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The green tree cam pus o f M ichigan S tate U niversity: 1968-1988
Krefman, Mark, Ph.D.
Michigan State University, 1989

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THE GREEN TREE CAMPUS OF
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY:

1968-1988

By
Mark Krefman

A DISSERTATION

S u b mi t t e d t o
^M i c h i g a n S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y
i n p a r t i a l f u l f i l l m e n t o f t he r e q u i r e m e n t s
f o r t he d e g r e e o f
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
D e p a r t me n t o f E d u c a t i o n a l A d m i n i s t r a t i o n
1989

ABSTRACT

THE GREEN TREE CAMPUS OF
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY:
1968-1988
by
Mark Krefman

Over

the

appeared

on t he

in East

Lansing,

to

e x a mi n e

20-year
central

changes

serve

as

reference
history

an

tool

The

in

campus

of

the

written

land

use
The

record

campus

by

new

purpose

campus.

historical
for

many

buildings

have

campus o f M i c h i g a n S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y

Michigan.

p h y s i c a l development
to

period,

as

planning.

Harol d

Lautner

of

study

was

to

study

the

and

study

well
It

this

is

as

a

intended
practical

updates

entitled

a

campus

From

an

Oak

used

to

Opening.
The
gather

following

data

and

adm inistrators,

about

development;

(b)

gathered
(c)

complete

both

interviewed

and
the

active

their

records

roles

study:
retired,
in

and

financial
from

techniques

and

financial

from a n n u a l

selected

me t h o d s

(a)

University

were

personally

land

statistical

and

the

campus

were

physical

University

use
data

plant

and
were

reports;

archives

were

Mark Krefman

reviewed;

(d)

completed
Ma s t e r
and

visual

whi ch

selected

related

inspection

and o b s e r v a t i o n s

Plan

(e)

a

court

was

were

adopted

published

cases

in

compared
by

the

judicial

wh i c h

of

the

the

campus

was

t o a Co mp r e h e n s i v e

University

opinions

in

1968;

from l and

University

was

use

a

party

interviews

with

were r e v i e w e d .
The
f o rmer
1969,

study

includes

Presidents
as

well

Presidents

as

Jack

summari es

including
summari es

Breslin

and

John
of

of

Hannah

interviews
Lel a nd

Carr

who

retired

with

f ormer

and

active

P r e s i d e n t Roger W i l k i n s o n who s e r v e d d u r i n g mos t o f
year period

Vice
Vice

the 20-

in q u e s t i o n .

The
includes

in

financial
an

construction

analysis
spending

square f o o t a g e .

and

statistical

of
relative

enrollment,
to

data

discussion

l and

inflation,

holdings,

and

building

Campus p l a n t i n g s a r e a l s o d i s c u s s e d .

The maj or f i n d i n g s o f the s t u d y a r e t he f o l l o w i n g .
1.

A l t h o u g h t o t a l e n r o l l m e n t and l and
h o l d i n g s hav e r emai ne d s t a b l e , t he
number
of
buildings
and
total
square f o o t a g e o f b u i l d i n g space
have
increased
significantly,
thereby
creating
a
campus
with
g r e a t e r b u i l d i n g d e n s i t y and l e s s
open s p a c e .
However, t h e c o n c e p t
and r e a l i t y o f t h e campus as an
arboretum-park has
survived,
and
t he n o r t h campus a r e a , w i t h i n West
Circle
Drive
wh i c h
was
once
d e s c r i b e d a s " s a c r e d s p a c e , " h as
been p res erv ed as such.

Mark Krefman

The

2.

Although n o t a b le
exceptions
ha ve
b e e n made, f o r t h e most p a r t , t he
M a s t e r P l a n and Zo n i n g O r d i n a n c e
adopted du ri n g the c l o s i n g days o f
the
Hannah a d m i n i s t r a t i o n
ha v e
been f o l l o w e d .

3.

The
trend
may
be
toward
a
p a r t i c i p a t o r y campus p l a n n i n g and
development p r o c e s s with a g r e a t e r
r o l e f o r the f a c u l t y .
John Hannah
a p p e a r s t o ha ve b e e n more d i r e c t l y
involved
in c o n s t r u c t i o n m atters
t han
any o f
the P r e s i d e n t s
who
hav e s u c c e e d e d him d u r i n g t h i s 2 0 year period.

dissertation

concludes

with

some r e c o mme n d a t i o n s

f o r t h e f u t u r e us e and d e v e l o p m e n t o f t he campus.

C o p y r i g h t by
MARK KREFMAN
1989

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I

woul d

doctoral

like

guidance

Chairperson;

express

my

committee:

Dr.

Robert Poland.

to

Walter

Dr.

Adams,

I woul d a l s o

Dr.

like

for

its

financial

student

and

the

Sage

support

in

connection

Marvi n

Louis

to

MSU F o u n d a t i o n ,
efforts

appreciation

Hekhuis,

support

the

of

for

my

Grandstaff,
and Dr.

t hank my e m p l o y e r ,

Foundation

with

to

my

t he

graduate

its

financial

production

of

this

dissertation.
Many

people

have

i n f o r m a t i o n and d a t a .
Tom C o c o z o l l i
Mathews

of

Go v e r n a n c e ;
Fr y e

of

Vandenburg

of
t he

of

with

the

t h e MSU P l a n n i n g and D e s i g n L i b r a r y ;

Julie

Office

of

MSU

Honhart,

Archives;

course

their

I woul d l i k e

Secretary

John

Sanford,

Ronal d

Flinn

MSU P h y s i c a l

Plant

for

Academi c

and
and

Division;

Dorothy
Vincent

and

Sally

staff.

of

doing

many MSU a d m i n i s t r a t o r s ,

appreciate

background
t hank

Harwood o f t h e MSU l e g a l
In

providing

to

MSU
t he

in

In p a r t i c u l a r ,

Frederick
the

assisted

w illingness

c o o p e r a t e w i t h my e f f o r t s .

my
both
to

Also,

research,
active
grant

I

and

hav e

retired.

interviews

I would l i k e

s poken

and

t o thank

I
to

Barbara Reeves
and
that

the
it

members
Me a d e r s ,

for her

MSU L i b r a r y
has

provided.

Be t h

Shapiro,

assistance
for

the

staff

Special
Davi d

in ty p in g t h i s manuscript
support

thanks

Bolig,

go

and

to

Eleanor

resources

Library
Boyles,

staff
Martha

and Mary Jo Tormey.

Most
especially

of

all,

my w i f e

I

Naomi

woul d

like

to

t hank

and our c h i l d r e n ,

and J a y .

iv

my

Tamra,

family,
Michael,

TABLE OF CONTENTS

L i s t of Tables

vii

L is t of Figures

viii

INTRODUCTION

1

H isto rica l Perspective
R e s e a r c h Q u e s t i o n s , M e t h o d o l o g y , and Scope
P u r p o s e o f t h e S t u d y and I mp o r t a n c e o f
the 20-Year F o c a l Period
Notes
CHAPTER Is

MSU HISTORICAL

BACKGROUND

P r e - J o h n Hannah Y e a r s
The John Hannah Ye a r s
Notes

10
12
16
16
18
22

CHAPTER I I : PLANNERS AND DEVELOPERS
Organizational Structure
P e r s o n a l I n t e r v i e w s and C o r r e s p o n d e n c e
P l a n n e r s and D e v e l o p e r s :
The Impact o f
Their Actions
CHAPTER I I I :

1
5

PHYSICAL AND FISCAL MATTERS

Green Tree Land
Bo x e s and T u n n e l s
Growth i n V a l u e D u r i n g an
I n f l a t i o n a r y Period
Notes

v

23
23
31
53
55
55
57
69
74

CHAPTER IV:

AN ARCHIVAL GLIMPSE AT THE ROLE OF
FACULTY AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

F a c u l t y Role
Board o f T r u s t e e s R o l e
Notes

75
75
81
86

CHAPTER V:

VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE CAMPUS

87

CHAPTER VI:

A REVIEW OF MAJOR CAMPUS LAND
USE LITIGATION

91

CONCLUSION
Notes

98
104

RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCERNS FOR THE FUTURE

105

GLOSSARY

108

APPENDICES

111

Appendi x A:
I n t e r v i e w Q u e s t i o n s and
C l i f t o n Wharton's Response

112

Appendi x B:
A d m i n i s t r a t i v e Correspondence
from 1971 and S t u d e n t E d i t o r i a l
from 1989

116

Appendi x C:

1968 Zo n i n g O r d i n a n c e

119

Appendi x D:

Maps

134

Appendi x E:

L etter of A uth orization to
Publish

139

BIBLIOGRAPHY

141

vi

LIST OF TABLES

C h r o n o l o g y o f MSU P r e s i d e n t s

21

C h r o n o l o g y o f L e a d e r s h i p i n Campus Park
and P l a n n i n g D i v i s i o n

26

Chronology o f Leadership
Plant D ivision

27

in P h y s i c a l

Land A c q u i s i t i o n by Decade

55

Number o f B u i l d i n g s and T o t a l Square F o o t a g e

58

Building Density,

60

1969-1988

Enrollment

61

Chronology o f B u i l d i n g C o n s tr u c t i o n
( i n c l u d i n g a d d i t i o n s and a l t e r a t i o n s )

63

Growth i n U t i l i t y

69

Construction
of d olla rs)

Systems

in P r o g r e s s

P u r c h a s i n g Power o f
1967 = $ 1 . 0 0 )

(in m illions
71

t he D o l l a r ( b a s e y e a r

Land and B u i l d i n g A s s e t V a l u e s ( i n m i l l i o n s
of d ollars)
E x p e n d i t u r e s and R e s e r v e s f o r M a i n t e n a n c e
of P hysical Plant (in m illio n s of d o lla r s)

72
73

100

LIST OF FIGURES

O r g a n i z a t i o n a l Cha rt f o r
P h y s i c a l P l a n t , 1968

t he D i v i s i o n

O r g a n i z a t i o n a l Chart f o r t he D i v i s i o n
P h y s i c a l P l a n t , 1988
O r g a n i z a t i o n a l Chart f o r t he D i v i s i o n
Campus Park and P l a n n i n g , 1986

INTRODUCTION
H istorical Perspective
Campus

land u se

planned

manner or

it

earliest

Oxford

and

resulted
court

from

"the

. . . .

Cambri dg e,
planned

quadrangle
to

hav e

during

the

years

focus of t h is
Some

Michigan.
1968

quadrangle

of

of

for

of

buildings

buildings

Corpus

been

the

Christi

round

a

College,

first

originally

historical

background

examining

U niversity's

(MSU)

the

recent

central

campus

The d e v e l o p m e n t o f MSU's campus

through

1988

background

Goi ng b a c k

civilization,

The

w ill

be

t he

central

an

i mproved

study.

additional

perspective.

i n a h a p h a z a r d manner.

This

perspective

h i s t o r y o f Michigan S t a t e
in East Lansing,

in a

arrangement

q u a d r a n g l e . "1

initial

place

Cambri dge

loose

said

close

provides

may o c c u r

The

is

and d e v e l o p m e n t may t a k e

we f i n d

even

w ill

further

provide
in

history

that although

public
libraries
were
common
elements
of
Roman
t owns
. . .
of
b u i l d i n g s f o r h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n , a s we
know i t ,
t h e r e i s no t r a c e .
Lecture
h alls existed
in c o n n e c t i o n with the
p u b l i c b a t h s and p e r h a p s e l s e w h e r e , b u t
t h e famous p r o f e s s o r s seem u s u a l l y t o
have had t h e i r s t u d e n t s come t o t h e i r
own h o u s e s . . .
.2

1

to

Roman

2

Now,
campus.

consider

According

Pic tionary

(1976),

f i e l d — more a t
grounds

a

Webster's

it

is

also

a

and me a ni ng o f
Third

Latin

New

word

of

a university,

dictionary

me a n i n g

that

"plain,

refers

college,

states

t h e word

International

The modern d e f i n i t i o n

and b u i l d i n g s
the

derivation

to

camp. "

Interestingly,
is

the

the

to

or

school.

word

campus

us e d a s a v e r b m e a n i n g " t o p u n i s h by c o n f i n e m e n t

university

. . .

or

dormitory

usually

after

t he

a

to

certain

hour i n t h e e v e n i n g . "
Ee r o
designed

Saarinen,

the

Detroit

General

and

whose

the
Mot ors

school

that

. universities

.

civilization

.

.

complex,

.

pedestrian places
In
notions

further
of

the

statement

that

end

log

of

a

Technical

father,

Cranbrook
".

contemporary

E liel,
also

are

they are

the
the

Center

designed
s ubur ba n

oases

of

in

who

s uburban

much
Detroit,

of

the
wrote

our

desert-like

only b e a u tifu l,

respectable

l e f t . "3
contrast

to

university
"the

and

in

architect

ideal
a

ancient
campus,

college

student

on

historical
consider

is
the

and modern
t he

Mark Hopki ns
o t h e r . "4

simple
on

one

(emphasis

added)
C l a r k Kerr w r o t e :
Heredity
can
be
a
strong
force
in
higher
education
.
.
.
the
early
universities
of
We s t e r n
Europe
are,
among
all
the
institutions
in
our
historical
tradition,
the
ones
that
hav e c o n t i n u e d
l e a s t c hange d
i n form

3

and f u n c t i o n .
. .
u n i v e r s i t i e s in
t h e p a s t h a v e b e e n r e ma r k a b l e f o r t h e i r
h i s t o r i c c o n t i n u i t y , and we may e x p e c t
t h i s same c h a r a c t e r i s t i c i n t h e f u t u r e .
They
have
experienced
wars,
revolutions,
depressions,
and
industrial
transformations
and
have
come o u t l e s s ch a n ge d t han a l m o s t any
o t h e r segment o f t h e i r s o c i e t i e s . 5
The

university

foremost

as

it

other

has

a center

beauty,

durable

physical

ca mp u s e s

suffering

from

thorough

review

such

as

of

learning.

k n o wl e d g e

combi ned

become

history,

Bricks

and

t he

endure

crumbling
and

campus

in

spaciousness

and
urban

and

a number

crowded

places

problems.

related

to

Campus,

an

A
campus

includes

P l a n n i n g T r a d i t i o n , ? and The A r c h i t e c t u r e o f t h e
P a u l Turner s t a t e s

and

and

style

reality

planning,

Mortarboards,6

first

Ideally,

architectural

literature

and

as

However,

environmental
of

and

such

with

structures.

have

architectural

to

characteristics

natural

of

campus c o n t i n u e s

works

Ameri can

Academy.

that

When i t was f i r s t us e d t o d e s c r i b e t he
grounds
of
a
college,
probably
at
Princeton
in
the
late
eighteenth
century,
campus had s i m p l y i t s
Latin
m e a n i n g , "i f i e l d ,
and d e s c r i b e d
t he
green expa nsiven ess already d i s t i n c t i v e
o f Ameri can s c h o o l s .
But g r a d u a l l y t he
word assumed w i d e r s i g n i f i c a n c e , u n t i l
a t mo s t c o l l e g e s i t came t o mean t h e
e n t i r e _ property, including buildings .
. .
i n v e n t e d a t c o l o n i a l P r i n c e t o n as
a Latinism,
perhaps
alluding
to
t he
Campus M a r t i u s o f a n c i e n t Rome, campus
e x p r e s s e d p e r f e c t l y t h e open semi r u r a l
environment
of
the
College
of
New

8

4

J e r s e y and t h e p h y s i c a l
woul d
characterize
so
s c h o o l s ."9
Yet, today,

the

meaning.

It

broader

traditional

mall

designing
modern

the

plan

campus s eems

includes

that

University

was
of

a

creative,

California

Information
F acility
Loyola

Virginia,

and

at

it

in

and

it's

down.

Gehry ,

Computer

and

in

the

cards.

going

In

to

become

of

an

even

of

t he

is

well

Los

"19
both

architecture

is

going

more

Irvine

and

lasted.

to

tear

the

that,

But

become more

expedient

the

Research

Angeles, stated

if

to

at

as

marvelously

q u i r k y .

California

in

include

as

designed

it's

valuable,
buildings

a t hrowaway c u l t u r e . " 1 1 a chapter

Kuhn

entitled

"The

that

t he

wrote

at

of

President

"could

l o o k o u t upon a campus a s wi de as

100 y e a r s

gave

a speech

with

off-campus

communication

later,
entitled

Michigan

State

"The World

learning

technology,

Yet t h i s

covered

I s Our

MichiganS t a t e ,

than

wh i c h

end

State

t erm a t

true.

may

centers
that

who

downtown

Land

it

Science/Engineering

the U n i v e r s i t y

woul d be b e t t e r

It's

Mad i s o n

architecture

Frank

Law S c h o o l

not

description

t ho ug h somewhat l i g h t w e i g h t and

Architect

to have

us e d by Thomas J e f f e r s o n

commerc i a l - i n d u s t r i a l - r e s e a r c h

"Southern

" Sure

word

q u a l i t i e s that
many
Amer i can

study w i l l

through
these
place

Is
t he

1862

to

the

Campus,"

1885,

s t a te .

President

Abbot's

"12 More

John Hannah

Our

C a m p u s . "19

use

of

statements

he

To da y,

electronic

continue

a more t r a d i t i o n a l

to

and
ring

me a n i n g

5

on t h e

terra c a m p u s .

