MSU's Strategic Plan themes serve as foundational elements around which to structure the physical campus plan. The themes are as follows:
Below is a summary of the facilities and land use planning principles. For more information, see the Board of Trustees Fall 2022 Update.
Ensure that the university mission drives the physical environment, integrating strategic, physical and resource planning. Flexibility is important as teaching and learning needs evolve.
Spark innovative specialized and multidisciplinary teaching and learning, research and scholarship through the development of state-of-the-art facilities leading to new knowledge, economic and technological development, and a workforce ready to meet the needs of Michigan and globally.
Ensure equity in the physical environment, leveraging opportunities to create a more accessible and open-minded campus environment and one that is representative of the diversity of students, faculty and staff.
Strengthen connections and identity across MSU’s constellation of locations to advance physical, programmatic and virtual collaboration regardless of where students, faculty and staff reside.
Support the academic, social and developmental needs of the entire MSU community by recognizing the whole campus and our statewide facilities as part of the transformative learning environment that enable community, wellness, interaction, synergy and collaboration.
Prioritize fiscal and land use responsibly to maximize use of MSU’s resources and promote projects that support the institutional mission.
Take action to reduce our global carbon footprint and contribute to building more resilient and sustainable communities; leverage expansive infrastructure to create experiential learning opportunities as a living laboratory.