Charting a New Course for Campus Renewal [PDF]

In April 1998 a powerful conference brought together representatives from the public universities of New Mexico to discuss the serious problem of capital renewal and deferred maintenance of the state's campus facilities. Speakers included Harvey Kaiser, Doug Christensen, Chris Christofferson, Ron Hicks, John Bruning, Wayne Leroy, and Val Peterson, as well as representatives of New Mexico's Commission on Higher Education and other organizations. Author Rod Rose has summarized the valuable presentations and insights garnered at the New Mexico Higher Education Symposium on CRDM, which are easily applicable to other states or systems. The book first establishes the context which led to this gathering of experts, then provides a set of common vocabulary from which to speak. Several planning models are presented and various financing options discussed. Included are policy and funding implications, lessons learned, and approaches for future collaborations at the state and national levels.