Facilities Planning and Management

Suffolk Facilities Planning and Management works diligently to create and maintain a comfortable, sustainable, and safe environment. We are committed to providing an effective living, learning, and working environment for our students, faculty and staff, neighbors, and visitors.   We are responsible for managing daily operations, as well as implementing long-term capital investments to improve our facilities. Facilities Planning and Management also plays a key role in campus planning regarding university property and leased spaces. As part of the University’s commitment to sustainability, we engage in projects that make our facilities more efficient, thereby reducing environmental impact.

 

Modern Theatre

Suffolk’s new Modern Theatre will be integrated into the adjacent 10 West Residence Hall and will include a new student residential facility to accommodate 200 students and a cultural center with studio theater and gallery. Construction began in fall 2008 and is expected to be completed in 2010.  The project will feature a complete and sensitive restoration of the historic Washington Street façade of the theatre. 

 

Project Development and Campus Planning

Working with key stakeholders such as Suffolk University administrators, City officials, and neighborhood task forces to meet academic needs and foster community enhancement. 

Areas include:

• capital and space planning,
• capital project definition and development,
• designer selection and design review.

 

Master Plan

Suffolk University’s 2008 Master Plan, required by the City of Boston under Article 80, addresses the growth and change of the University and proposes strategies for campus development. The focus is on accommodating the needs of the University while serving as a positive member of the community.

The goals of the Institutional Master Plan include:

• providing housing for 50 percent of the student population within the ten-year
  term of the Plan;
• improving the provision of student services through new or renovated facilities;
• a new location for the NESAD and other academic facility improvements;
• improved athletic facilities; and
• providing adequate space for other support programs such as the Law School Clinical Program.

 

Project Management

Overseeing a wide-range of University construction projects, including the establishment of the budget, schedule, and qualitative goals.  All projects will have project managers, a central project management tracking and reporting system in process of development, and will be used for executive reporting and tracking.

 

Facilities Management

Responsible for the operations, maintenance, and repairs of the campus.  Within Facilities Management are areas such as: cleaning, moving, mechanical work, plumbing, engineering, and carpentry.

To place a requests for repairs, event set-up, or other needs, please fill out a work order request.