CLASSROOMS AND LABORATORIES
Technology and alternative learning modes and their accompanying
challenges will require the University to maximize its resources. While many students
and faculty will be engaged in interactive learning communities beyond the physical
confines of our campuses, appropriate working and learning facilities will remain
essential to the educational experience. We will continue to expand into the
community to share facilities and resources. We will adapt facilities to accommodate
varied learning approaches and emerging laboratory requirements as learning
communities and research opportunities develop. Further, we will transform
classrooms and laboratories into environments that will facilitate learning and
enhance interaction among members of the learning community. A broadened
concept of the University "campus" will emerge, so that Wright State University is
present anywhere teaching, research, and service occur.
RAMIFICATIONS FOR PHYSICAL PLANT
Since many more courses in 2020 will be electronically based, we will need
fewer large lecture halls. The library will have more electronically stored information
and distribution capability. All learning rooms will be fully connected to campus
networks and will provide a full range of multimedia instructional options. Students
will have full connectivity from a variety of sources including residence halls,
classrooms, offices, and other learning spaces. We will protect and enhance Wright State University's artistic heritage, particularly galleries and artistic performance venues.
NATURAL "FACILITIES"
One of our irreplaceable teaching and research "facilities" consists of the
natural environment of both the Dayton and Lake campuses. The water resources,
prairies, and old growth forest in the Miami Valley and on campus will be conserved
and used for study and research projects.
OFF-CAMPUS LOCATIONS
Our presence throughout the Miami Valley, including the Dayton urban district,
and within the communities surrounding the Lake campus, will remain vital in linking
the University with local businesses, industries, and the public. Wright State University
will provide programs and services where people work and live.
RESIDENTIAL STUDENT HOUSING
We will develop more flexible housing configurations which include permanent,
weekend, executive, and part-time residences to respond to WSU's changing student
needs and to the diverse needs of learning communities.
When the residential student population increases, additional costs may be incurred for housing, security, recreation, and other services. In correlation with the projected enrollment in the year 2020 and since current occupancy is above 95 percent, it is expected that there will be a need for continued growth in the range of 20 percent. Housing opportunities for adults and families, retirees, graduate students, and small groups along with a variety of living/learning centers will exist. We will seek agreements with public and private developers to offset the capital outlays necessitated by this expansion of on- and off-campus residence opportunities.