For t h e most p a r t ,

it

will

look at

t he

l a n d and t h e b u i l d i n g s o f MSU i n E a s t L a n s i n g , M i c h i g a n .
Related

studies
jn

u n i v e r s i t i e s .

fact,

respects

as

Op e n i n g :

A Re c or d o f

Michigan

State

Lautner's
This

a

w ill

focus

been

this

to

done

study

Ha r o l d

w ill

was

take

the

I t w i l l have

of

a

in

From

published
landscape

perspective

of

an h i s t o r i c a l

on e c o n o m i c m a t t e r s .

c o n s i d e r a t i o n s w i l l a l s o be

serve

other
many

an

Oak

t h e Campus Park o f

(1855-1969),
that

for

Lautner's

the Development o f

University

adm inistrator.
special

sequel

perspective

study

have

an

in

1978.

architect.
educational

perspective

with

A r c h i t e c t u r a l and l e g a l

a d d r e s s e d .

15

Research Q uestions,
M e t h o d o l o g y , and Scope
This
simple
the

question:

central

Lansing
However,

study w i l l

campus

during

the

try

to

answer

what

changes,

of

Michigan

20

year

any,

State

period

t h e n a t u r e and d e f i n i t i o n

to a s e r i e s

if

what

of

appears
hav e

1968

the

be

occurred

University

of

to

in

a
on

East

through

1988?

term campus

leads

o f more c o mp l e x q u e s t i o n s :
1.

How h a s

t he l and cha nged?

2.

How h a v e t he b u i l d i n g s cha ng ed?

3.

How
has
the
overall
e n v i r o n m e n t cha ng ed?

4.

What a r e t h e e c o n o mi c
a s p e c t s o f the changes?

physical
and

legal

6

The

5.

Have campus
changes
a c c o r d in g to a plan?

occurred

6.

What
changes are
in the f u tu re ?

to

answers

v a r i e t y o f ways,
works

served

interviews

of

Physical
as

questions

(a)

were

sought

in

from

campus;
campus

reports
and

selected

Vice

(f)

to

biases

that

w r i t e r has
Planned

s eems
may
resided

Giving

Foundation

to
be

be

since

with

1982.

statements,
(relative

to

papers

collection;

related
in

as

inflation);

including

to

(e)

MSU's

1987-89

Plan-Zoning

of

t he

Ordinance

in 1968.
appropriate

and

the

The.

who
and

part

of

point
t he

to

state

study.

i n E a s t L a n s i n g and h a s b e e n empl oye d

Officer

(b)

MSU De p a r t me n t

economic

B reslin's

Ma s t e r

the

present

of

inspection

campus

review

reports

opinions

(map) p r e p a r e d by t he u n i v e r s i t y
This

t he

materials

judicial

the

(c)

financial

rate

Jack

site

by

annual

archival

visual

relative

the

administrators

period;

prepared

President

selected

and

this

MSU a n n u a l

concerning

of

of

university

MSU d e p a r t m e n t s '

data

f or me r

review

annual

a

a r e v i e w o f Har ol d L a u t n e r ' s

key

during

Plant

review

with

and

other

national
(d)

including

before

analysis

well

these

occur

and a r e v i e w o f o t h e r h i s t o r i c a l b o o k s a b o u t MSU;

personal

of

to

likely

Michigan

Foundation

State
is

The
as

University

part

of

the

d e v e l o p m e n t program o f MSU.
The r e
is

a

are

qualifications

m ulti-disciplinary

study.

to

this
The

study.
standard

First,

it

interview

7

us e d

q u e s t i o n n a i r e ^

handwritten
there

notes

was

some

interviews

of

the

but

short,

somewhat

interviews,
Mackey,

the

asked

f o rmer

Most

Scott,

indicated

a

later

date.

During

the

being

held,

cases,

with

the

a

period

of

were

conducted

in

telephone.

questions

In

that

did

f orm.

process

was

It

with

refused

took

over

by

additional

process.

President,

were

done

conducted

exclusively

some

relationship

interview

Davi d

interviews

In

interview

subjective,
almost

interview.

(1987-89).

n o t a p p e a r on t h e s t a n d a r d
In

The w r i t e r

were

them were

writer

questions.

working

two y e a r s

A few

cases,

each

prior
The

approximately
person.

during

a

interviewee.

open-ended

was

a

controlled,

limited

to

adm inistrators.
to

comment;

w illingness
same

to

Cecil

and

Provost

comment

period

at

some

(1987-89)

statistical

data

30

that

were

being

gathe r e d .
The

second

qualification

relates

statistical

analysis.

o f d a t a and t o t h e
Physical

Plant

was

mos t

cooperative

r e p o r t s and b u i l d i n g d a t a

for

annual

D e p a r t me n t

reports

Planning,
exist

for

covering

or

were

not

process

involves

w ill

noted

be

t he
the

full

readily

relatively

later

in

the

the

to

t he

availability

The D e p a r t me n t o f
in

providing

20 y e a r p e r i o d .

20-year

of

Campus

period,

available.

Howev er,
Parks

either
The

simple

calculations.

study,

over

the

annual

did

and
not

analytical
Also,

20-year

as

period

8

some a c c o u n t i n g

procedures

and

f o r m a t s were m o d i f i e d by t he

University.
The
search.

third
The

qualification

search

plans,

lands,

Hannah

and

minutes

of

focused

buildings,

Jack

Board o f

judicial
and

fourth

those

wh i c h

were

t he

archival

related

finances.

to

Papers

reviewed.

of

Also,

and

campus
John

selected

selected

annual

f a c u l t y c o m m i t t e e s were e x a m i n e d .

qualification

opinions.

to

matters

T r u s t e e s ’ meetings

reports of U niversity
The

on

and

Breslin

relates

Onl y

were

relates

those

cases

available

to

t he

wh i c h

through

study

were

the

of

published

cooperation

of

U n i v e r s i t y l e g a l c o u n s e l were t h e s u b j e c t o f r e v i e w .
The
personal
plan.
the

1968

comparing
drawing,

and

a matter

relative

1987-89

observations

the

writer

to

may h a v e

omitted

scope
a

of

topic

t he
that

u tilization .^

o f campus p a r k i n g ,
Other

issues

study

are

metroplitan
geological

It

is

that

of

campus

of

t he

master

campus

overemphasized
This w i l l

to

some

remai n

to determine.
upon,

referred

but

to

does

as

does not emphasize

beyond
MSU

population
the

writer's

not

building

the

topics

and t r a n s p o r t a t i o n .

are

future

touches

often

also

traffic,

Lansing
surveys

study

the

the

others.

fo r the reader/campus o b s e r v e r

emphasize,

this

involves

biases

inadvertently

The

space

qualification

observation
In

changes

fifth

campus

t he

principal

enrollment
g r o wt h
area.

focus

of

projections,
patterns,

A number

of

and
other

9

topics

are

physical
Th e s e

tangentially

changes
include,

architectural
economic

and

Lansing;

(c)

ma r k e t ;

(d)

funding
land
at

in

the E a s t

(f)

concerning
building

of

research
(i)

part

the

East

topics

through

be

(b)

the

and

East

contributions

education;

campus.

process
(g)

recovery
and

MSU

that

study,

of

g o v e r n me n t

Although

this

of

materials'

t he

holdings

(e)

development

legislative

(h)

the

documents;

foundation

in

period.

and h o u s i n g

regulations,

foundation

mentioned

MSU

estate

higher

t he

(a)

physical

Michigan

Lansing c e n t r a l

may

real

agreements;

MSU and

to,

between

campus

safety

costs

20-year

contract

for

of

buildings;

philanthropic

outlays

labor

and

these

state

construction,
and

area

for

study

limited

relationship
Lansing

the
the

individual

designated

grants;
of

not

including

the

to
over

construction

capital

standards,
indirect

of

political

money

MSU;

campus

are

styles

sources

and

the

but

MSU

related

are
each

not
of

additional

r e s e a r c h s eems a p p r o p r i a t e .
Likewise,
be o n - g o i n g

in a rea s

accessibility;
preservation;
waste

(b)
(c)

handling,

and r e c y c l i n g ;
public

related

research

such

historic,
energy

including
and ( e )

s a f e t y . 19

as

(a)

and d i s c u s s i o n
handicapper

wetland,

consumption
toxic

and

campus c r i m e ,

and

and

appears

and communi t y
natural

areas'

conservation;

hazardous
traffic

to

(d)

substances

accidents,

and

10

P u r p o s e o f t he S t u d y and I m p o r t a n c e
o f the 20-Year F o c a l Pe rio d
This
be

us e d

s t u d y w i l l c r e a t e an h i s t o r i c a l

for

Lautner's

future

works

Periodically,
updated.

President
boom"

t he

sooner,

the

in

Clifton

were

1970s

And w i t h i n
campus

of

MSU,

five

chronological
Whart on,

Edgar

in

1969.
to

a 23-year

1980s

War

be

period,

o f 1990

as

planning

a

Since

other
of

Harden,

II

represent

years

order

Ha r o l d

needs

post-WorId

and

history,

can

t h a t John Hannah s e r v e d a s

the

20

record

covered

t o be u p d a t e d a g a i n .

Presidency

are,

These
The

p r o b a b l y ne e d
the

historical

the y e a r s

that

purposes.

period ending

s e c o n d vol ume

o f MSU.

years.

the

public

Th e s e were

generation.

planning

covered

Lautner's

1946-1969.

campus

record

another

and

perhaps

tool,

will

John Hannah

men hav e

served.

service,

Walter

Cecil

''baby

Mackey,

left
They

Adams,

and

John

D i B i a g g i o ( s e e Table 1),
Vice
the

President

20-year

focal

adm inistration.
President
he

is

served
this

now

retired.

no

served

following
longer

also

served

Vice

President

period,

and

during

he

John

mo s t

Ha n n a h ' s

living.

during

this

Roger

Vice
period,

Wilkinson

continues

of

to

serve

and
also
as

study is w r itte n .
In

it

Carr

this

Breslin

period

Breslinis

Lel and

during

Jack

is

a broader

concerned

with

sense,
the

this

study

educational

is

important

climate

and

because
learning

11

environment.
effectiveness
climate"

is

It
of

the

is

also

concerned

U n i v e r s i t y .20

causally

development o f both s t a f f

connected

in
to

and s t u d e n t s . 21

with
short,
the

the
the

overall
"campus

quality

and

12

Notes
^•Rashdal l , H a s t i n g s , The U n i v e r s i t i e s o f Europe i n
t h e Mi d d l e A g e s , Volume I I I , Oxf ord U n i v e r s i t y P r e s s , 1 9 3 6 ,
page 201 ( w i t h r e f e r e n c e t o W i l l i s and C l a r k , A r c h i t e c t u r a l
H i s t o r y o f C a mb r i d g e , i i i . 2 5 0 .
^Haml i n,
Talbot,
Architecture
Putnam P u b l i s h e r , 1 9 5 3 , page ISTH

Through

the

Ages,

^Temko, A l l a n , Eero S a a r i n e n , p u b l i s h e d by George
Brazi H e r ,
1962,
page
TT
Wi t h r e f e r e n c e
t o "Campus
Planning:
The
Uni que
World
of
the
University,"
A r c h i t e c t u r a l R e c o r d , November 1 9 6 0 , by Eer o S a a r i n e n .
^Rudol ph,
F r e d e r i c k , Mark Hopki ns
and
the
Log—
W i l l i a m s C o l l e g e , 1 8 3 6 - 1 8 7 2 , "Yale U n i v e r s i t y P r e s s , 1 9 5 6 .
Tn t h e p r e f a c e , Rudol ph a t t r i b u t e d t he s t a t e m e n t t o James
A. G a r f i e l d .
Mark Ho p k i n s was t h e P r e s i d e n t o f W i l l i a m s
C o l l e g e i n M a s s a c h u s e t t s from 1836 t o 1 8 7 2 .
^Kerr, C l a r k , C a r n e g i e C o u n c i l on P o l i c y S t u d i e s i n
H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n , T h r e e Thousand F u t u r e s :
The N e x t Twenty
Years f o r H i g h e r Edu c a t i o n ^ J o s s e y - B a s s , 1 9 8 6 , page 9.
6Mori s s e a u ,
James
F acilities
Laboratories,
B u i l d i n g , 1 9 6 4 , page 1 3 1 .

J .,
A Report
from E d u c a t i o n a l
Inc.,
on C o l l e g e
P l a n n i n g and

^Tu r n e r , P a u l V e n a b l e , Campus:
An Ameri can P l a n n i n g
Trad i t i o n ,
Arch i t e c t u r a l
Hi s t o r y F o u n d a t i o n ,
HIT P r e s s ,
t m

:-------

S w i l l i a ms , S a r a h , "The A r c h i t e c t u r e
Ch a n g e , M a r c h / A p r i l , 1 9 8 5 , page 14.

of

t h e Academy,"

^See T u r n e r , c i t e d a b o v e , on p a g e s 4 and 4 7 .
Also
from New E n c y c l o p e d i a B r i t a n n i c a , 1985:
Campus M a r t i u s ,
E n g l i s h f i e l d o f Mars, i n a n c i e n t Rome, a f l o o d p l a i n o f t he
T i b e r R i v e r , t h e s i t e o f t h e a l t a r o f Mars and t h e t e m p l e
o f A p o l l o i n t h e 5 t h c e n t u r y BC.
O r i g i n a l l y used p r i m a r i l y
as a m i l i t a r y e x e r c i s e g r o u n d , i t was l a t e r d r a i n e d an d , by
t he
1st
c e n t u r y BC,
became
covered
with
large
public
buildings— baths,
ampitheatre,
theatres,
gymnasi um,
c r e m a t o r i u m , and many more t e m p l e s .
The P a n t h e o n ( q . v . ) i s
the most n o t a b l e s t r u c t u r e e x t a n t .
The h i s t o r i a n L i v y ( 1 s t
c e n t u r y BC) c a l l e d t h e a r e a campus i g n i f e r b e c a u s e o f t he
v o l c a n i c smoke o f t e n s e e n t h e r e .

13

lOvenant,
Elizabeth,
"Grand D e s i g n s — Frank Gehry,
Prophet
of
'cheapskate'
Architecture,
Makes
a Bid
for
P e r m a n e n c e , " Los A n g e l e s Ti mes M a g a z i n e , May 3 , 1 9 8 7 , page
13.
--------U l b i d , page 14.
See a l s o "AIA Honors I m a g i n a t i v e
S o l u t i o n s t o Common
Campus P r o b l e m s , " The C h r o n i c l e o f
H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n , May 6 ,
1 9 8 7 , page 301 and Bi emi H e r ,
L a w r e n c e , " C a l i f o r n i a Campuses i n t h e ' 8 0 s : P l a y f u l n e s s
and Human S c a l e ," The C h r o n i c l e o f H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n , June
8 , 1 9 8 8 , page B . 5 , wh i c h r e f e r s t o " t h e e m e r g e n c e oT p o s t raodernism and ' d e c o n s t r u c t i v i s m . '"
l^Kuhn, Mad i s o n , M i c h i g a n S t a t e — t h e F i r s t Hundred
Y e a r s , M i c h i g a n S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y P r e s s , L955! pag e 1 4 1 .
l ^ Ha n n a h ,
John,
papers,
Presidential
records,
s p e e c h e s , remarks t o
Homemakers C o n f e r e n c e
on J u l y 25 ,
1961,
l o c a ted
at
Mich i g a n
State
Univers i ty
Archives
C o l l e c t i o n , UA 2 . 1 . 1 2 , Box 9 8 , F o l d e r 4 .
See a l s o W a l t e r
Adams and John A. G a r r a t y , I s
t h e World Our Campus?,
Mich i g a n S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y P r e s s , F9F0T
- 4-See Harr i s , S e y mo u r , Ec o n o mi c s o f H a r v a r d , Me Graw
H ill,
1970,
espec i a l l y
Chapters
40,
"fiulidings
and
E q u i p m e n t , " and 4 1 , "La n d " ; H a i g h , B e r t e , Land O i l and
E d u c a t i o n , Te x a s We s t e r n P r e s s , 198 6;
I r w i n ! W i l i iam, A
S t u d y o f t h e H i s t o r i c a l D e v e l o p m e n t o f on Campus H o u s i n g a t
the
Ohi o
State
U n iv e r s i ty "Tdoctoral
dissertation,
Ohio
S t a t e O n i v e r s l t y ) , 1977.
See a l s o Hampe1, C h a r l e s , A S t u d y
of
Campus
Planning
at
Selected
U niversities
(doctoral
d i s s e r t a t i o n , B a l l S t a t e U n i v e r s l t y ) , 196 9; and Ke a t i n g ,
P a t r i c k J . , Model s f o r Campus Ma s t e r P l a n n i n g and F a c i l i t y
D e v e l o p m e n t : ~~A~Comparat i v e Case S t u d y A n a l y s i s o f Four
Private
Research
U niversities
(doc t o r a l
dissertation,
Michigan S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y ) , 1988.
^Related
background
m aterials
-include
t he
following:
R u s h , S e a n , Coopers^ and L y b r i a n d , The D e c a y i n g
Ameri can Campus:
A T i c k i n g Time Bomb, a j o i n t r e p o r t or
association
of
Physical
Plant ~ Administrators
of
U niversities
and
Colleges
and
Nat i o n a l
Association
of
C o l l e g e and U n i v e r s i t y B u s i n e s s O f f i c e r s , p u b l i s h e d by t he
Association
of
Physical
Plant
Administrators
of
U n i v e r s i t i e s and C o l l e g e s , 1988; H a l p e r n , D a v i d , The S t a t e
o f C o l l e g e and U n i v e r s i t y Fac i l i t i e s , A Sur v e y o f C o l l e g e
and
University
Planners,
The
Socle ty
tor
College
and
Univers i ty
Planning,
July
1987;
Abramson,
Paul,
"12th
Annual R e p o r t o f E d u c a t i o n a l C o n s t r u c t i o n , " Ame r i c a n S c h o o l
a n d U n i v e r s i t y , A p r i l 1986.
A l s o The Ameri can I n s t i t u t e oT
Architects'
Building
Construction
Legal
Citator
and

