvements made since the completion of the previous master plan and projects currently under development or design development

• Analysis Requirements A review of the historical development patterns of the campus with areas of future design emphasis or improvement

following data and/or information:

a) A description of the spatial form of existing development on the campus and in the context area

1 Campus open spaces character—a qualitative description of the existing spatial organization, enclosure, activity, and symbolic associations MODESTO MAIDIQUE CAMPUS

The Modesto Maidique Campus is located in suburban Miami-Dade County, at the intersection of Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike (S.R 821) and Tamiami Trail (SW 8th Street/U.S 41) The 342.2 acre campus is bound by the Turnpike and major arterial roads to the west, north and east Tamiami Park creates a soft edge to the campus to the south The area around the campus, known as University Park, is characterized by 1960s-70s single family residential development in a rectilinear grid, with traditional strip commercial, multifamily homes and apartments along the arterial roads facing the campus The community of Sweetwater, immediately north of the campus across Tamiami Canal,

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includes single-family residential with some multi-family homes and apartments and traditional strip commercial along SW 107th Ave and W Flagler St

Within its boundaries, the campus has a typical suburban campus layout featuring a winding loop road around a pedestrianized campus core The Campus Greenbelt loop road is offset between 500 to 850 feet from the arterial roads to the north and east A secondary loop gives access to the campus support complex located between the campus core and the Turnpike Campus buildings housing academic and academic support functions, and a majority of on-campus student housing is located inside the campus loop road The area between the loop road and the arterial roads contains recreational and support facilities, the Performing Arts Center, graduate apartments, and natural areas Structured parking and surface parking areas are located both inside and outside the Greenbelt

Modesto A Maidique Campus has two main entrances From SW 8th Street

at SW 112th Ave and from SW 107th Street at SW 16th Street Four secondary entrances feed into the Greenbelt An additional entrance is located along SW 117th Avenue but is limited access to Carlos Finlay Elementary School The housing complex also has a separate entrance on

SW 107th Avenue, but is gated at the Greenbelt, limiting connectivity

The guiding urban design principles of the Modesto A Maidique Campus are:

• Axial planning

• Open space development

• Continuity of design associations

The formation of these elements allows for a denser urban pattern to evolve within the campus core without compromising the collegiate character of the campus

Axial planning: Axial planning within the campus core creates strong vistas and assists in wayfinding The buildings within the core are organized along four major pedestrian axes:

• Avenue of the Students: Extends east from the Panther Garage to the Owa Ehan Building

• Avenue of the Professions: Extends east from the U.S Century Bank

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Arena to the Green Library, continuing along the Graham Center to the Greenbelt

• Avenue of the Arts: Extends north from the Performing Arts Center to the Graham Center

• Avenue of the Sciences: Extends diagonally (northeast) from the Panther Residence Hall / Everglades Hall housing district to the emerging Academic Health Center complex, continuing to the intersection of SW 8th Street and SW 107th Avenue

The two main campus entrances also feature axial planning:

• SW 112th Avenue Entrance (at SW 8th Street): This entrance has a double-arched gateway structure leading into the “Mall” planted with Royal Palms The mall terminates at the Ryder Business Administration Building

• SW 16th

Street Entrance (on SW 107th Avenue): This entrance is flanked by curved symmetrical walls and towers, leading into a wide boulevard lined with Royal Palms The view terminates on a large modern sculpture placed in a roundabout, Alexander Liberman’s 'Argosy' (1980), beyond which the boulevard leads to the Management and Research Center

Quadrangles: Quadrangles are primarily enclosed areas defined by the buildings that surround them They serve to focus attention on the major facades, direct movement toward entrances and serve as a foreground for buildings Six quadrangles can be identified: The initial “quad” at Modesto A Maidique Campus, which is referred to as “Foundation Court”, is located at the center of the campus core intersected by the Avenue of the Sciences, and is surrounded by four buildings, Charles Perry building (Primera Casa), Graham Center, Green Library and Deuxieme Maison Also intersected by the Avenue of the Sciences, an irregular defined quad is framed by the Graham Center, the Green Library, Owa Ehan, Chemistry & Physics buildings, and with the newly development Health buildings An additional quad at the Panther and Everglades Housing defines the end of this axis Another important quad is the one surrounded by the Green Library, Engineering & Computer Science building, Viertes Haus and Owa Ehan buildings, a lake occupies the east half of the space determining circulation, the Avenue of the Students crosses through the north edge Additional quads

