Campus Planning
Campus Planning supports the long-range physical development of Colorado State University’s campuses. The team facilitates campus master planning efforts and provides planning, design coordination, mapping, and space analysis services that help guide future campus growth and infrastructure needs.
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Master Planning
The Campus Planner helps guide long-range physical planning for the university, including land use, development patterns, campus character, and coordination with planning committees and review processes.
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Mike Singleton, Interim Assistant Director Campus Planning
Landscape Architecture
Exterior spaces are an essential part of the CSU campus experience. Through landscape architectural planning and design, we help improve outdoor environments while supporting safe, functional, and welcoming campus spaces.
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Jenny Burkhalter, University Landscape Architect
Signage, Wayfinding, & Environmental Graphics
We plan and design wayfinding and signage systems across campus, from large-scale directional signage to building-level and temporary construction detour signage. Our team also develops environmental graphics and presentation materials and helps maintain consistency with CSU signage standards and related policies.
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Jessica Kramer, Environmental Graphic Designer & Landscape Architect
Accessibility & Universal Design
Universal design is the design of an environment so that it can be accessed, understood, and used by all people to the greatest extent possible, regardless of age, size, ability, or disability, without the need for adaptation or specialized design. It is a fundamental condition of good design.
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Jessica Kramer, Environmental Graphic Designer & Landscape Architect
Drawing Management
Drawing Management maintains accurate building floor plans and electronic archives that support emergency response, facilities planning, project work, and daily campus operations.
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Access campus floor plans and related drawing resources.
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Mike Shortall, Facilities BIM/CAD Manager
Interior Design Project Management
This role supports interior design, furniture planning, layouts, and functional decision-making for capital construction projects, helping create spaces that are practical, cohesive, and aligned with user needs.
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Submit classroom-related design items for review and coordination through the Classroom Review Board.
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Terry Adams, Interior Design Project Manager
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
GIS planning transforms campus data into practical tools such as the CSU Interactive Map and other mapping resources that support students, visitors, and campus operations.
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Access CSU’s interactive campus map.
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Jean Olson, Geospatial Data Manager / Senior GIS Analyst
Space Allocation & Data Management
This role supports space planning, square footage tracking, vacant space identification, audits, and reporting to help the University understand and manage how campus spaces are assigned and used.
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View information about the Space Committee and its role in space allocation and planning.
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Ian Bishop, University Space Manager
Property Naming & Addressing
Campus Planning oversees requests to name or rename properties such as buildings, green spaces, and other campus structures, and addressing of properties.
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Submit a request related to property names and campus addresses.
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Jessica Kramer, Environmental Graphic Designer & Landscape Architect