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Growth in landlocked campus: Brown University's space utilization and repurposing solutions

Sara Walsh
Sara Walsh
Executive Dean of Finance and Administration
 

This presentation profiles Brown University's strategy to answer the call for more space amid rapid growth, while maintaining fiscal responsibility. Sara Walsh details Brown’s multi-faceted model for campus expansion which reconciles academic priorities and financial constraints with community considerations. She examines decisions on strategic property acquisition and development, the repurposing of existing structures, opportunities identified to improve space utilization, and balancing expansion with financial prudence by measuring cap expenditures.