Goal 4: Objective 4.3 | Penn State College of Health and Human Development

Goal 4: Improving college operations and resources

Objective 4.3: Develop a more proactive and transparent approach to facilities management, maintenance, modification, and potential expansion/contraction.

Action Item 4.3.1

Create a multi-year plan for each operational and academic unit around facilities maintenance, modification, and expansion/contraction.

Implementation Tasks

Develop planning template and process for updating.
Develop initial plans.
Ongoing updates as needed. Repeat at re-assessment at preset intervals (as long as process is supporting action

Responsible Party: HHD Facilities team and unit leadership.

Metrics: Template developed; initial plans created.

Start and end dates: Fall 2022 – fall 2023 and ongoing.

Action item 4.3.2

Pursue collaboration with OPP around the development of a formal college facilities Masterplan

Implementation Task

HHD Leadership and Facilities representatives continue to communicate and meet with OPP to catalyze formal plan creation.
Once initiated, college process described in the previous action item is effectively integrated into larger strategy.

Responsible Party: Dean

Metrics: Facilities master planning process launched.

Start and end dates: Spring 2021 and ongoing.

Action Item 4.3.3

Build process for incorporating facilities-related expenditures into budgeting process

Implementation Tasks

In coordination with OPP, develop tools and products that allow timely development of rough cost estimates for discrete elements of facilities projects.
Develop budget processes at the appropriate level (college / unit) to plan for facilities expenditures from a multi-year perspective.

Responsible Party: HHD Facilities (tool development) and Finance Office (budget process)

Metrics: Tools developed; budget integration complete.

Start and end dates: Fall 2021 – Spring 2022

Key Performance Indicators

College, including all central and academic units, actively engaged in a multi-level proactive process to maintain current facilities and plan for growth (or contraction) as needed in support of ongoing core activities and emerging priorities.