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occur adjacent to Rafael Diaz-Balart Hall, Ryder Business building and School of International and Public Affairs and adjacent to the PG1/Gold and PG2/Blue Parking Decks These spaces have developed overtime varying levels of area, scale of buildings and landscape design

Courtyards: Another prominent design feature that accentuates the importance of outdoor spaces at Modesto A Maidique Campus is its building courtyards Building concepts are often organized around courtyards, and the courtyards express the personality of the facilities Two courtyards can be found at the Rafael Diaz-Ballart Hall completely enclosed by the building as well as the Ziff Education and Owa Ehan buildings The College of Business courtyard is defined by two ‘L’ shape buildings leaving open access and creating diagonal circulation The Architecture School courtyard is contained within four buildings and the covered walkways that connect them The ECS courtyard is defined by an ‘H’ shape building and an elevated walkway that encloses the south space The CSC courtyard has two distinct spaces separated by a covered walkway, to the east a more traditional courtyard design with walkways in a cross shape and to the west a radial design that starts at a fountain

Form, Pattern, Materials, Texture, and Color: The continuity of design

associations is an important unifying element for campus development at Modesto A Maidique Campus A consistency in form, pattern, materials, texture, and color connects individual architectural and landscape architectural elements to form an overall fabric Established themes on campus such as arched colonnades, Oolitic Limestone (Keystone) finishes with tan, cream and pastel coral finishes, architectural accents of keystone coral, consistent site furnishings and lighting, and repetition of landscape patterns all contribute to the overall integrity of the campus

The majority of the walkways and plazas on campus are concrete; recently brick pavers are being used to define special gathering and circulation areas such as the Green Library breezeway and within the Foundation Court

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Florida International University 3-5 December 18, 2012

Campus Master Plan - Inventory and Analysis BT857

Figure 3.1 – Axial Planning

Figure 3.2 – Campus Spaces

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ENGINEERING CENTER

The campus doesn't have a strong framework for spatial organization A previous office park, the campus is primarily defined by its surface parking lots and remaining open space It is bounded by West Flagler Avenue to the south, NW 10th Avenue to the west, existing residential to the north and a public park to the east The campus has two campus entry points

The guiding principles for urban design at Engineering Center is the development of axial planning, the development of defined open spaces such as quadrangles and courtyards, along with the development of design associations developed at Modesto Maidique Campus Additionally, creating

a connection to the surrounding community through development or public parks should be explored to strengthen the appeal of the campus and integrate into the area

Quadrangles & Courtyards: There are no existing quads on campus The existing internal greenspace is bordered by parking with minimal tree cover Form, Pattern, Materials, Texture, and Color: The existing form at

Engineering Center is that of a traditional office building Future building placement is imperative in creating a “campus like” environment "Re-skinning" of the existing office building should be considered to develop a similar design association and unifying elements similar to that of the Modesto A Maidique Campus to conceptually link the campuses but should be weighed against potential environmental and cost impacts

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BISCAYNE BAY CAMPUS

Biscayne Bay Campus is in a unique location, making it an untraditional campus Located on the shores of Biscayne Bay, the campus has access to the intra-coastal and is surrounded by Oleta River State Park and a natural preserve

The core of the campus includes:

• The Hubert Library

Quadrangles: There is a loosely formed Quadrangle formed by the core academic buildings and the covered walkway between the Hospitality Management building and the Hubert Library Three distinct spaces can be identified, east of the elevated walkway defined by the Wolfe University Center, Hospitality Management and covered walkways contains mature vegetation around a circular pathway that gives the space a relaxing character West of the elevated walkway the entrance to the loading dock divides the space in two areas, south of the Library, the quad has wide walkways with sparse vegetation making it a circulation space with a small gathering area on the edge of the building heavily vegetated The remaining area north of Academic One and Academic Two serves as an arrival plaza

as well as a waiting area for public transportation

Design and Scale: Architecturally, there is a consistency of scale on the campus Buildings are typically no higher than three stories and constructed

of masonry with tan, gray or cream stucco finishes Outside the core academic areas, architectural styles reflect the time period that buildings were constructed The buildings orientations are generally external, vaguely fronting the adjacent Biscayne Bay rather than to internally to the campus Although separated from the core of the campus and different architectural style, the Kovens Center is a prominent architectural structure on campus

