Administrative Staff

It is anticipated that our current faculty headcount of 39 will increase to a steady state of 50-55 by the year 2010. If concomitant staff funding is provided, department-supported administrative staff could increase from 10 to 16, and research-supported administrative staff from 2 to possibly 6. Critical spatial issues needing consideration to efficiently support administrative staff responsibilities for the faculty and administration are:

Consider adjacencies within the administrative unit to address the need to coordinate/support cross-functional responsibilities and projects, a space that promotes our organizational structure/functions to and for the faculty.
Recognition of the record retention, both current and long-term, required for administrative functions.
Confidentiality to facilitate confidential conversations and insure privacy of the records maintained.
Maximize location in the building to facilitate interaction and efficiency.
Ability to have the space remain flexible enough to align current/future goals with resources to efficiently manage growth and change.
Consider location for research-funded administrative support staff.

Space Planning for EBU3b- Administrative Unit - longer version