Shortly after his selection as Villanova University’s 32nd President in June 2006, Father Peter M. Donohue commissioned the development of a Campus Master Plan, with the goal of creating a roadmap for the future construction, renewal, and maintenance of Villanova’s campus. The Master Plan will assess current and future space needs, and will be an inclusive process involving input from faculty, students, and staff throughout the University.

As a way to keep the entire University community engaged in the Campus Master Plan development process, we have created this dedicated web site, which we hope will become an important forum for sharing and considering ideas together as we move forward with this important initiative.
The first step in the planning process involved the selection of a consultant with an expertise in campus planning for academic institutions. Following a thorough request for proposal (RFP) and interview process, Villanova selected the Philadelphia firm Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates (www.vsba.com) to lead the University’s planning efforts and development of the Campus Master Plan. The process is being directed by the project administration team of Ken Valosky, Vice President for Administration and Finance; Bob Morro, Executive Director of Facilities; and John Cacciola, Director of Engineering and Construction.

The Venturi, Scott Brown planning team began meeting with the University’s leadership and Master Plan sub-committees—composed of faculty, staff, and students—in Spring 2007. Phase I of the project focused on gaining an understanding of the University’s history and mission, its opportunities and constraints, and its goals and objectives, as well as laying the groundwork for future stages of the planning process. Phase II includes several interim reports intended to share preliminary options for some elements of the plan, as well as thoughts about organizational alternatives. Both Phase I and Phase II reports are available for review as a separate section on this web site. The goal is to present a Campus Master Plan proposal to the Board of Trustees in October 2008.

Questions, comments, and feedback related to the Campus Master Plan are welcomed and can be submitted through the “Comments/Feedback” section of this web site or can be directed to:

John Cacciola, P.E., LEED
Director of Engineering and Construction
E: masterplan@villanova.edu
P: 619.519.7988

For questions or problems regarding project management, routine maintenance, custodial services, and environmental health and safety issues, please continue to submit service requests through the Facilities Management web site.