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Figure 3.5 – Campus Spaces

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2 Campus visual structure - a qualitative identification of existing visual landmarks, edge conditions, entrances, building location and orientation, mass and scale, landscape character, ground level functional character, etc

MODESTO MAIDIQUE CAMPUS

Visual Edge The perimeter of the Modesto A Maidique Campus is characterized by several different conditions that exist outside the campus On the west and northwest of the campus, the Florida Turnpike and entrance/exit ramps at

SW 8th Street creates a defined visual edge to the campus The campus is bounded on the north by SW 8th Street, an arterial street Since residential development along this street is north of a canal running parallel to the road, this corridor has much more open character than other urban arterial streets

in the area SW 107th Avenue, which is a six-lane divided arterial running along the eastern side of the campus, is lined with traditional strip commercial development

Tamiami Park and the adjacent Fair & Expo, both Miami-Dade County property, are situated immediately south of the campus Although the Campus Greenbelt near this boundary establishes the defined edge of the campus, there is not a clearly defined spatial separation between the county owned property and the campus The space is predominately occupied by surface parking lots The FIU Community Stadium and Herbert & Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center are also located along this edge

Building Location and Orientation One of the significant features of the Modesto A Maidique Campus itself is the large land area on the western side and northern perimeter of campus Although the majority of this land is not utilized for buildings, much of this space is designated for recreational fields and campus parking In several locations these spaces are interrupted by large structures such as U.S Century Bank Arena, Campus Support Complex, NOAA National Hurricane Center, the Carlos Finlay Elementary School and the PG3/Panther Parking Garage However, in terms of the overall spatial organization of the campus those buildings or groups of buildings appear as "objects-in-space", separate

from the central group of structures and grouping patterns

The northeastern area of the campus is beginning to develop in accordance with Academic Health Sciences master plan The addition of the Nursing & Health Sciences buildings, construction of the Academic Health Center Building #4, the PG4/Red Parking Garage and the PG5/Market Station Parking Garage are transforming the existing edge of surface parking lots

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into an academic and research district A new satellite chiller plant is under construction in anticipation of serving the future energy needs for the District While the eastern perimeter of the campus is anticipated to become denser based on the pattern established by the Wertheim Performing Arts Center, PG1/Gold and PG2/Blue Parking Garages, the expansion of Graham Center, and Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity House several service parking lots remain The University House (President's Residence) maintains a large amount of open space within the district and attractive edge to the campus

Entrances and Landscape Features The peripheral open spaces around the academic core are also distinguished in several locations by distinctive landscape features On the northern perimeter of campus the formal colonnaded and enhanced landscape entrance from SW 8th Street provides the framework for a dramatic arrival to the Modesto A Maidique Campus This dramatic, formal boulevard surrounded by a double row of mature Royal Palms frames a vista that connects to the heart of the campus Adjacent to this ceremonial campus entranceway, an informal planting of canopy trees and flowering trees to the east and the Hennington pond ecosystem and masses of palms

to the west provide a visual buffer from SW 8th Street

Many of the predominant design elements in the SW 8th Street entry zone are repeated in the other primary campus entrance for the Modesto A Maidique Campus off of SW 107th Avenue Two arched entry towers are constructed of stucco with sidewalks leading through the arches at the base

of the towers and an alley of Royal Palms create a formal vista into the campus

Pedestrian Entrances and Walkways While there are numerous pedestrian "entrances" to the central academic core, two are more clearly defined The pedestrian plaza located between the Graham Center and Charles Perry Building serves as a pedestrian entrance from PG1/Gold and PG2/Blue Parking Garages, eastern parking surface areas and will serve as the primary campus access from Greek housing This exterior plaza is characterized by large paved areas, which direct movement toward the central courtyard between the Perry Building and Green Library The open space between the PG1 and Graham Center is comprised of lawn areas and broad walkways interspersed with planting areas

On the western edge of the Perry Building, a pedestrian entryway, known as Avenue of the Sciences, provides access to the central academic courtyard from the residential district comprised of Panther, Everglade, Lakeview halls and University Tower and parking areas to the south The Avenue extends

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Florida International University Campus Master Plan Inventory and Analysis Report (PDF)

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