14

E n g i n e e r i n g News Re c or d p r o v i d e u s e f u l b a c k g r o u n d s .
Also
t h e ^ f o l l o w i n g m a t e r i a l s a r e r e l a t e d and more s p e c i a l i z e d i n
their
focus;
"Scientific
and
Engineering
Research
F a c i l i t i e s a t U n i v e r s i t i e s and C o l l e g e s ;
1988," N a t i o n a l
S c i e n c e F o u n d a t i o n R e p o r t 8 8 - 3 2 0 , 1988;
M etcalf,
Reyes,
Le i g h t o n ,
Philip,
Weber,
bav i d ,
Planning
Academi c
and
R e s e a r c h L i b r a r y B u i l d i n g s , Arne r i c an L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n ;
Capital
Formation
Alternatives
in
Higher
Educ a t i o n ,
N a t i o n a l A s s o c i a t i o n o f C o l l e g e and U n i v e r s i t y Bus m e s s
O f f i c e r s , 19 88 ; D i r e c t o r y o f Economi c D e v e l o p m e n t P r o g r a m s ,
Ameri can A s s o c i a t i o n o f S t a t e C o l l e g e s and U n i v e r s i t i e s ,
1988-89.
l ^ S e e Appendi x A.
l ^ Fo r b a c k g r o u n d on t h e p l a n n i n g and u s e o f s p a c e
w i t h i n i n d i v i d u a l b u i l d i n g s , s e e Academi c Space U t i l i z a t i o n
Report
prepared
in
Fall
1976
by
the
MSU O f f i c e
oF
I n s t i t u t i o n a l R e s e a r c h and O f f i c e o f Space U t i l i z a t i o n .
A l s o , more g e n e r a l i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e s u b j e c t a p p e a r s i n
H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n F a c i l i t i e s P l a n n i n g and Management Manual s
p r e p a r e d by t h e P l a n n i n g and Management S y s t e m s D i v i s i o n o f
t h e We s t e r n I n t e r s t a t e Co mmi s s i on f o r H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n i n
c o o p e r a t i o n w i t h t h e _ Ame r i c an A s s o c i a t i o n o f C o l l e g i a t e
R e g i s t r a r s and A d m i s s i o n s O f f i c e r s , 197 1; K a i s e r , H a r v e y ,
editor,
"Managi ng
F acilities
More
E ffectively,"
New
Directions
for Higher E d u c a t i o n , J o s s e y - B a s s p u b l i s h e r s ,
1980;
"Fac1 1 1 ty
Planning
F o c u s ,"
Arner i c a n
School
and
U n i v e r s i t y , A p r i l 1987.
l ^ S e e MSU Campus P a r k i n g and T r a n s p o r t a t i o n S t u d y
p r e p a r e d by D e p a r t me n t _o f Campus P a r k s and P l a n n i n g , 1 9 8 8 89.
See a l s o Ba r o n , M i l t o n , S u r v e y and R e c o mme nd a t i o n s f o r
I mprovement o f P a r k i n g , M i c h i g a n S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y D i v l s i o n
o t Park and P l a n n i n g , J u l y 5 , 1 9 7 8 .
fS'The s e t o p i c s a r e , f o r t h e mos t p a r t , t h e s u b j e c t
o f r e c e n t news s t o r i e s
i n t h e MSU News B u l l e t i n
(the
o f f i c i a l U n i v e r s i t y w e e k l y n e w s p a p e r ) and The S t a t e News
(the
daily
student
newspaper).
Recent
administrative
r e p o r t s i n c l u d e t he f o l l o w i n g ;
(a) Plan for Stewardship of
Campus N a t u r a l
and U n d e v e l o p e d
Areas,
prepared
by
t he
D i v i s i o n o f Campus Park and P l a n n i n g and Campus N a t u r a l
Ar e a s
A d v i s o r y Group
Commi t t ee
with
support
from
the
P r o v o s t and t he V i c e P r e s i d e n t f o r F i n a n c e and O p e r a t i o n s ,
S e p t e mb e r 1988 ( s e e Appendi x D ) ; ( b ) MSU T r a n s i t i o n P l a n
ap p r ov e d
by P r e s i d e n t
John D i B i a g g i o ,
March
10,
1989.
A c c o r d i n g t o t h e MSU News B u l l e t i n (Vol ume 2 0 , Number 22 ,
page 1, A p r i l 6 , 1 9 8 9 ) , t h e p l a n o u t l i n e s how MSU w i l l make
programs
more
accessible
to
handicappers.
This
news
article
i n d i c a t e d t h a t "James P e t e r s , D i r e c t o r o f MSU's

15

F a c i l i t i e s ' P l a n n i n g and Sp a c e Management, p l a y e d a l a r g e
r o l e i n t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e d o c u me n t ; and ( c ) a w a s t e
management s t a t e m e n t
incorporated
in grant proposals
to
e s t a b l i s h a " w h i t e p a p e r r e c y c l i n g program" t h r o u g h t h e
O f f i c e o f V i c e P r e s i d e n t f o r F i n a n c e and O p e r a t i o n s
in
c o n j u n c t i o n w it h the O f f i c e o f the P r o v o s t , as r e p o r t e d in
t h e MSU News B u l l e t i n (Volume 2 0 , Number 2 4 , p a g e s 1 and 4 ,
Apr iFTO", ""1989) :---------2C>Yorke,
D.M. ,
"Indicators
of
Institutional
Achievement.
Some
Theoretical
and
Empirical
Considerations,"
Higher
Education,
Volume
16,
pag e
3,
Martinus N i j h o f f P u b l i s h e r s ( 1 9 8 7 ) .
2 1lb id , Figure

1 , pa ge 9 .

CHAPTER I
MSU HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
P r e - J o h n Hannah Ye a r s
The MSU campus
the

Red

Cedar

Michigan.
been

was

River

or

studies

development

of

Agricultural

College

and

Professors

see

Michigan

the

by

an

the

oak

by

I n d i a n s .

about

the

campus

are

and

W.

State:

22

Beal

The

Kuhn (The M i c h i g a n S t a t e

along

capital

appears
Among

History of

(East

First

the

Sketches

the

best

of

Trustees

1915).

Hundred Ye a r s

by

Press,

and

Michigan

Lansing,

University

Also

Madi s on

1955).

And,

course,

the h i s t o r i c a l

to t h is

s t u d y i s From an Oak Ope ni ng by Ha r o l d L a u t n e r .
The

was c a l l e d
Board
cost

of
for

campus

s t u d y wh i c h i s mo s t d i r e c t l y

site,

originally

t h e Burr Farm when i t

Education

in

676.57 acres

1855.
was

$10,148.55.23

note

that

the

federal

l and

of

1862

did

not

include

l and

it

was a c q u i r e d by

was c o m p r i s e d o f

grant

land

16

in

jt

under

the

East

acre,
is
the

of

related

experimental

At $ 1 5 . 0 0 p e r

to

Rather,

"an

of

t o ha ve

early acquisition

Biographical

J.

opening

state

the g e n e r a l v i c i n i t y

us e d

historical

in

nearLansing,

O riginally,

inhabited

located

f a r m, "

the

state

the

total

interesting
Morrill

Lansing

Act

area.

i n N o r t h e r n M i c h i g a n whi ch

17

was

sold,

endowment

and

the

proceeds

fund

for

support

were
of

us e d

the

to

establish

college

that

an

is

now

describing

t he

MSU.24
Beal's
campus

history

and b u i l d i n g s .

buildings.

The r e

Donations"

(with

Kuhn' s
that

contains

is

He

t h i s period

also
as

refers

a

"sacred

Volume
space"

c o n c e p t s and t h e
Law O l m s t e d .

of

and

earlier

in

not

use

the

to

the

care

of

of

lines

Lautner's

of

"Monuments—

relationship

#12,

states

term campus
the

of a c it y
study,

with

note

until

campus

during

informality"

"quadrangular"

He c o n c l u d e s

entitled

did

straight

photographs

25

"tradition

I

numerous

a chapter

cited

catalog

" s t u d i o u s l y avoided
In

also

history,

chapter

contains

p h o t o g r a p h s ) .

the c o l l e g e

1885-86.

It

a

p a r k .

he

whi ch
"26

discusses

building

the

arrangement

renown p l a n n e r

Frederick

that,

In
Olmsted's
nine
year
relationship
wi th the i n s t i t u t i o n ( e n d i n g in 1 9 2 2 ) ,
he e x p e r i e n c e d
three
p r e s i d e n t s ? two
acting presidents,
and two c o m m i t t e e s
with
which
to
work,
surely
a many­
headed
adm inistration
to
look
for
direction.
I am i n c l i n e d t o b e l i e v e
t h a t F r e d e r i c k Law O l m s t e d ,
Jr.,
had
lost
any
interest
he
may ha v e
had
w o r k i n g f o r t h e c o l l e g e and i n t u r n t h e
c o l l e g e had l o s t i t s e a r l y e n c h a n t m e n t
w i t h
t he Ol ms t e d b r o t h e r s . 27
La u t n e r
Michigan

specifies
State

"individualistic"

a

conceptual
"informal,"

development

conflict

between

"curvilinear,"
pattern

and

the

the
and

formal

18

concept

of

"quadrangles”

Olmsted.

Lautner

1923-1945
was

as

t he

t i me

formalized.

as "sacred

also

whi ch

had

discusses
during

in

wh i c h

I t designated

been

proposed

Volume

the

I

first

the area w i t h i n

t he

by

years

master
Circle

plan
Drive

"28

s p a c e .

The J o hn Hannah Ye a r s
Lautner*s
was

hired

Volume

II

John

Hannah

by

architect/campus

planner

characterizes

campus

during

the

this

period.

insightful

are

University,

A

the

covers

to

Ot h e r

Hannah

years

Ye a r s

as

u n i v e r s i t y as

John
at

He

landscape

this period.

reference

by

1946-1969.

serve

during
and

Memoir

t he

He

"megaversity"

sources

Hannah and

Michigan

that

are

College

State,

to

1935-1969

by P a u l D r e s s e l . 2 9
This
influence
World

of

discusses
circles,

II

period ch a ra cterized

the

campus
use

of

and c h a n g e s
vol ume

Lautner

ordinance

were

plan
pu t

would n o t p r e v a i l

boom

environment
t e mp o r a r y

by g r o wt h
discusses

and
of

quonset

and
the

t he
post-

concerns

about

spaciousness.
dwellings,

He

traffic

in the U n i v e r s i t y ' s o r g a n i z a t i o n .

ends

and t h e

master

Lautner

construction

the

The

campus

a

the a u t o m o b i l e .

War

preserving

and

was

with

the

retirement

formala d o p ti o n
and
in

in the

zoning
place

so

of

a

ordinance.
that

of

both

Hannah

comprehensive
The

"whimsical

plan

and

notions"

f u t u r e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e campus.

19

Lautner's
copies

of

study

contains

correspondence

biographical

sketches

numerous

with

of

development,

and

Summaries

of

data

building

Hannah.

people

planning,

illustrations
It

who

includes

contributed

maintenance
and

also

of

student

Ordinance

of

1 96 8

(see

to

the

the

campus.

enrollment

i n c l u d e d a l o n g w i t h t h e Campus D e v e l o p m e n t P l a n o f
Zoning

and

Lautner's

are

1966 and

Appendi x

C

for

Zoning O rd in a n ce ).
In

summary,

Lautner,

and

exercised

other

control

developing
designs

over

in

to

building

park"

achieve

what

works

try

adm inistrators

a "campus

us e d

ended

Lautner's

"antiestablishment"

as

contractors

with

large

and

sentiment

show how Hannah,

worked

economies

Lautner

to

and

yet

of

a

The

by

in

building

describe

characterized

that

faculty

simple

scale.

others

team

period
as

an

disorderly

s t u d e n t b e h a v i o r on t h e campus.
Ha n n ah ' s
perceived

need

development,
projects,

Memo i r
to

acquire

his

the

discusses

walks

dual

and

Munson A r c h i t e c t s ,

the

program,

and

quonsets,

l and

through

role

campus a d m i n i s t r a t o r

matters

of

"self
the

landscape

member,

the

physical

construction
architect

as

t h e h i r i n g o f Bowd

liquidating"
Kellogg

as

campus

on-going

the

faculty

for

s uc h

building

Center

for

finance

Continuing

Educ a t i o n .
Dressel
also

refers

to

describes
John

1969

Ha n n a h ' s

as

t he

"Edifice

end

of

an

Co mpl e x . "

era.

He

Dressel

20

also

tries

discussing
Building

the

until
the

bridge

the
and

indicates
by

to

t he

gap

construction

handicapper

that

the

of

source

in

book

revenue

for

the n ex t

era

Communi cat i on
campus

Co mmuni cat i on A r t s

D ressel's
of

the

accessible

Hannah a d m i n i s t r a t i o n
1981.

into

p l a n s .

Building

was

by
Arts

30

^ e

planned

1957 b u t was n o t c o m p l e t e d

also
new

includes

a table

showing

c o n s t r u c t i o n from

1954

to

1972.
Th e r e
history

through

accounts,
of

lands

been

the

Over

or,

"32

years

next

ordinance

of

Hannah

campus b u t
t o go w i t h

records

y e a r s . 31

involved

never

on

the

hardens

never

the

monuments

final
the

Hannah

this

Table

the

By

almost

campus.
on

sets

It

John

on

t he

Hannah
during

by f i v e

not o n ly

plan

has

Building.

b u i l d i n g was o c c u p i e d

master

all

Ha n n ah ' s

constructed

1) who " i n h e r i t e d "

MSU

acquisition

Administration

a comprehensive
it.

of

substantial

concrete

was

(see

other

construction

20 y e a r s ,

other presid en ts
physical

John

"Concrete

"The
Qne

Hannah
t he

the

Hannah y e a r s

that,

c a mpus , "

the

ofcourse,

and b u i l d i n g

said

c a m p u s .

are,

and

t he

zoning

21

Table 1
C h r o n o l o g y o f MSU P r e s i d e n t s
Date

Name

1941 -

1969

John Hannah

1969 -

1970

W a l t e r Adams

1970 -

1978

C l i f t o n Wharton

1978 -

1979

Edgar Harden

1979 -

1985

C e c i l Mackey

1985 - p r e s e n t

John D i B i a g g i o

22

Notes
2 2 L a u t n e r , Volume 1,

page 17.

23Lautner,
pag e
16.
See
Beal,
page
d e s c r i b e d t h e "oak o p e n i n g " as " w i l d l a n d . "
24-See Kuhn,
25see
pa g e 2 4 2 .

Beal,

26Kuhn,

261.

He

page 7 1 .
Ch a p t e r

XIX,

page

259,

and Ch a p t e r XVI,

p a g e s 84 and 1 15 .

27Lautner, pages 121,
28 La u t n e r ,

131,

134.

pa ge 1 3 5 .

29 a Memoir was p u b l i s h e d by t h e MSU P r e s s , 1 9 8 0 .
College
to U n i v e r s i t y
was p u b l i s h e d
by MSU U n i v e r s i t y
Publications.
1987.
See
also
Norton-Taylor,
Duncan,
" M e g a v e r s i t y s S t r u g g l e w i t h I t s e l f , " F o r t u n e , May 1 9 6 7 ,
page 1 6 1 .
3^See D r e s s e l ,

pages 364-387.

