ACOE_Self-Study

Recent, Current and Future Renovations The College building is over 100 years old, necessitating significant improvements to provide contemporary teaching facilities and enhanced student life space. The State has provided significant investment in our facilities leading to major renovations (some completed and others ongoing) that have transformed a challenge into one of our strongest assets. Since 2011, nearly $40M has been invested and the following projects have been completed: • Student Center of Life & Learning • Student Fitness Center • Research Offices and Laboratories on 16 th & 17 th floors including needed core facility repair and improvement • Two lecture halls gutted and renovated with technology upgrades • Complete renovation of the lobby level providing enhanced security, establishment of art gallery and patient welcome desk • Complete rehabilitation of the College’s electrical systems Facility improvements currently underway include the lower lobby (basement mezzanine) renovation to provide new methods, anatomy and simulation labs and exam rooms to practice national board exams; library renovation; rehabilitation of building support systems; and renovation of the basement and 7 th floor bathrooms. It is estimated that the expenditures for these projects will be over $20M. Design for renovation of the 10 th floor Pediatric Clinic is underway with an expected budget of about $3.3. Other projects, including renovation of the 7 th floor clinic and 16 th floor biological labs are soon to enter the design phase. Current and past projects since 2011 are summarized in Appendix VII-2 . 7.1.1 The program must plan and provide for the repair, maintenance and replacement of physical facilities, ophthalmic instruments and other equipment, and computers and other technology infrastructure. Annual budgeting and equipment lifecycle process As detailed in Appendix VII- 3, a comprehensive and systemic equipment lifecycle process that proactively supports the leadership’s identification of future budget requirements is accomplished by conducting a systematic review of equipment twice a year. These reviews occur during the annual • budget development process, usually in March, April and May • equipment/property control inventory process, usually in September and October. The annual budget call letter includes both a funding request template and a request for a narrative ( Appendices VII-4 and VII-5 ). For the annual equipment/property inventory control process, a spreadsheet listing the College’s equipment is reviewed by area heads ( Appendices VII-6 and VII-7 ). Please note that the spreadsheet in Appendix VII-7 includes the purchase date for each piece of equipment, thereby supporting the leadership's proactive identification of future budget considerations. Each budget head has access to this information as they develop their annual budget request.

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