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Our Process

UNCW 2024 Campus Master Plan

The process to develop the UNCW 2024 Campus Master Plan is guided by an Executive Leadership Team which encourages broad participation and input.

It is an open and collaborative endeavor that utilizes a range of informal forums and planning workshops to formal presentations with key approval agencies. The goal is to facilitate a planning process that will obtain input and regular feedback from a wide range of stakeholders and to ensure a thorough level of analysis that honors and celebrates the distinct history, culture and context of this remarkable place along the coast of eastern North Carolina.

This plan, which began in March 2023, is envisioned to occur over the course of a 13-month timeline comprised of four phases:

students look at the campus master plan during a bfsa welcome week cookout

Phase 1: Discovery & Analysis

This phase will establish an understanding of existing conditions, assets, issues, program needs and aspirations; as well as the UNCW mission, vision and strategic plan. Analysis of needs and physical opportunities will be used to generate multiple concepts for land use, open space, circulation and infrastructure.

chancellor discusses campus master plan

Phase 2: Concept Advancement & Refinement

The preferred concept will be tested with stakeholder input and refined by; developing strategies for program accommodation and synergistic adjacencies; leveraging physical opportunities; and creating a connected open space network and campus edge/gateway identity.

leadership discuss the masterplan around a table.

Phase 3: Integration & Implementation

Natural and man-made campus systems will be coordinated to reinforce the overall land use strategy and campus framework. The final plan, computer model and graphics will be created to illustrate proposed projects and implementation strategies.

a presentation of the campus master plan is being given during welcome week.

Phase 4: Publication & Presentation

Documentation of the process and final recommendations of the 2024 Campus Master Plan will be presented to various UNCW constituents and approved by the Board of Trustees.

Gathering Input

With consistent input from Chancellor Volety, the Board of Trustees and senior administration, this plan includes on-campus workshops, meetings with students, faculty, staff, academic department heads, student life, athletics leadership, alumni and the community within the City of Wilmington.

More than 75 meetings, both on campus and virtual, have provided the planning team with a tremendous amount of information that has been vetted and distilled by the Master Plan Action Team and the Executive Leadership Team.

Two open forums engaged students, faculty and staff. Additional forums are planned for alumni, students and the community to:

  • share the development of the plan
  • present analysis and options
  • obtain feedback on plan priorities
  • confirm the appropriateness of recommendations.

Give Us Your Feedback

The master planning process is an open and collaborative endeavor that depends on input and regular feedback to ensure a thorough level of analysis that honors and celebrates the distinct history, culture and context of UNCW.
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Chancellor participates in a campus master plan discussion

UNCW 2024 Campus Master Plan

Chancellor Volety participates in a discussion of plans for the future of the UNCW campus.

UNCW 2024 Campus Master Plan Process

The UNCW 2024 Campus Master Plan process is exploring the physical planning needs and opportunities for the main campus. One of the focus areas the master plan will develop concepts for is the Chancellors Walk, Campus Commons, Veterans Hall and the Nest area.

The university's existing campus land use reflects typical institutional growth over time. A compact core accommodates a mix of academic and student support functions, which represents the legacy of the early campus. As enrollment and academic programs grew over time, areas of single use then developed outside of the core campus along Chancellors Walk along with supporting residential villages to the east.

Other focus areas that the UNCW 2024 Campus Master Plan will develop concepts for include the campus edge and gateway locations along College Road and the athletics zone.

Established in 2000, the original Center for Marine Science classroom and research facilities have grown over time to include additional office, support, research and small business start-up space.

The university has a rich history of engagement with the Wilmington community as well as seasonal visitors to Wrightsville Beach. The UNCW 2024 Campus Master Plan seeks to celebrate and leverage the university’s unique regional context by:

  • enhancing connections and partnership opportunities
  • reinforcing multi-modal connectivity with the recreational resources in the region
  • enhancing visibility of community resources.
Areas to be studied
a 3-d rendering of chancellor's walk and price drive.
3-d rendering of the overall master plan
center for marine science plan
regional flood map of Wilmington and the surrounding areas.

Contact the UNCW Campus Master Plan Team

Zachary Manfredi, Capital Project Manager

Phone: (919) 906-7666

campusmasterplan@uncw.edu

Office of Facilities
601 S. College Road
Wilmington, NC, 28403

Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Summer hours:
Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Friday, 7:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

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