3 i S e e Ke s t e n b a u m,
Justin,
At t he Campus G a t e ,
a
History
o f EastL an sing,
East
Lans i n g
Bi-Centennial
Commi t t e e ,
1976";
Out
of
a Wilderness,
An I l l u s t r a t e d
History of
G r e a t e r L a n s i n g , Wi ndsor Pub1 i c a t i o n s ,
19 8 1 ;
Manassah,
Saille
FT
(Mossman)
and W e l l i n g t o n ,
Ja me s ,
Lans i n g :
Capital,
Campus, and C a r s , Co nt empo rary Image
Adver t i s i n g ,
Ltd. ,
1986; Mich i g a n
State
Board
of
A g r i c u l t u r e , Postwar
P u b l i c Works Program f o r M i c h i g a n
State
College^
S e p t e mb e r
T~, 1943 Ca p r o p o s a l t o t h e n
G o v e r n o r Harry K e l l y , i n t he John Hannah p a p e r s r e l a t e d t o
building matters,
MSU A r c h i v e s ) ;
Pierson,
M errill,
The
G l o w i n g . Growi ng Y e a r s o f M i c h i g a n S t a t e C o l l e g e , S e p t e mb e r
1 9 8 3 , M i c h i g a n S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y Arch i v e s ; D e n i s o n , James
H . , s t a t e m e n t by Edward G. H a c k e r , r e a l t o r , c o n c e r n i n g t he
a c q u i s i t i o n o f l and f o r MSU, A p r i l 16, 1 9 7 0 , MSU A r c h i v e s ;
M i c h i g a n _S t a t e Hi ghway D e p a r t me n t , M-43 Cr o s s Campus R o u t e ,
E n g i n e e r i n g R e p o r t 1 6 8 0 , Sept e mb e r 1 9 65 .
32 M anassa h ,

page 1 3 8 .

CHAPTER I I
PLANNERS AND DEVELOPERS
O rganizational Structure
An i n t e r e s t i n g
and s t a f f

directories

the

ranking o f

in

relation

the
to

Administration.
the

Provost

has

Hannah,

Vice

President

true

in

when

the

when

Clifton

third

ranking

President,

However,

and

was

to
in

ranking o f f i c i a l

for

and

Roger W i l k i n s o n

Finance

ranking.

The

President.
and

the

of
Vice

the

for

period,
and

1968

official

t he
under

was
same

1981,

the
held

Starting
continuing
1970s,

t he

President

for

t he Board o f T r u s t e e s ,

Jack

when C e c i l Mackey was

was a g a i n

(Ken Thompson

from 19 84 t o t h e p r e s e n t ) .

23

this

In

Finance.

was

concerns

and F i n a n c e

ranking,

decade

faculty

President

t h r o u g h o u t mos t o f

third h igh est
Business

one

was

t he

official

starting

Vice

President

of

It

Business

ranking

Adams

part

and c o n t i n u i n g

analyzing

throughout

two

highest

A d m i n i s t r a t i o n and S e c r e t a r y
Breslin.

t he

number

Business

major

highest

the

Walter

for

that

number

Wharton

the

of

i n mind

third

for

1969

throughout

the

made by

President

held

held

is

the 2 0 - y e a r p e r i o d .

ranking

has

John

over

Vice

Keep

President

finding

t he

t he V i c e
from

1980s,

the

President

1980-1984

and

24

So

the

Wharton's

Wharton

t e r m,

Administration

years

Jack
and

seem

to

Breslin,

Secretary

to

stand

out.

as

Vice

President

the

Board

of

During
of

Trustees,

became t he t h i r d h i g h e s t r a n k i n g U n i v e r s i t y o f f i c i a l .
Further
directories

reveal

responsible
directly
years,

for

to

Campus P a r k s

During

the

Wharton

Planning reported
Unlike
Division

Hannah.

( Ba r o n

mos t

of

the

In

reported

to

t he

fact,

20

held

L a u t n e r 1s

direct

reporting
In

Campus

fact,

Park

and

o f Campus Park and P l a n n i n g ,

the

did

no t have

president

throughout

the

Wilkinson

or

Ro g e r

Roger W i l k i n s o n ' s

position

either

the

for

reported

following

ceased.

period,

was

to Jack B r e s l i n .

with

worked

the

staff

Lautner

the

Kehler)

years,

20-year

of Physical Plant

period.

and

and

and he

In

president

the D i v i s i o n

relationship

Ha r o l d

and P l a n n i n g ,

John

the

faculty

1 96 8

men

with

MSU

in

other

relationship
throughout

of

that

President

two

position.

examination

at

any

20

years,

one

changed

Vice

a direct

of

over

President

t i me

of

reporting

during

Physical
his

the

this
Plant

assistants.

years,

Finance

but

or

he

served

in t h at c a p a c i t y .
Th e s e
because
campus

they
park

presidential
that

t he

changes
reflect
and

the

in
how

park

t he

physical

involvement

campus

staff

as

organization
University
plant

an

concept

over

indicator,
was

more

are

important

valued

both

time.

By

using

s eems

clear

it

important

to

t he

John

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Hannah

than

years

since

plant

came

Division

it

was

to

1985-86
under

of

later

when

the

Plant

important.

One

that

Flinn serves

Kehler's
Also,
as

reflected

from

indicator

title

consider

is

as

t he

organizational

chart

of

for

the

appears

summary,

to

relating

have

to

the

Finance,
become

Planning.

and

for

office of

and

more

become

lands

responsibilities
into

over

the

the

lands
the

Vice

t han

of
the

is

more

t he

and

t he

fact
Tom

Planning.

of Physical Plant

Figures

1

of

and

Campus

charts
2.

Par ks

An
and

shown i n F i g u r e 3.
period,

directly

and

become

organizational

Division

buildings,

Division

important

Park

t he

physical

vice president.

20-year

less

in

Wilkinson,

relationship

report
in

and

hav e

Campus

P l a n n i n g a s o f O c t o b e r 1986 i s a l s o
In

to

in the D i v i s i o n

shown

fact

park

Roger

assistant

annual

and 1 9 8 8 ,

of

this

Director

In

campus

seems

of

t h e g r o wt h
by

1968

both

direction

Physical

Ron

presidents.

t he

involved

the

Vice

b u i l d i n g s have
President

Physical
Division

for

Plant
of

President
in

matters

Presidential
been

merged

Business
s eems

to

and
have

Campus Park and

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Table 2
Chronology
Division

of

Da t e

Leadership

in

Campus

Park

and

Planning

A d m i n i s t r a t i v e Leader

Director

1968-69

Lautner

Hannah

1969-70

Baron

Adams

1970-71

Baron

Wharton

1971-72

Baron

Wharton

1972-73

Baron

Breslin

1973-74

Baron

Breslin

1974-75

Baron

Breslin

1975-76

Baron

Breslin

1976-77

Baron

K eesler/Breslin

1977-78

Baron

K eesler/Breslin

1978-79

Baron

K eesler/Breslin

1979-80

Baron

K eesler/Breslin

1980-81

Kehler

K eesler/Breslin

1981-82

Kehler

Breslin

1982-83

Kehler

Breslin

1983-84

Kehler

Breslin

1984-85

Kehler

Breslin

1985-86

Kehler

Wi l k i n s o n

1986-87

Kehler

Wilkinson

1987-88

Kehler

Wilkinson

1988-89

Kehler

Wilkinson

Source:
1988.

MSU

faculty

and

staff

directories

from

1968

to

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Table 3
Chronology of L ea d er sh ip
Date

in P h y s i c a l P l a n t D i v i s i o n
A d m i n i s t r a t i v e Leader

Director

1968-69

Simon

Wilkinson

1969-70

Simon

Wilkinson

1970-71

Simon

Foster/W ilkinson

1971-72

Simon

Foster/W ilkinson

1972-73

Simon

Terry/Wilkinson

1973-74

Simon

Terry/Wilkinson

1974-75

Simon

Wilkinson

1975-76

Simon

Wilkinson

1976-77

Simon

Wi l k i n s o n

1977-78

Simon

Wi l k i n s o n

1978-79

Simon

Wi l k i n s o n

1979-80

Simon

Wilkinson

1980-81

Simon

Wi l k i n s o n

1981-82

Simon

Wilkinson

1982-83

Simon

Wilkinson

1983-84

Simon

Wilkinson

1984-85

F l i nn

Wi l k i n s o n

1985-86

F l i nn

Wilkinson

1986-87

Flinn

Wi l k i n s o n

1987-88

F l i nn

Wi l k i n s o n

1988-89

Flinn

Wilkinson

Source:
1988.

MSU

faculty

and

staff

directories

from

1968

to

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P e r s o n a l I n t e r v i e w s and C o r r e s p o n d e n c e
John
endure,
about

but

campus

conducted
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people are

that
most

campus l a n d s woul d

discussions
the

Hannah s a i d

with

those

and

its

interviews

interviews

person,

be

a

important."

individuals

with

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incomplete

lands

were,

"university

unless

land

an i n q u i r y
i t included

who were r e s p o n s i b l e
buildings.

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writer

the

most

part,

conducted

a c c o r d i n g to the f o l l o w i n g format:
1.

name and d a t e o f i n t e r v i e w ;

2.

administrative

3.

years of service
summar i e s ) ;

4.

describe
maj or
campus
development
achievements
during
your
period
of
s e r v i c e i n c l u d i n g y o u r r o l e i n t h e campus
development
process
(called
"a ch ievements" in the summaries);

5.

d e s c r i b e major campus l a nd u s e p r o b l e m s
du rin g your p er io d o f s e r v i c e , i n c l u d i n g
your r o l e i n r e l a t i o n t o t he p r o b l e m and
its
solution (called
" p r o b l e ms "
i n t he
summaries);

6.

b r ie fly characterize
past,

b.

present,

c.

future;

for

a number o f s u c h k e y i n d i v i d u a l s .

for

a.

to

title;
(called

"years"

in the

t h e campus:

7.

comments a b o u t l a nd u s e and d e v e l o p m e n t
i n h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n ( c a l l e d "comments" i n
t h e s u m m a r i e s ) ; and

8.

c o n c l u d i n g remarks
in the summaries).

(called

"conclusions"

in

32

F o l l o w i n g are

i n t e r v i e w s umma r i e s .

Name/date:

John Hannah; May 2 2 ,

Title:

P r e s i d e n t o f MSU

Years:

1941-1969

Ach i e v e m e n t s :

N e g o t i a t e d land a c q u i s i t i o n , c o n s t r u c t i o n ,
p r e s e r v a tio n , maintenance, b e a u t i f i c a t i o n ;
h i r e d Ha r o l d L a u t n e r a s campus p l a n n e r

Problems:

Enrollment
g r o wt h
and
difficulties;
convincing
legislature,
and
faculty
of
o p e r a t e autonomously

Campus p a s t :

No r t h
of
t he
Red Cedar R i v e r
was
t he
campus; s o u t h o f t h e r i v e r was open farm
l a nd and "p a r k a s s e t "

Present:

1987

financial
Trustees,
need
to

Many a c r e s and many r o a d s

Future:
Comments:

"The U n i v e r s i t y ' s a c q u i s i t i o n o f t i t l e t o
and c o n t r o l
over
l a nd
is
an
important
notion . . . .
The U n i v e r s i t y n e e d s l a nd
t o e n d u r e , b u t p e o p l e a r e mos t i m p o r t a n t . "

Conelus i o n s :

From 1968
key person
matters;
historical

Name/date:

John Hannah; A p r i l 2 2 ,

Comments:

( 1 ) C o n c e r n i n g Co mp r e h e n s i v e M a s t e r P l a n ,
Z o n i n g O r d i n a n c e , and w h i m s i c a l n o t i o n s o f
t h e p a s t 20 y e a r s :
"The p l a n was a d o p t e d
to_ p r e v e n t a c a d e m i c s from r e a c h i n g t h e i r
w h i m s i c a l dreams.
And
it
has
worked,
thanks
to
Jack B r e s l i n
and many o t h e r
people
. . .
. The f o o t b a l l p r a c t i c e
f a c i l i t y has been c r i t i c i z e d , but i t
is
good.
I t ' s p a r t o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y , and i t
h a s n ' t h u r t the r e s t .
The i n d o o r t e n n i s
facility
is not very
important,
but
it

t o 1 9 8 8 , J a c k B r e s l i n was t he
who p r o v i d e d c o n t i n u i t y i n l a n d
Beal's
book
is
an
important
reference.

1988

33

d i d n ' t hurt anyone.
In a l l , the plan has
been
followed.
To
continue
to
be
f o l l o w e d , i t h a s t o be u n d e r s t o o d t h a t t h e
U n i v e r s it y does not s e l l
or l e t
go o f
campus l a n d . "
( 2 ) Concerning h i s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ' s plan
for eventual enrollment of 60,000-65,000
students
and
student housing
a l o n g Mt.
Hope:
"You n e v e r q u i t e a c h i e v e what you
woul d l i k e t o h a v e .
I want ed t o make t h i s
institution
useful.
Someday,
if
we're
l u c k y , we m i g h t a c h i e v e p a r t o f i t . "
(3)
Concerning
the
campus
development
process:
"I h a v e s a i d many t i m e s , i f n o t
f o r J a c k B r e s l i n , MSU w o u l d n ' t be what i t
is.
B r e s l i n had c o u r a g e .
He k e p t t h e
institution
in s t a t e
government.
There
were a l s o many o t h e r p e o p l e who hav e done
w e l l ( f o r MSU), b u t my memory h a s f a d e d . "
(4)
C o n c e r n i n g campus
p ark in g problems:
"You're g o i n g to have problems eve ryw he re .
MSU' s
problems
aren't
unique.
Nobody
c o u l d f o r e s e e t h e number o f v i s i t o r s on
campus.
They w i l l be t a k e n c a r e o f .
It
w i l l be d o n e . "
(5)
C o n c e r n i n g l and a c q u i s i t i o n :
"Land
provides
a
base
to
build
on.
All
institutions
require
space.
At
t he
U n i v e r s it y o f Michigan,
t h e y have had a
h e c k o f a t i me . . . .
The MSU Board o f
T r u s t e e s a g r e e d t o c o m p l e t e main campus
a c q u i s i t i o n s when I l e f t .
I t has been
done.
Maybe
it
could
have b e e n more
r a p i d , and t h e Goode p r o p e r t y c o s t more
than i t should h a v e .
But i t ' s done . . .
. We n e v e r had t o t a k e a n y o n e ' s p r o p e r t y .
We a c q u i r e d i t by n e g o t i a t i o n .
MSU h a s
a l l t h e l a n d t h a t i t n e e d s now. "
(6)
Concerning
the
200
acres
east
of
Hagadorn Road:
"The p r o p e r t y was mine
once.
I had t h e i d e a t o u s e i t a s my
home.
But I s o l d a l l 200 a c r e s .
I had t o
b e c a u s e _ o f the t a x e s .
I protected
the
U n i v e r s i t y w i t h b u i l d i n g r e s t r i c t i o n s when
I s o l d to the Eydes.
The Eydes p a i d t he
taxes.
T hey'll get rich.
I t ' s OK; t h e y

34

d i d n o t h u r t anyone . . . .
The U n i v e r s i t y
c ou ld a c q u i r e the p r o p e r t y .
I t woul d have
to pay a l o t fo r i t .
I d o n ' t t h in k the
University w ill.
I t i s n ' t needed."

Name/date:

W a l t e r Adams; O c t o b e r 2 ,

T itle:

Distinguished Professor of
i n t e r i m P r e s i d e n t o f MSU

Years:

Professor:
1969-1970

Achievements:

M a i n t a i n e d s a f e t y and s e c u r i t y
during years of c i v i l
unrest;
t h e d e s t r u c t i o n o f t h e campus

Campus, p a s t :

S l e e p y a g r i c u l t u r a l campus whi ch grew i n a
" h e l t e r - s k e l t e r , humpt y- dumpty" manner

1987
Ec o n o mi c s

1947-present;

and

President:
o f campus
prevented

Present:

S p r a w l i n g c o n g l o m e r a t i o n o f b u i l d i n g s and
people
with
no c e n t r a l
focal
point
of
activ ity

Future:

" D o n ' t know what w i l l h a p p e n .
The campus
i s n ' t l i k e l y to have ma ssi ve c o n s t r u c t i o n
o f new b u i l d i n g s . "

Comments and
Conclus i o n s :

"Most
administrators
ha ve
an
"edifice
complex."
The b u i l d i n g a r c h i t e c t u r e
at
MSU i s o u t r a g e o u s and impromptu.
Most o f
t h e b u i l d i n g s a r e b o x e s w i t h no f l a i r .
Ch e r r y Lane f a c u l t y a p a r t m e n t s were one o f
t h e p r i m a r y r e a s o n s f o r co mi ng t o MSU . .
Faculty
should have a t
least
an
advisory _ role
in
planning,
locating,
constructing,
and
nami ng
buildings
on
campus

Name/date:

C lifton
Wharton;
May
9,
1988
(written
r e s p o n s e p r o v i d e d — s e e Appendi x A)

T itle:

P r e s i d e n t o f MSU

Years:

1970-1978

35

Achievements:

P l a n n i n g a u t h o r i z e d f o r t h e new i c e a r e n a ,
a ll-e v e n ts building,
and p e r f o r m i n g a r t s
center;
ground b r o k e n f o r Water Q u a l i t y
Management
facility;
plans
unveiled
for
MSU Advanced Management c e n t e r
i n Troy;
groundbreaking
for
Clinical
Center;
Stephen
A.
Nisbet
Building
opened;
Trustees
approve
special
allocation
of
$75,000
to
approve
accessibility
for
h a n d i c a p p e d ; $ 2 4 6 , 7 5 0 g r a n t from M i c h i g a n
Vocational R eh ab ilitation Service received
f o r " P r o j e c t A c c e s s " ; C l a r e n c e L. Munn I c e
Arena d e d i c a t e d ;
Performing Arts
Center
d e s i g n u n v e i l e d ; f i r s t p a r t o f $1 m i l l i o n
grant
from N a t i o n a l
Science
Foundation
r e c e i v e d t o b u i l d s u p e r - c o n d u c t i n g magnet
i n C y c l o t r o n ; Management E d u c a t i o n C e n t e r
in
Troy
dedicated;
new
Public
Safety
Building
opened;
$18.1
m illion
C linical
Science
Center
dedicated;
$17
m illion
Capital
Enrichment
Campaign
launched;
Cyclotron Laboratory r e c e i v e s $1.2 m i l l i o n
g r a n t from NSF.

Problems:

Large
staff

Campus, p a s t :

Spacious p a r k - lik e

number

of

students,

faculty,

and

setting

Present:
Future:
Comments:

"I worked c l o s e l y w i t h M i l t o n Ba r o n , t h e n
head
of
Campus
Park and P l a n n i n g , and
p r o v i d e d him a l l
the support I c o u l d .
He
did a marvelous jo b ."

Conclusion:

The
beauty
of
t he
campus
overlooked
as
a
powerful
a ttractin g students.

Name/date:

Edgar H a r d e n ; F e b r u a r y 1 2 ,

T itle:

Interim President of
Continuing Education

Ye a r s :

1978-1979

MSU;

cannot
factor

be
in

1988
f o rmer

Dean

of

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Achievements:

S e c u r e d f i n a n c i n g and Board a p p r o v a l f o r
the
Center
for
Performing
Arts
and
F o o t b a l l P r a c t i c e F a c i l i t y and c o n c l u d e d
financing
for
t he
Communi cat i on
Arts
Bui Id i n g

Problems:

Controversy
over
cross-campus
e c o n o m i c hard t i m e s

Campus,

A p e r i o d o f g r e a t and r a p i d gr owt h

past:

road

and

Present:

T e n s i o n b e t w e e n t he need f o r open s p a c e on
one o f t h e mos t b e a u t i f u l ca mp u s e s i n t he
USA and t h e s e r i o u s need f o r p a r k i n g and
tr a ffic control

Future:

F u t u r e g r o wt h i s l i m i t e d and s h o u l d b e .
Th e r e i s a need t o r e f i n e b u i l d i n g s s uch
as
engineering,
business,
and
research
facilities.
The U n i v e r s i t y w i l l p r o b a b l y
buy up t h e h o u s e s on t he w e s t s i d e o f
Harrison
to
solve
the
Breslin
Center
parking
problems.
Also,
bus
t r a n s p o r t a t i o n may become more p r e v a l e n t .

Comments:
Conclusions:

" D i f f e r e n t o p i n i o n s a r e i m p o r t a n t i n t he
planning
process.
It
is
difficu lt
to
f o r e s e e problems."
The i n t e r n a l c a m p u s - s a c r e d s p a c e c o n c e p t
s h o u l d be s u p p o r t e d .

Name/date:

John D i B i a g g i o ( w r i t t e n
December 1, 19 8 7)

T itle:

P r e s i d e n t o f MSU

Years:

1985 t o p r e s e n t

Ach i e v e m e n t s :

Completion
of
P l a n t and
Soil
Sciences
B u i l d i n g and E n g i n e e r i n g R e s e a r c h Complex;
construction
taking
place
on
Breslin
Student Events Center, Cyclotron a d d itio n ,
University
Services
Building,
and
Intramural Building East; planning and/or
funding
for
Veterinary
C linical
Center
addition,
and
Engineering
Building
addition
and
remodeling,
Bio-Medical
Library,
Simon _ Power
Plant
expansion,
Biological
Sciences
Laboratory,
and
College of Business addition.

response

provided,

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Problems:

Preserving
the
natural
beauty
and
a c c o m mo d a t i n g
automobiles;
traffic
congestion,
transportation
issues,
and
parking;
maintaining
good
relationship
with
the
city
of
East
Lansing
and
s u r r o u n d i n g c o m m u n i t i e s , s i n c e g r o wt h and
d e v e l o p m e n t ha ve moved t h e campus c l o s e r
to i t s borders.

Campus,

MSU i s t h e model campus f o r o t h e r l a n d grant
colleges,
serving
as
an
outdoor
laboratory
for
teaching,
demonstration,
r e s e a r c h , and e x t e n s i o n

past:

Present:

Tradition,

Future:

As campus d e v e l o p m e n t r e a c h e s o u t c l o s e r
and
closer
to
the
boundaries
of
t he
institution,
there
is
much
greater
communi t y a w a r e n e s s o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y and
its
influence
on
the
surrounding
communities.
Future
development
w ill
r e q u i r e much g r e a t e r c o o r d i n a t i o n w i t h t he
communi t y
in
order
to
achieve
orderly
growth.
In
addition,
alterations
and
extensions
to
existing
buildings
may
become t h e norm and w i l l i n c r e a s e b u i l d i n g
d e n s i t y on campus and r e q u i r e much g r e a t e r
b a l a n c i n g o f needs for b u i l d i n g s ,
roads,
parking,
services,
r e c r e a t i o n a l and open
s p a c e s i n o r d e r t o p r e s e r v e MSU's p a r k ­
l i k e campus. "

Comments and
Conclus i o n s :

diversity,

and b e a u t y

"A
campus
possesses
qualities
and
functions
different
from
those
of
any
other b u i l t environment.
One o f i t s most
important q u a l i t i e s i s a p e c u l i a r s t a t e of
e q u i l i b r i u m b e t w e e n c h a n g e and c o n t i n u i t y .
I t i s l i k e a c i t y — c o mp l e x and i n e v i t a b l y
subject
t o growt h and c h a n g e .
Yet
in
o t h e r ways i t
is not l i k e a c i t y .
It
requires
a
special
kind
of
physical
coherence
and
continuity
to provide
an
e n v i r o n m e n t where l e a r n i n g i s e n c o u r a g e d .
The campus s e r v e s t h e i n s t i t u t i o n n o t o n l y
by
satisfying
physical
needs,
but
by
e x p r e s s i n g and
reinforcing its
i d e a l s and
goals

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Name/date:

John C a n t l o n

T itle:

Former P r o v o s t ;
Research

Years:

1969-present

Achievements:

S u c c e s s f u l l y fought plan for cross-campus
road,
thereby
protecting
campus
environment;
agitated
and
lobbied
for
engineering
and
science
research
facilities
that
positively
i mp a c t
the
state's
economic
development;
helped
acquire
sophisticated
"shared
research
e q u i p m e n t and f a c i l i t i e s "

Problems:

Have
not
been
able
to
construct
allweather
c o n n e c t i o n between b u i l d i n g s
in
the e n g i n e e r i n g - s c i e n c e complex.

Campus,

Agricultural college

past:

p resen t Vice P r e s id e n t

for

Present:

D iv e r s ifie d s c i e n t i f i c research f a c i l i t i e s
with
a positive
i mp a c t
on
the
state's
e conomy; ma j o r a r b o r e t u m on campus

Future:

Emp h a s i s on i n f o r m a t i o n t e c h n o l o g y s uc h as
satellite
uplinks,
television,
and
t e l e p h o n e s , w i t h t h e campus s e r v i n g as a
statewide
and
international
educational
service center

Comments:

Conclus i o n s :

"Cost
of
maintaining
b u ild in g s is considered
of research."

an

and
operating
indirect cost

"Although
the
lack
of
a
traditional
r e s e a r c h h o s p i t a l may make i t d i f f i c u l t t o
r e c r u i t and r e t a i n f a c u l t y , t h e l a n d g r a n t
s e r v i c e a p p r o a c h means t h a t
the m ed ic a l
e d u c a t i o n s h o u l d t a k e p l a c e t h r o u g h o u t the
state
. . .
. Although p r e - e n g i n e e r e d
t e mp o r a r y b u i l d i n g s t u r n o u t t o be us e d
for 20-30 y e a r s , they are favored beca use
t h e y can meet i mme d i at e s p a c e n e e d s ( e . g . ,
quonsets;
more
recently,
the
Football
Practice
F acility
and
t he
Engineering
Research F a c i l i t y ) . "

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Name/date:

M i l t o n M u e l d e r ; Au g u s t 2 3 ,

Title:

Vice
President
Emeri t u s

Years:

1959-19 76 (on f a c u l t y s i n c e

Achievements:

"Godfather"
of
Cyclotron
project;
e s t a b l i s h e d I n s t i t u t e o f Water R e s e a r c h

Problems:

Needed
to
upgra de
academic/research
facilities
(i.e.,
replace quonset h u t s ) ;
needed
to
improve
treatment
of
campus
waste
water;
needed
to
improve
linkage
between
scientific
and
business
communi t i e s

Campus, p a s t :

Beautiful,

but a n t iq u a t ed

Present:

Beautiful,
showcase
recreation

vast
a r b o r e t u m;
and
spacious
for stu d e n ts

Future:

Continuity of present

for

1988

Research

Development

1935)

facilities

absence

horticultural
grounds
for

Comments:

Mostly s u f f e r s
from
advanced p l a n n i n g

of

adequate

Conclus i o n s :

"Need
for
close
coordination
of
academic/research
planning
and
programs
and campus d e v e l o p m e n t .
The r e s h o u l d be
an
open
interaction
about
research
in
p r o g r e s s a t MSU."

Name/date:

Roger W i l k i n s o n ; F e b r u a r y 1 8 ,

Title:

MSU
Treasurer
and
Vice
F i n a n c e and O p e r a t i o n s

Years:

1960-present

Achievements:

Wharton C e n t e r , C l i n i c a l C e n t e r , Fee H a l l
alterations,
Communi cat i on A r t s B u i l d i n g ;
P l a n t and S o i l S c i e n c e B u i l d i n g ; B r e s l i n
All
Events
Center; ' F o o t b a l l
Practice
Facility;
Intramural
Building
East;
E n g i n e e r i n g R e s e a r c h Compl ex,
Veterinary
C l i n i c a l Center

1988
President

of

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Problems:

L i m i t e d number o f b u i l d i n g s i t e s , a s s u m i n g
no i n v a s i o n o f t h e campus p a r k p h i l o s o p h y
or a g r i c u l t u r a l a r e a s ; t r y i n g to avoid a
hodge-podge
of
architectural
styles;
r i s i n g energy c o s t s

Campus,

P a r k - l i k e atmosphere

past:

Present:

B e a u t i f u l p l a n t i n g s ; mo s t o f t h e b u i l d i n g s
are
like
boxes— functional
space,
p r a c t i c a l and e c o n o m i c a l

Future:

Buildings
w ill
be more c o mp l e x
from a
t e c h n i c a l s e n s e ; m a i n t e n a n c e and o p e r a t i o n
w i l l be more c o s t l y

Comments:

"Long
term
vision
and
foresight
(are
shown) by p u r c h a s i n g l a n d f o r l a t e r u s e
and
development.
The
funding
source
( p u b l i c or p r i v a t e ) w i l l d e t e r m i n e wh i c h
U n i v e r s i t y a d m i n i s t r a t o r s are p a r t o f the
building
planning
t eam.
Building
c o n s t r u c t i o n i s d r i v e n p r i n c i p a l l y by t h e
f a c u l t y ' s p r o g r a m ma t i c v i s i o n and s o c i a l
r e s p o n s i v e n e s s ."

Conclus i o n s :

The campus communi t y s u p p o r t s
t he campus.

Name/date:

J a c k B r e s l i n ; June 9 ,

T itle:

S e c r e t a r y t o Board o f T r u s t e e s
P r esid en t for A dm inistration

Years:

1961-1988

Achievements:

De v e l o p m e n t
of
Service
Road,
the
power
p l a n t , and o t h e r f a c i l i t i e s s o u t h o f t he
railroad
tracks;
acquisition
and
development
of
Akers
golf
course;
acquisition
and
development
of
Oakl and
Univers i ty

Problems:

M a i n t e n a n c e c o s t s and p a r k i n g ;
satisfy
the
legislature,
the
t h e T r u s t e e s , and t h e al umni

and p r o t e c t s

1987
and

Vice

t r y i n g to
academics,

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Campus,

past:

Present:

B e a u t i f u l and w e l l l a i d o u t

Future:

P a r k i n g ramps and "God knows"

Comments:

(1)
General:
"Oakland
MSU's d e v e l o p m e n t . "

University

was

( 2 ) C o n c e r n i n g e x t e n d i n g T r o w b r i d g e Road
a c r o s s campus:
"Around 1970 we t a l k e d
about i t .
The a c a d e mi c communi t y t h o u g h t
i t ^ woul d be bad
for
the
environment—
noise,
air
polution.
So p r o g r e s s
was
scrapped.
S e r v i c e Road was b u i l t . "
( 3 ) C o n c e r n i n g Power P l a n t 65:
"Expansion
south
of
the
railroad
tracks
was
t he
resu lt of this p lan t's ex isten ce.
We a r e
now b u i l t
out
to
the
plant
and
w ill
p r o b a b l y b u i l d around i t i n t he f u t u r e . "
(4) Concerning m ed ic a l f a c i l i t i e s :
"The
C l i n i c a l c e n t e r was an a f t e r t h o u g h t .
In
the
'70s
a hospital
was
part
of
the
plans,but
that
was
scrubbed
for
cost
reasons.
( 5 ) C o n c e r n i n g t h e Wharton C e n t e r f o r
Performing Arts:
" t h e Wharton C e n t e r
o r i g i n a l l y p l a n n e d f o r t he Kal amazoo
Harrison area.
Mrs. Wharton p r e f e r r e d
present location."

t he
was
and
t he

(6)
Concerning
the
Co mmuni cat i on
Arts
Building:
" I t h a s more TV s t u d i o s p a c e
t h a n any o t h e r p l a c e
in Michigan.
The
b u i l d i n g was p r o m i s e d t o S a b i n e by Hannah.
R u s t y Helman g o t i t f o r MSU."
(7)
Concerning
t he
University
Cl ub:
"Ak e r s g a v e t h e p r o p e r t y t o t h e U n i v e r s i t y
to s t a r t
a club.
The U n i v e r s i t y g a v e
th re e a c r e s to the c l u b .
The l e g i s l a t u r e
did not l i k e t h i s . "
( 8 ) C o n c e r n i n g t h e P l a n t and
Building:
" I t was p l a n n e d
time.

Soil
for

Science
a long

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( 9 ) Con cer ni ng the C y c l o t r o n :
"We d i d
a n t i c i p a t e t h e amount t o be s p e n t . "

not

(10) Concerning maintenance:
"It costs a
l o t o f money f o r road and c u r b u p k e e p .
Curb c u t s f o r h a n d i c a p p e r s make b u i l d i n g s
more a c c e s s i b l e .
Th e r e a r e more t r e e s now
t han t h e r e were 30 y e a r s a g o .
We t a k e
t r e e s down when t h e y a r e d i s e a s e d . "
Conclus i o n s :

"We had some d i z z y T r u s t e e s who d i d n o t
know what t h e y were d o i n g from a b u s i n e s s
s t a n d p o i n t , and some f a c u l t y who d i d n ' t do
a n y t h in g but claimed c r e d i t
for g e t tin g
academic b u i l d i n g s b u i l t . "

Name/date:

Jack B r e s l i n ; February 26,

Comments:

(1)
Cone e r n i n g
t he
Co mp r e h e n s i v e
Campus
Plan
and
Zo n i n g
Ordinance
of
1968:
" Ha r o l d L a u t n e r drew up t h e p l a n b e f o r e
Hannah l e f t o f f i c e .
Hannah want ed t o be
s u r e he l e f t t he U n i v e r s i t y w i t h a p l a n
that
woul d h a v e
t o be
c ha nge d by
the
T r u s t e e s , n o t by an a d m i n i s t r a t i v e f i a t .
M a i n t a i n i n g p a r k - l i k e a r e a s was one o f t he
ma j or r e a s o n s f o r t h e p l a n .
For e x a m p l e ,
t h e i n t e r i o r a r e a a l o n g West C i r c l e D r i v e
woul d r e ma i n f r e e o f b u i l d i n g s .
Also,
o p e n l a n d woul d be m a i n t a i n e d f o r s t u d e n t
intramural a c t i v i t i e s
. . . .
I believe
the ( 1 9 6 8 ) plan has not been v i o l a t e d to
any g r e a t d e g r e e .
The r e ha ve b e e n mi nor
e x c e p t i o n s t h a t I g u e s s had t o be made,
b e c a u s e c e r t a i n b u i l d i n g s c o u l d n ' t be pu t
an y wh e r e e l s e .
For e x a m p l e , t h e f o o t b a l l
practice
facility
and
the
all-events
(Breslin)
center.
A l s o , open l and
for
i n tr a m u r a l a c t i v i t i e s has been i n f r i n g e d
upon a l i t t l e .
But i n f u t u r e y e a r s t he
area along
t he r a i l r o a d
t r a c k s w i l l be
developed for student play areas."

1988

(2)
Concerning
l a nd
acquisition:
" A c q u i s i t i o n o f farm l and h a s c o n t i n u e d
for
agricultural
experiment
stations
located
off
the
main
campus
and
for
f o r e s t r y i n t h e Upper P e n i n s u l a , b u t n o t
on t h e main campus.
The U n i v e r s i t y w i l l

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s e l l l a n d when i t
is not needed.
Land
away from t h e main campus i s d i f f i c u l t t o
p o l i c e and may be a n u i s a n c e . 1'
(3)
Concerning
parking
and
traffic
on
campus:
"The
faculty
and
a c a d e mi c
communi t y do n o t want t r a f f i c on campus.
Campus p l a n n e r s
have
talked
many t i m e s
a b o u t b r i n g i n g T r o w b r i d g e Road
into
t he
stadium
to
provide
easier
ingress
and
egress.
I doubt i t w i l l e v e r happen.
A
main c o n c e r n
and maj or p r o b l e m now i s
parking at K ellogg
Center,
the
Breslin
Center,
and t h e Wharton C e n t e r .
Ramps
w i l l h a v e t o be e x p a n d e d . "
(4)
Concerning
the
campus
development
process:
"The p r o c e s s i s c h a n g i n g now.
In
the
past
my
office
would
present
p r i o r i t i e s for c a p i t a l p r o j e c t s .
I would
a r r i v e a t t h e s e p r i o r i t i e s by l i s t e n i n g t o
s t u d e n t s and f a c u l t y .
It
t a k e s common
sense
and an a w a r e n e s s
of
the
current
n e e d s and t r e n d s .
T h i s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y now
falls
on
the
Provost.
Each
year
a
consensus
list,
involving
college
deans
and U n i v e r s i t y a d m i n i s t r a t i v e o f f i c e r s , i s
s e n t to the l e g i s l a t u r e to r e q u e s t o u t l a y s
for c a p i t a l p r o j e c t s . . . .
This i s a
l o n g and t e d i o u s j o b .
I t make t a k e 10
years
before
a
request
for
funds
is
g r a n t e d by t h e l e g i s l a t u r e .
We h a v e done
v e r y w e l l i n t h e l a s t f o u r or f i v e y e a r s ,
b u t t h e r e i s no c e r t a i n t y a s t o when t he
University
w ill
receive
funds.
The
l e g i s l a t u r e won't approve c a p i t a l p r o j e c t s
f o r MSU w i t h o u t g i v i n g f u n d s t o t h e o t h e r
s t a t e c o l l e g e s and u n i v e r s i t i e s .
I t ' s t he
wrong a t t i t u d e , b u t i t ' s
t h e way t h i n g s
are.
For e x a m p l e , MSU w o n ' t g e t an o u t l a y
f o r a power p l a n t u n t i l t he o t h e r s c h o o l s
get
theirs . . . .
Construction
is
more
c e r t a i n i f t h e U n i v e r s i t y ca n r a i s e money
through bonding or o th er s o u r c e s .
But
a c a d e m i c f a c i l i t i e s c a n ' t be b u i l t t h r o u g h
bonds,
since
the
facilities
are
nonincome-produc in g ."
(5)
Concerning
the
i mpa c t
of
campus
development:
"The
MSU
campus
is
t r e me n d o u s and b e a u t i f u l .
It is a quality

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s e t t i n g for a stu d en t's education.
Good
f a c i l i t i e s and s t a t e o f t h e a r t e q u i p me n t
a t t r a c t h i g h q u a l i t y f a c u l t y who, i n t u r n ,
a t t r a c t h i g h q u a l i t y s t u d e n t s . . . . The
d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e campus f a c i l i t i e s a l s o
meant
economic
development
through
increased
empl o y ment
of
construction
w o r k e r s and t e c h n i c i a n s .
There i s a l w a y s
s o m e t h i n g t o work t o w a r d .
We s h o u l d n e v e r
s t o p or g e t c o m p l a c e n t .

Name/date:

L e l a n d C a r r ; May 2,

Title:

L e g a l c o u n s e l t o t h e Board o f T r u s t e e s
Vice P r e s i d e n t of Legal A f f a i r s

Years:

1952-1986

Achievements:

Negotiated
purchase
of
property
acreage
d u r i n g Hannah y e a r s r a t h e r
t han condemn
property;
h e l p e d d e v e l o p the c o n c e p t o f
tax
e x e mp t
bonds
for
construction
financing;
worked
toward
amicable
resolution of construction disputes

Problems:

P olitical
deviation

Campus,

"Al wa y s e n j o y e d more o p e n n e s s
any o t h e r i n s t i t u t i o n . "

past:

1989
and

p r e s s u r e l e d t o t he U n i v e r s i t y ' s
from Ha n n a h ' s m a s t e r p l a n
t h an

almost

Present:

"We' ve s t a r t e d t o bunch
l i k e o t h e r campuses."

Future:

"It
depends
on
what
is
politically
stylish.
I hope s a n c t i t y w i l l be g i v e n t o
t he a c q u i s i t i o n o f t h e a c r e a g e . "

Comments:

and

make

it

look

"The
location
of
Wharton
Center
and
B r e s l i n C e n t e r and e x p a n s i o n o f K e l l o g g
C e n t e r a r e e x a m p l e s wh i c h show t h a t t he
Comprehensive
P l a n and Z o n i n g O r d i n a n c e
hav e n o t b e e n a d h e r e d t o v e r y w e l l . . . .
Once t h e U n i v e r s i t y pu t a v a l u e on t he
Motor
Wheel
property
and
sold
it,
a
"monster
was
created."
Mrs.
Goode's
a t t o r n e y t o o k a d v a n t a g e o f t he v a l u a t i o n
when
s he
sold
her
property
to
t he
U niversity . . . .
We c o u l d ha ve a c q u i r e d

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more p r o p e r t y i n t h e p a s t t han we d i d .
N o t h i n g made us s t o p . . . .
Development
o f t h e e a s t end and w e s t e n d s o f campus i s
troublesome.
N a t u r a l s p a c e and^ s p a c e t h a t
was
used
for
intramural
activities
has
been taken with s t r u c t u r e s .
We c o u l d hav e
spread
out
and
developed
more
to
the
south, but t h is wasn't conven ien t."
Conclus i o n s :

"John Hannah was a c t i v e l y i n v o l v e d i n l and
matters.
He was w i l l i n g
t o meet w i t h
contractors.
They were s t u n n e d a t how
much he knew, and he m a i n t a i n e d f r i e n d l y
r e l a t i o n s h i p s w i t h them . . . .
No o t h e r
president
knew
about
or
acted
on
con stru ction — related matters."

Name/date:

Joe D i c k i n s o n ; Sept ember 17 ,

T itle:

V ic e P r e s i d e n t o f Development

Years:

1979-present

Achievements:

D e f i n i n g c a p i t a l n e e d s o f t h e campus t h a t
can
be
financed
through
private
fundraising
efforts;
MSU
2000
Capital
Campaign
in
progress
for
College
of
Business
addition,
Bio-Science
building,
and
Horticulture
Ga r d e n s ;
School
of
P a c k a g i n g c a mpai gn; g i f t s o f l and f o r Troy
Management
Conference
Center
and
Novi
T o l l g a t e Farm

Problems:

T r y i n g t o wrap up t h e campa i gn
Performing Arts Center.

Campus, p a s t :

S l e e p y cow c o l l e g e

1987

for

t he

Present:

Surge o f c o n s t r u c t i o n a c t i v i t y now t h a t
was u n p a r a l l e l e d i n t h e p a s t , e v e n d u r i n g
t h e p e a k o f t he Hannah y e a r s ; now a megaunivers i ty

Future:

The r e w i l l be more c a p i t a l c a mp a i g n s i n
the f u t u r e , probably at e i g h t - t o - t e n year
i n t e r v a l s , w i t h " f a b u l o u s " gr owt h

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Comments and
Conclus i o n s :

"Loma L i n d a ,
where a maj o r
the
campus.
p r o p e r t y was
received

Name/date:

Ha r o l d L a u t n e r ;
4 , 1989

Ti t i e :

Retired
landscape
architecture
professor
and D i r e c t o r o f Campus Park and P l a n n i n g

Years:

1946-1969

Achievements:

Growt h, w i t h v a l u e a s a park

Problems:

P a r k i n g and e n e r g y ( s t e a m )

Campus p a s t :

Area n o r t h w e s t o f Shaw and Farm Lanes

Present:

California,
is
an e x a mp l e
g i f t o f l a n d became p a r t o f
The
Oakl and
University
the
l a r g e s t g i f t MSU e v e r

May

22,

1987;

and

Au g u s t

Has become "more l i k e a c i t y "

Future:
Comments:

"Administrators
don't
pay
attention
to
advice of planners,
e s p e c i a l l y regarding
t h e need
for
parking
. . . .
College
presidents
handle
campus
planning
in
d i f f e r e n t ways .
. . The l o c a t i o n o f
t he Musi c P r a c t i c e B u i l d i n g i n s i d e C i r c l e
D r i v e was n o t a w h i m s i c a l c h o i c e .
It is
located
on a s i t e
wh i c h was p r e v i o u s l y
u s e d f o r a d o r m i t o r y ( Ab b o t H a l l ) . "

Conclusions:

"John Ha n n a h ' s mouth w a t e r e d

Name/date:

Ted S i mo n ; J u l y 19 ,

T itle:

Construction
Engineer;
Assistant
P r esid en t for P h y s ic a l Plant ( r e t i r e d )

Years:

1946-1984

Achievements:

A d d i t i o n t o power p l a n t and u p g r a d e and
e x p a n s i o n o f u t i l i t y d i s t r i b u t i o n network
and s a n i t a r y l i n e s ; e x p a n s i o n o f L i b r a r y ;
construction
of
Wharton
Center
and

for

land."

1988
Vice

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scientific
research f a c i l i t i e s ,
providing
n a t i o n a l l e a d e r s h i p in en er gy c o n s e r v a t i o n
Problems:

Inflated
labor

Campus,

S m a l l e r campus; " e v e r y o n e wal ke d
crunch
on
parking
spaces,"
t r a n s p o r t a t i o n was r e q u i r e d

past:

costs

for

maintenance,

energy,
. . .
no

no
bus

Present:

One o f t he f i n e s t campus es i n t he n a t i o n
for
aesthetics,
parking,
and
functional
p l a n n i n g . " A l t h o u g h t h e r e a r e t r a f f i c and
p a r k i n g c o m p l a i n t s , we n e v e r had i t any
better."

Future:

There
is
an
overcapacity
of
higher
education
facilities
in
t he
state
of
Michigan.
Campus e x p a n s i o n w i l l be f o r
research
facilities
and
rebuilding
obsolete f a c i l i t i e s .

Comments:

Aesthetic
value
of
campus and e x e r c i s e
o p p o r t u n i t i e s are important to s t u d e n t s .
MSU h a s b e e n f o r t u n a t e i n h a v i n g p r e v i o u s
g e n e r a t i o n s provide adequate land.
MSU
d e v e l o p e d a c o n s t r u c t i o n s t a n d a r d s manual
of
building
materials
whi ch h a s
t o be
updated.
Association
of
College
and
University
Physical
Plant
Administrators
i s a good s o u r c e o f i n f o r m a t i o n .

Name/date:

M i l t o n B a r o n ; Sept ember 2 2 ,

1987

Title:

"

Professor

Years:

1946-1981

Ach i e v e m e n t s :

Retained a e s t h e t i c s o f p a r k - l i k e area

Problems:

Parking
_ and _ l o c a t i n g
buildings
in
c o o rd in a tio n with p h y sic a l p lant u t i l i t y
1 ines

Campus,

"The
campus
beautiful";
the
Red
Cedar
R i v e r was t h e b a c k y a r d , t h e banks o f whi ch
were e v e n a dumping ground

past:

e

Architect

and

(now

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Present:

A l t h o u g h t he campus h a s "jumped
t h e Red
Cedar,
the
Zo n i n g
Ordinance
is
being
followed.
Th e r e ha ve b e e n some t r a d e o f f s
of
green
space.
The
campus
is
an
arboretum
and
an e d u c a t i o n a l
lab for
h o r t i c u l t u r e , b o t a n y , and e n t o m o l o g y .

Future:

Need t o s a v e t h e p a r k - l i k e q u a l i t y .

Comments:

Ma s t e r P l a n and Zo n i n g O r d i n a n c e p r o v i d e d
f o r t h e o r d e r l y d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e campus.
The
park-like
a t mo s p h e r e
woul d
be
retained.
The re woul d be g u i d e l i n e s f o r
building heights, m aterials,
and c o l o r s .
I t assumed t h a t d e p a r t m e n t s d i d n o t become
pri ma d o n a s and t h a t e a c h a r c h i t e c t u r a l
f i r m had g u i d e l i n e s .

Conclusions:

"The
area north o f
t he Red Cedar h as
already
experienced
'urban
renewal1
reclamation.
The p r e s e n t
site
o f t he
A d m i n i s t r a t i o n B u i l d i n g u s e d t o be a
site
for
coal
storage,
railroad
tracks,
p h y s i c a l p l a n t , and l a u n d r y . "

Name/date:

Ron F l i n n ; Au g u s t 1 0 ,

T itle:

C i v i l Engineer; A s s i s t a n t Vice P r e s i d e n t
for P h ysical Plant Administration

Years:

1957-present

Achievements:

I n c r e a s e d w a t e r s u p p l y , c o - g e n e r a t i o n and
d i s t r i b u t i o n o f s t e a m h e a t and e l e c t r i c i t y
from c o a l ; c o n s t r u c t i o n o f b u i l d i n g s f o r
l o n g e v i t y , with lowest l i f e c y c le c o s t

Problems:

Funding
1960s)

Campus, p a s t :

Big u n i v e r s i t y (with
s t a b l e s o f ROTC)

Present:

Future:

(and

1987

enrollment

g r o wt h

quonsets

and

in

the

cavalry

Beautiful
and e x c e l l e n t
with
facilities
b u i l t to l a s t ; however, t h er e are problems
a l m o s t e v e r y hour w i t h t h e power p l a n t .
Central control of u t i l i t i e s .

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Comments:

"University
facilities
ha ve
l i f e , a c c o r d i n g to Clark Kerr."

Conclus i o n s :

"Th e r e i s a demand f o r b u s s e s .
The bus
system
is
not
subsidized.
It
is
a
fin an cial challenge."

Name/date:

Tom K e h l e r ; Au g u s t 2 0 ,

T itle:

La n d s c a p e
Engineer;
Park and P l a n n i n g

Years:

1969-present

Achievements:

Wharton
maintaining

Problems:

Wharton C e n t e r and B r e s l i n C e n t e r
c o n t r o v e r s i e s ; p a r k i n g p r o b l e ms

Campus,

Agricultural
image

past:

unlimited

1987
Director

of

Center
landscape
t h e campus a r e a park

c o lle g e — rural

campus

award;
location

setting

and

Present:

Major i n t e r n a t i o n a l
b e a u t i f u l campus

Future:

P o s s i b l e v i s i t o r c e n t e r s ; t h e s i z e o f t he
a r b o r e t u m park and number o f t r e e s may be
reduced
because
of
increased
building
dens i ty

u n i v e r s i t y — arboretum,

Comments:

"Economi c
development
may
mean
t he
c o n s t r u c t i o n o f r e s e a r c h park f a c i l i t i e s
s o u t h o f Mt. Hope Road.
Preserving a
quality
environment
is
important
for
learning.
Open s p a c e b e t w e e n b u i l d i n g s
and l a n d s c a p e p l a n t i n g s make t h e campus
great."

Conclusions:

"The campus h a s d e v e l o p e d a c c o r d i n g t o a
c o m p r e h e n s i v e p l a n wh i c h h a s c h a n g e d from
t i me t o t i m e .
Campus d e v e l o p m e n t h a s n o t
been haphazard."

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Name/date:

G e r a l d H a a r e r ; June 2 6 ,

Title:

D i r e c t o r o f Land Management

Years:

1979-present

Achievements:

M a i n t a i n i n g t h e a p p e a r a n c e and p r e s e r v i n g
l a n d s ne e d e d f o r r e s e a r c h , e d u c a t i o n , and
agricultural
demonstration;
selling
l a nd
t h a t c a n ' t be u s e d ; r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s f o c u s
on l a nd s o u t h o f Mt. Hope Road and l a n d s
l o c a t e d o f f t h e c e n t r a l campus

Problems:

R e s o l v i n g t he c o n f l i c t b e t w e e n t h e need t o
develop
educational
facilities
and
the
need t o p r e s e r v e n a t u r a l l a n d s

Campus,

"Uni que" c o m b i n a t i o n o f
a c a d e mi c
campus
with "contiguous" undeveloped a g r i c u l t u r a l
r e s e a r c h l and

past:

1987

Present:

Mt. Hope Road i s a b a r r i e r b e t w e e n
developed
part
of
t he
campus
that
central
services
available
and
undeveloped lands to the south

Future:

P o s s i b l e development o f r e s e a r c h
l and s o u t h o f Mt.
Hope Road

park

the
has
the
on

Comments:

"Removal o f a t r e e

Conelus i o n s :

" B u f f e r l a n d s were o r i g i n a l l y t h o u g h t t o
be
beneficial.
In
more
recent
years,
r e s e a r c h farm l a nd h a s b e e n s o l d t o Motor
Wheel and t h e MBI."

Name/date:

R o b e r t S i e f e r t ; Au g u s t 3 ,

Title:

Former
Director
of
Space
F acilities
Management;
Architect

Years:

1961-present

Ach i e v e m e n t s :

Managed
t he
planning
process
with
help
from o u t s i d e
architects;
development
of
medical f a c i l i t i e s

is a big

issue."

1987
Planning
and
University

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Problems:

The campus i s s p r e a d o u t ; r u n n i n g
b u i l d i n g s i t e s ; p a rk in g problems

Campus, p a s t :

"Hannah d i d a g r e a t j o b a c q u i r i n g l a n d ,
p l a n n i n g , and b u i l d i n g t h e campus.
It is
a beautiful
park,
but
we
need
a bus
system."

out

of

Present:

L i k e s t he campus, b u t some o l d e r b u i l d i n g s
s u c h a s G i l t n e r H a l l d o n ' t meet f i r e and
s a fety codes.

Future:

" A l l k i n d s o f p r o b l e m s " — need f o r p a r k i n g
and ne e d
to m a in t a in
and
restore;
new
b u i l d i n g s are l i k e l y
t o be " s p e c i a l i t y "
buildings
for
research
and
clinical
serv ic e s

Comments:

"Some
universities
work
well
by
doing
their
own
planning
without
outside
architectural sta ffs."

Conclus i o n s :

"Growth h a s
been d i c t a t e d
by a v a i l a b l e
u t i l i t i e s , because of expense . . . .
When
Hannah was P r e s i d e n t ,
he would run t h e
s how.
The a r c h i t e c t d i d n ' t s p e a k t o t he
Board o f T r u s t e e s .
Now t h e Board i s more
interested
. . . .
Hannah n e v e r went t o
t h e l e g i s l a t u r e t o a s k f o r more t h a n $4
m illion.
Now we h a v e t he Ve t C l i n i c a t
$ 4 6 . 8 m i l l i o n , E n g i n e e r i n g a t $33 m i l l i o n ,
and Communi cat i on A r t s a t $21 m i l l i o n . .
I n 1968 t h e campus Ma s t e r P l a n and
Z o n i n g O r d i n a n c e was u n i q u e .
Because o f
i t , we a r e s t i l l d o i n g t h i n g s t h a t Hannah
wanted,
s uc h
as
six-floor
maximums
on
buildings
(note:
the o u t s i d e a r c h i t e c t
f o r Hubbard H a l l p e r s u a d e d Hannah t o go
with a 1 2 -sto r y b u ild in g ) .

Name/date:

James P e t e r s ; J a n u a r y 2 9 ,

Title:

Director of
Management

Years:

1965-present

Ach i e v e m e n t s :

Maintaining
inventory
of
office
space;
improving

F acilities

1988

Planning

and

Space

classroom
and
non-functional

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s p a c e t o make i t f u n c t i o n a l ; t e a r i n g down
quonsets; providing handicapper a ccess
Problems:

Lack
of
funds;
administrators

Campus, p a s t :

Horses
Tower

on campus;

politics
offices

Present:

B u i l d i n g s need r e n o v a t i o n ;
needs renovation

Future:

Architectural a c c e s s ib ility

and

were

changing

i n Beaumont

Beaumont

Tower

Comments:

"Development o f b u i l d i n g space i s a slow
process.
the c o n c e p t
of
total
square
footage
per
student
isn't
meaningful
because there are d i f f e r e n t typ es o f space
and p a r t - t i m e s t u d e n t s .
Alumni d o n ' t l i k e
i t when b u i l d i n g s ar e t o r n down. "

Conclusions:

"The O f f i c e o f Space U t i l i z a t i o n was under
the d i r e c t i o n o f Jack B r e s l i n u n t i l 1985.
Then i t became t h e O f f i c e o f F a c i l i t i e s
P l a n n i n g and Space Management under t he
d i r e c t i o n o f the P r o v o s t .

Name/date:

Ron L a u g h t e r ; Au g u s t 1987

T itle:

Executive D irector,

Years:

1980-present

Ach i e v e m e n t s :

Fundraising, including a c q u isitio n of
by g i f t and t r a n s f e r t o t h e U n i v e r s i t y

l and

Problems:

Conflict
between
the
need
com mercial/technical
development
and
need t o p r e s e r v e a g r i c u l t u r a l l and

for
the

Campus,

B e a u t i f u l campus

past:

MSU F o u n d a t i o n

Present:

S t i l l b e a u t i f u l campus

Future:

Co ncern
about
change
in
architectural
style
(e.g.,
Life
Sciences
Building,
Clinical
Center,
Football
Practice
Fac i 1 i t y )

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Comments:

"The b e a u t y o f t he campus i s an e l e m e n t i n
philanthropic
generosity,
perhaps
more
important
t h a n a w i n n i n g f o o t b a l l t eam.
The U n i v e r s i t y us e d t o t a k e l a nd and l a t e r
f i g u r e o u t how t o us e i t .
Today ,
t he
U n i v e r s i t y o n l y t a k e s p r o p e r t y t h a t ca n be
managed
efficiently
and
effectively.
Proxim ity
to e x i s t i n g
facilities
is
an
important f a c t o r . "

Conclusions:

" I t makes s e n s e t o spend more f o r q u a l i t y
f a c i l i t i e s up f r o n t and t o m a i n t a i n t he
facilities."

P l a n n e r s and D e v e l o p e r s :
THe~Impact o f T h e i r Act fori s

there
First,

In

analyzing

are

a

few

almost

park-like

foregoing

recurrent

all

beauty

the

of

t he

of

the

t heme s

interview
whi ch

administrators
campus.

The

s umma r i e s ,

become

evident.

referred

retention

are a s has been a dominant g u i d i n g p r i n c i p l e

in

to
of

the

t he
green

planning

and d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e campus.
The d e v e l o p m e n t
Arts

s eems

t o be

t o by most
in

of

question.

some

t h e Wharton C e n t e r

primary b u i l d i n g

for Performing

achievement

the

administrators

during

the

The

administrators

also

seemed

recurrent

parking

the

of

problems

shortages,

such

financial

as

traffic

shortfalls,

referred

20-year
to

period

point

congestion
and

to
and

political

interference.
In

characterizing

administrators
yet

their

referred

views

of

t he
to

the

the

campus,
past

future

almost

all

of

the

campus,

divergent.

Some

growth
were

of

the

54

predicted

that

growth

indicate

that

the

preservation

campus would

and r e n o v a t i o n

adm inistrators
difficult

would c o n t i n u e .

seemed

to

butimportant,

the vi ew s o f

be

efforts.

indicate

Others

a number o f

campus p l a n n i n g

forward-looking

f a c u l t y and s t u d e n t s

to

characterized

Also,

that

seemed

process

and

s h o u l d be a c r i t i c a l

by
the
is

a

that
part

of that process.
In

short,

office

in 1969,

become

more

interview
DiBiaggio,

of

it

appears that

campus

planning

a

comments
this

participatory
of

the

since

and

Hannah

development

process.
current

trend appears l i k e l y

John

a t MSU h a s

Based
President,

to c o n t in u e .

left

on

t he
John

CHAPTER I I I
PHYSICAL AND FISCAL MATTERS
This

chapter

of

numerical

It

includes

data

represents
concerning

financial

a

compilation

campus

lands

and

and

analysis

buildings.

im plications.
Green Tr e e Land

As o f J u l y 1,

a c r e s . 33

The

including

off-campus

following

table

total

1988,

t he c e n t r a l

property
sites

of

campus mea s ured

Michigan

measures

22,757

shows MSU l and a c q u i s i t i o n

map o f l and a c q u i s i t i o n

State

University

a c r e s . 34

over

time.

i n Appendi x D . )

Table 4
Land A c q u i s i t i o n by Decade35
ACRES
CAMPUS
Prior

t o 1920

OFF-CAMPUS

1026

1060

1920s

564

2007

1930s

285

795

1940s

1605

6281

1950s

1267

862

1960s

768

2417

1970s

189

861

13

3204

1980 t o d a t e

55

5248

The
(See

56

It
small

is

evident

portion

acquired.
halted

o f the

In o t h e r

prior

campus

years

total

words,

1968-1988

rema i n e d

2100

farm

in 1968,

3139 a c r e s

central

at

1980s,

campus

campus

the

acres.

research

acreage

and

amount o f campus

by

approximately
increased

acres.

During

by

supplied

the

only

by

100

the

period

of

of

3550

t o a l ow o f
in q u e s t i o n ,
was r e d u c e d

developed

acres.

De p a r t me n t

shown

from

in 1970,

t he

during

have

varied

the

of

acres

20-year period

Ye t

i n MSU

acreage

f arms and r e s e a r c h a c r e a g e

400

were

office.

2000

has

a

acquisition

catalogs

t o a h i g h o f 37 6 0 a c r e s
During the

lands

l and

t he d e v e l o p e d

1982,

only

whi ch ap p e a r

approximately

Since

in 1988.

originally

and

central

developed

the

acreage

1970s

t o campus d e s c r i p t i o n s

1968-1982.

approximately

acres

the

o f Academi c P r o g r a m s ,

central
the

in

t o t h e t i m e t h a t John Hannah l e f t

According
catalogs

that

campus

Th e s e

data

were

Campus

Parks

and

Planning.
Other
over
and

the

20-year

the

1968,

noteworthy a s p e c ts

length

there
In

shrubs.

During

catalog

bike

of

were

campus.

roads,

period

are

and

approximately

15,000

trees

paths,

description

trees

paths,

and

years
and

1968-1973,

sidewalks

of

roads,

was

However,

the
not
in

shrubs

sidewalks.
and

shrubs

t h e r e were a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 9 , 0 0 0

the

30 m i l e s

campus

t h e number o f

campus d e s c r i p t i o n .

reflected

the

bike

1988,

roads,

of

total

on

trees

and

mileage

for

reported
1973,

In

the

11 m i l e s o f b i k e p a t h s ,

in

the

catalog
and 95

0

57

m iles

of

miles

of

sidewalks.
roads,

By 1 9 8 8 ,

12

these

numbers
paths,

increased
and

98

t o 33

miles

of

bike

miles

data,

it

is

apparent that

during

length

of

newly

roads,

of

s idewalks.
Given
years

these

1973-1988,

the

paths,

and

sidewalks

less.

During the

increased

at

same p e r i o d ,

paved

a g r o wt h

rate

t h e g r o wt h r a t e

and s h r u b s on campus was g r e a t e r

of

t he
bike

10% o r

i n new t r e e s

t han 25%.

B o x e s and T u n n e l s
The
Flinn,
the

interview

and o t h e r s

newer

with

a

heat,

throughout

Physical

Plant

reports,

jack

report
who
".

are

have
.

. the

t he

t h e campus.

relies

a

Breslin

as

for

functional

a box.

reports
Wi th

can be

t he

In

prepared

data

to

u s e d by a l l

report

h i g h s t a n d a r d f o r a l l a n n u a l r e p o r t s . "36

tunnels

part,
by

.

these

MSU

annual
in

the

administrators
He a l s o

.

this

the

contained

th is information."

who w r o t e t he

power and

study d e s c r ib e s

large

respect

"The

The

u n d e r gr ou n d

system.

wrote,
and

of

sectio n of

annual

Division.

people

designed

Ron

t h a t many o f

providing e l e c t r i c a l

This

upon

need

Wilkinson,

impression

were

form

u tility

excellent

Roger

clear

system,

and

of

simple d e s ig n — that of

takes

buildings

section

t he

buildings

distribution

steam

the

create

campus

facilities
u tility

comments

. ha ve

wrote
set

a

58

The
4 80

in

footage

total

1968
has

to

number o f MSU b u i l d i n g s h as
571

in

increased

1988.

i n 1968 t o 1 8 . 5 m i l l i o n

5).

It

building
less

than

interesting

square
the

(as described

of

square

to note

footage over
rate

total

from a p p r o x i m a t e l y

feet

is

The

that

the

increase

feet
the

increased

building

square

15 m i l l i o n

square

i n 1988 ( s e e

Table

rate of

20-year

period

in

and

tree

from

increase

in

is

slightly

s hrub

planting

in the p r i o r s e c t i o n ) .

Table 5
Number o f B u i l d i n g s and T o t a l Square F o o t a g e

Year
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1 97 4
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988

Number o f
Build ings
480
494
491
501
503
494
495
501
492
488
486
486
550
545
548
529
539
537
542
543
571

T o t a l square
Footage*
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18

000
00 0
000
000
000
500
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
500
000
000
000
000
500
500

000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
0 00
000
000
000
000
000
0 00
000

* P h y s i c a l _ p l a n t a n n u a l r e p o r t s p r o v i d e more e x a c t d a t a .
Th e s e e s t i m a t e s were rounded t o t he n e a r e s t 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 s q u a r e
f e e t and were d e r i v e d from t he a n n u a l r e p o r t s .

59

It
density

is
on

available

campus

data

than b e i n g

on

the

academic
occupies

Hope

Road.

total

approximately

density

of

Compare

this

total

acre.

was

density
So,

significant,

there

of

square

feet,

This
feet
when

18,490
was

811

s eems

to

o f an i n c r e a s e

and

be

feet

to

some

of

Mt.

measures
In

measured

a

per

square

of

in
farm

4 and 5.

square

1970,

t he

t o t a l MSU a c r e a g e

building

In

square

south

MSU b u i l d i n g s

15,000,000

acres.

Also,

following

in T a b l e s

total

rather

Research

translates
of

t he

t h e most p a r t ,

acreage

the

footage

1970,

A more d r a m a t i c
table.

of

consider

was a p p r o x i m a t e l y

acreage

building

to

for

from t h e m a t e r i a l s

square

because

MSU b u i l d i n g s

Hope Road.

amount s

acres.

813

all

building

campus b u i l d i n g s .

o f Mt.

18,500,000

in

period

campus a r e ,

square

22,757

buildings

central

Nevertheless,

the

me a s u r e d

central

changes

20-year

include

substantial

wh i c h a r e d e r i v e d
1988,

to

analyze

the

to

area north

land

to

over

appear

limited

buildings
the

difficult

building
MSU

footage
feet,

this

of

and the

me as ur e

building

evidence,

acre.

of

per

MSU

perhaps

not

i n b u i l d i n g d e n s i t y a t MSU.

difference

is

shown by t h e

following

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Table 6
Building Density,

1969-1988
Total Building
Square F o o t a g e

C e n t r a l Campus
Acreage

Year

Dens i t y *

1970

5046

15,000,000

2973

1988

5248

18,500,000

3525

*square

f e e t per acre

An o t h e r
Annual

Physical

buildings

now

or

other

academic

purposes).

use

are

housing

buildings.
terminology
Prior

auxiliary

buildings.

to

Over
in

1980,

service

of

s uch

constant

over

the

256

20-year

7,300,000

274

and

housing

20

annual r e p o r t s

the

reports
as

s uc h b u i l d i n g s ,
hav e

period.

square

auxiliary

a p p r o x im a t e ly 7 , 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 square

service
feet.

to

and

is,

t o have
housing

total

in

buildings
In

the

liquidating"

remai ned

That

feet.

seems

"self

(for

services

years,

referred

of

categories

(food)

last

liquidating"

approximately

Ot h e r

use.

number

buildings

the

buildings,

"self

the

the

use

auxiliary

buildings

The number o f

footage

and

building

reflect

general

farm

changed.

were

reports

concerns

considered

descriptive

and

Plant

inquiry

are

building

and

of

that

classrooms
of

area

1988,

buildings

square

relatively
1968

there

totalling
there

were

totalling

61

Th e s e
for
left

student

data

reflect

housing

office.

enrollment

This
has

have
is

that
not

central

been b u i l t

p r o b a b l y due

been

campus

relatively

to

since

t he

stable,

facilities
John Hannah

fact

that

total

ranging

from

a p p r o x i m a t e l y 4 0 , 0 0 0 t o 4 5 , 0 0 0 s t u d e n t s ( s e e Ta b l e 7 ) .

Table 7
Enrollment
Year

T otal Enrollment*
42
43
40
41
41
41
43
44
43
44
43
45
45
42
40
40
40
41
42
42

1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987

500
000
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
000
500
000
000
000
500
000
500
000
000
000

* E s t i m a t e s rounded t o t h e n e a r e s t 500 were d e r i v e d
annual
financial
r e p o r t s whi ch r e f l e c t
fall
t erm,
L a n s i n g campus t o t a l s .

The
has

been

general

trend

an

i n campus b u i l d i n g o v e r

increase

purpose

in

the

buildings

number

and

including

t he

from
East

20-year period

square
a c a d e mi c

footage
and

of
farm

62

facilities.

Also,

a number o f

have

been

constructed.

the

Indoor

Football

facility,

Practice

East-campus

Jack B r e s l i n
provides

Th e s e

include

All-Events

Center
list

the

Building,

Intramural

a chronological

through 1988.

athletic-related

Sports

Munn I c e
an

indoor

Building,

(basketball arena).
of

facilities

buildings

built

Ar e n a ,
tennis
and

the

Table
from

8

1968

63

Table 8
Chronology of Building C o n stru ction (including additions and alterations)
Year
Com p le te d

Building
N am e

Square
F oo ta g e

A r c h ite c t

1968

C yclotron -ad d ition 1
Music P r a c tic e
Laundry Building
Hannah A d m inistration Bldg.
Plant B iology Lab—addition 1
G iltner H all—addition 6
Well H ouse 25
Purchasing
A u d iology-S p eech S c ie n c e

14,800
44,500
73,700
172,100
53,100
1,100
100
5,400
19,900

Black
Calder
M ayotte-W ebb
Calder
Black
Calder
Physical Plant
M ayotte-W ebb
H arleyEllington

1969

P hysical P la n t—addition 1
1,600
Botany F ield Lab
8,200
Cam pbell H all—addition 1
700
Landon H all—addition 1
800
O bservatory
7,000
O bservatory—dom e and t e le s c o p e ------Olin H ealth C e n t e r —addition 2
7,300
P e s tic id e R e s e a r c h C en ter
36,900
Stores Building No 1—addition 2
8,300
Well H ouse 26
100

Physical Plant
Physical Plant
Calder
Calder
Black
Black
Calder
K in g sc o tt
Physical Plant
Physical Plant

1970

Regional C hilled Water P lant 1
Wells H all—addition 1

Calder
H arleyEllington
Physical Plant

5,200
25,600

Dairy R e s e a r c h C e n te r —
3,600
Milking Parlor
Swine T e a c h in g and R e s e a r c h —
6,200
A griculture Pollution Control Lab
Swine T each in g and R e s e a r c h —
1,600
Finishing Barn
Veterinary R e se a r ch C e n te r —
900
Pole Barn
Well H ouse 27
100
Well H ouse 28
100
L ife S c ie n c e —Unit I
202,300
1971

Spartan Village Child
D e v e lo p m e n t C enter
Tree R e se a r ch C e n t e r —
G reenhouse (West)

Frank and
Stein
Frank and
Stein
Physical Plant
Physical Plant
Physical Plant
Calder

6,800

Hartwick

2,100

Forestry
D ep artm en t

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Table 8, continued
Year
C o m p leted
1972

1973

1974

Building
N am e

Physical Plant
Physical Plant

N isbet Building
K resge A rt C e n te r —Addition 2
Dobie Tow er TV/FM —Addition 1
Inland Lakes R e s e r v o ir e —
Pump House
P h y sics-A stron om y—Addition 2
R ep eator H ouse, DPS
Water R e s e r v o ir e —Addition 1

W arren-Holm es
Calder
Physical Plant
JohnsonAnderson, Inc.
Physical Plant
Physical Plant
Physical Plant

56,700
1,000
400
1,000
1,900
100
600

Simon P ow er P lan t—Sm oke Stack
Munn Ice Arena
126,700

P athological Incinerator
Public S a fe ty
Inland Lakes R e s .—Garage
T ree R e s e a r c h C e n te r —
Headhouse
Tree R e se a r ch C e n t e r —
.G reenhouse (north)
Tree R e se a r ch C e n te r —
G reenhouse (south)
Veterinary R e se a r ch C e n te r —
Storage Barn

1976

A r c h ite c t

F e e H alls—Addition 1
1,600
B eef C a t t le R e search C e n te r —
1,500
Feedway
R a d io a c tiv e Waste F a c ility
1,500
R iver Water R e se a r ch —Addition 1 1,000

Driver Training R ange Garage
Erickson H all—Addition 2
Simon P ow er P lant—
Transfer Tower
Simon P ow er P lan t—
Unit 3 Main Building
1975

Square
F oo ta g e

Physical Plant

300
1,700
700

C om m on w ealth
Daverm an
A s s o c ia t e s
Physical Plant
Calder
C om m on w ealth

38,700

C om m on w ealth

2,000
27,600

Physical Plant
M anson,3ackson
Kane
Physical Plant
F orestry
D e p artm en t
F orestry
D ep artm en t
F orestry
D e p artm en t
Physical Plant

1,200
1,200
2,700
2,700
4,200

o
o

Golf M aintenance (east)—
800
Addition 1
Clinical C e n te r —Clinic
162,500
Clinical C en ter—Lab
64,600
Clinical C e n te r —Anim al Quarters

Physical Plant
Calder
Calder
Calder

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Table 8, continued
Year
C o m p leted

Building
N am e
Simon P o w er P la n t—
Side S tream F ilte r
Simon P o w er P la n t—
Coal Car Thawing Shed
P h y sic s-A str o n o m y —A ddition 3

Square
F oo ta g e

A r c h ite c t

WO

C om m on w ealth

4,200

C om m onw ealth

16,600

R egional C hilled Water P lant 1—
Addition 1

5,200

S ed g e w ic k S eller
Calder

1978

C yclotron—A ddition 2
Grounds H ead quarters—Grounds
M aintenance S alt S torage

3,100
300

H olm es, Black
Physical Plant

1979

Brody Hall—Addition 2
C yclotron —Addition 3
Engineering R e s e a r c h F a c ility
Golf C art S h e lte r Building
G olf Course S ta r te r H ouse (east)
T ree R e s e a r c h C e n t e r —Storage
Building

400
5,000
9,600

H olm es, Black
Physical Plant
Design & Build
Physical Plant
Physical Plant
P hysical Plant

1980

Crop and Soil S c i e n c e —
Corn Drying Shed
Daugherty F o o tb a ll Building

2,200
200
900

300
24,800

H ancock Turf grass R e se a r ch Lab. 6,000
Human E c o lo g y —Addition 2
2,000
International C e n te r —Addition 1 15,400
Plant S c ie n c e - E a s t —G reenhouse
2,200
(East R an ge)
Union Building—Addition 3
300

1981

Fire S ta tio n —Addition 1
P hysical P lan t M aterial S torage
Physical Plant T ransform er
Storage
Plant S c ie n c e - W e s t —G reenhouse
(US DA)
Public S a f e t y —Addition 1
R a d io a c tiv e W aste F a c ilit y —
C h em ical W aste F A cility
Simon P ow er P la n t—Baghouse
Addition

Table 8, continued

1,100
100
100

W akelyKushner A sso c .
Physical Plant
P hysical Plant
Calder
M ayotte,
C rouse, Dhaen
M ayotte,
C rouse, Dhaen
Physical Plant
Physical Plant
Physical Plant

4,100

K ilgore

1,000
1,400

Physical Plant
Physical Plant

4,800

C om m onw ealth
A s s o c ia te s

66

Year
C o m p le te d

Building
N am e
C om m unication A r ts
B eef C a t t le R e se a r ch C e n ter
Anim al S h elter

1982

1983

1984

Square
F oo ta g e
262,200
14,400

C yclotron—A ddition 4
40,500
Wharton C e n te r for
147,100
P erform ing A rts
Bus S top—Spartan Village 6-------Dairy R e s e a r c h C e n te r —
14,300
South Hay Barn
Dairy R e s e a r c h C e n te r —
South 10 Silos N o. 1-9, 11
Dairy R e se a r ch C e n te r —
100
S w itc h g e a r Building
Horse T eaching and R e s e a r c h —
3,800
E a st H orse Barn
Parking Toll Booth L ot 6--------------------------Parking Toll Booth Lot 62
---------Parking Toll Booth Lot 62------------------------Parking Toll Booth L ot 66------------------------Parking Toll Booth L ot 75------------------------Parking R am p 3
190,300
Sw ine T eaching and R e se a r ch —
1,700
P orter Building
Swine T eaching and R e se a r ch —
M.O.F. Building
1,700
R a d io a c tiv e Waste F a c ility —
C on tainer Storage Building
Sw ine T each in g and R esea rch
H ouse N o . 1
Dairy R e se a r ch C e n te r —Barn
Dairy R e se a r ch C e n te r —
F e e d C e n te r
Large A nim al R e se a r ch —
Haybarn
Monroe F arm —Equipment
S torage Barn N o. 1
Monroe F arm —Equipment
S torage Barn N o. 2
Plant S c ie n c e Support Building

Table 8, continued

900
700
21,400
1,700

A r c h ite c t
H arleyEllington
Physical Plant

C om m onw ealth
H arleyEllington
Physical Plant
Physical Plant
Physical Plant
Physical P lant

P hysical Plant
Physical Plant
Physical Plant
Physical Plant
Physical Plant
Carl Walker

Arch
Consortium
Physical Plant

4,900

P hysical Plant
Arch
Consortium
Arch
Consortium
Morton

4,900

Morton

4,000

Arch
Consortium

3,800

67

Year
C o m p le te d
1985

1986

1987

1988

Building
N am e
C linical C e n te r —A ddition N o. 1
M .R.C.
C y c lo tr o n —A ddition 5
D augherty F o o tb a ll P r a c tic e
F a c ility
F a c u lty A p a rtm en ts—Substation
Gas Meter S tation
P lant B iology Lab—Addition 3
R e g . C hil. Water P lan t 1—
Addition 2
Sw ine T e a ch in g and R e s e a r c h —
Sw ine S h elter
Tennis F a c ility

Crop and Soil S c i e n c e —
S torage Building
Monroe F arm —S torage Building
P lant and Soil S c ie n c e
R e se a r ch C om plex-E n gin eerin g
Well H ouse 29
C ase H alls—Addition 1
Dairy T e ach in g and R e se a r ch
C e n t e r —South Hay Barn No. 2
P ackaging L aboratory—
Addition 1
Snack Bar (west)
Stores Building N o. 3
Water R ese r v o ir -A d d itio n 2
Akers G olf C ou rse—G olf Cart
S h e lte r Addition 1
Akers G olf C ourse—Soil
S torage (east)
Central S chool—Addition 1
C linical C e n te r —C linic Wing—
Addition N o . 2, M .R.C.
C yclotron —Addition 6
Dairy T each in g and R e se a r ch
C e n te r —H eifer Barn N o. 2
Water R e se r v o ir —Addition 3
Well H ouse N o. 30

Square
F o o ta g e
4,400

5,200
96,000
1,100
100
41,500
4,400

A r c h ite c t
Torke/
Maslowski
N.S.C.L.
Sims-Varner
<5c A s s o c ia te s
Physical Plant
P hysical Plant
H oyem -B asso
H oyem -B asso

600
69,600

A n selm o
& A s s o c ia t e s

14,300

Physical Plant

14,300
283,000
65,000
200

Physical Plant
H oyem -B asso
Physical Plant
Physical Plant

3,800
14,300

FTCH
Physical Plant

25,500

Calder

300
18,000
2,900

Physical Plant
Physical Plant
Wolf/Wineman

1,400

Physical Plant

2,400

Physical Plant

1,800
8,100

WBDC
Threshold/GE

9,900
10,400

HEPY
Physical Plant

1,200
200

Physical Plant
Physical Plant

68

Table 8, continued
Year
C o m p le te d

Building
N am e

Square
F oo ta g e

Under
C on struction

Jack Breslin Student E v e n ts
C e n te r
Intramural R e c r e a t i v e S p o r t s E ast
E ngineering Building—
Addition N o. 1
Veterinary C lin ical C e n te r —
Addition N o. 1
K ellogg C e n t e r —Addition N o . 4
U n iversity S e r vices

262,900

A r c h ite c t

65,600

Hoyem Basso
/HNTB
Calder

131,000

A. Kahn

127,800
37,500
74,200

Source: MSU Physical P la n t, Building D ata Book, 1987-88.
rounded to n e a r e st 100.

GBKB/Durrant
Calder
Marge rum

Square f o o ta g e

69

The
meant

increase

in

a corresponding

services

new

increase

the b u i l d i n g s .

as r e f l e c t e d

buildings
in

Consider

on

the

campus

u tility

u tility

has

also

system

that

systems expansion

i n T a b l e 9.

Table 9
Growth i n U t i l i t y

Systems ( T o t a l M ile s* )

St eam P i p e
in Tunnel

Underground
E l e c t r i c Cabl e

Water
Main

Sanitary
Sewer

1968

7

34

54

32

1 97 8

8

37

58

33

1988

9

40

60

34

* D e r i v e d from P h y s i c a l
the n e a r e s t m i l e .

Plant

The e m e r g i n g p i c t u r e
20-year
to

be

more

period

is

a campus

modernized.
prevalent,

Air

Annual

of

Reports

rounded

t h e p h y s i c a l campus o v e r

whi ch

has

conditioned

and e l e c t r o n i c

and

become

and

buildings

to

the

continues

hav e

become

c o m p u t i n g and c o m m u n i c a t i o n s

e q u i p m e n t u s a g e h a s ex p a n d e d s i g n i f i c a n t l y .

Growth i n Va l u e
D u r i n g an I n f l a t i o n a r y P e r i o d
This
economic
in

the

and

section
financial

campus.

of

the

study

implications

MSU a n n u a l

w ill
of

financial

t he

highlight
physical

reports

t he

g rowt h

reflect

some

70

interesting
period.
f o r ma t

changes,

One
of

section

of

the

of

a

floating

projects
this

report

10-year

in

and

somewhat
seems
period.

heavy

Then

years.

follow.
Table

cyclical

Then,

Inflation

of

over

to

The

to

reflects
t he

a

over

follow
1971-72

virtual

construction
the

for

and

a

dollar

of

20-year

of

No t e

t he
It

one-to-two

year

for

heavy

period

value

spending.

stabilizes

round

halt.

projects

20-year period.

occurs

a

the

building

construction

report

construction

falls

again,

on

a

three-to-

spending

is

w ill

reflected

by

11.
Over

the

and b u i l d i n g s
12.

over

spending

spending

of

report.

came

maj or
10

nature

focus

annual

t he

s e c t i o n d ea lin g with " f i n a n c i a l

time,

in p r o g r e s s

concerns

Hannah y e a r s ,

listing

annual

construction

Table

a 20-year

of buildings b u ilt

a

last

a special

r e s u me d .

that

The
1970-71

over

construction

five

the

and

the

woul d

an a n a l y s i s

over

changes

During

report

period,

maj or

Nevertheless,
gradually

itself.

progress.
was

when v i e w e d

interesting

annual

r e p o r t had

crisis"

more

including

format

annual

the

the

construction,

especially

By way

has
of

from $7 m i l l i o n
al mo st doubled

years,

the

stated

increased
summary,

asset

dramatically

l and

value

t o $15 m i l l i o n , a n d

h as

v a l u e o f MSU's
as

shown

more

than

l and

in Table
doubled

t o t a l b u i l d i n g va lu e has

from $265 m i l l i o n up t o $468 m i l l i o n .

71

T a b l e 10
Construction
dollars)

in

Progress

(stated

at

cost

in

m illions

Year

A s s e t Value*

1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988

$16
2
8
8
2

*Rounded t o t h e n e a r e s t
financial reports.

of

21
28

24
22
4
3
10
11
8
14
45
$1,000,000,

derived

from

annual

72

T a b l e 11
P u r c h a s i n g Power o f t h e D o l l a r

( b a s e y e a r 1967 = $ 1 . 0 0 )

Year

Consumer P r i c e I n d e x *

1967
1968
1969
1 97 0
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1 98 4
1985
1986

1.00
.96
.91
.86
.82
.80
.75
.68
.62
.59
.55
.51
.46
.40
.37
.35
.34
.32
.31
.30

*Source:
U . S . Bureau o f C e n s u s , S t a t i s t i c a l A b s t r a c t
t he U n i t e d S t a t e s , 1 9 8 8 , T a b l e 72W, from U . S . Bureau
Labor S t a t i s t i c s , Mo n t h l y S u r v e y o f C u r r e n t B u s i n e s s .

of
oT

73

T a b l e 12
^
Land and B u i l d i n g
of d o lla r s)*

Asset

Values

(stated

Year

Value o f
Land

1 96 8
1 96 9
1970
1971
19 72
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1 97 8
1979
1 98 0
1981
1 98 2
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1 98 8

$7
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
14
15

at

cost

in m i l l i o n s

Va l u e
Build i
$ 265
284
286
292
303
303
303
315
350
352
354
355
361
382
410
415
399
410
425
458
468

* F i g u r e s rounded t o n e a r e s t $ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , d e r i v e d from a n n u a l
financial reports.
These f i g u r e s e x c l u d e equipment v a l u e s
and c o n s t r u c t i o n i n p r o g r e s s .

74

Notes
33peal Property Holdings,
Management r e p o r t o f J u l y 1, 1 9 8 8 ,

MSU D e p a r t me n t
p. 1.

of

Land

34jbid.
35ibid.,

p.

19.

3 6 i , e t t e r t o Ro g e r W i l k i n s o n d a t e d O c t o b e r 2 3 ,
found i n MSU A r c h i v e s c o l l e c t i o n UA2317, F o l d e r 13 .

1984,

CHAPTER IV
AN ARCHIVAL GLIMPSE AT THE ROLE OF
FACULTY AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
During h i s
of

dealing

e x a mi n e

with

interview,
faculty

MSU a r c h i v a l

faculty

and

John Hannah c i t e d

and

Trustees.

records

Trustees

This

concerning

with

respect

the

chapter

the
to

problems

role
the

of

will
the

physical

d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e campus i n t he p o s t - H a n n a h y e a r s .
F a c u l t y Ro l e
On June
of

the

Planning,

25,

University
presented

1975,

Ronal d

Black,

faculty

Commi t t ee

on

a

containing

letter

Building,

chairperson
La nds ,

t he

following

r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s t o t h e n - P r e s i d e n t W h a r t o n . 37
Recommendations of the University Committee
on Building, L a n d s , and Planning

Recomme ndat i on A
—
Th at
t he B u i l d i n g ,
Lands ,
and
Planning
Commi t tee
move
that
the
P r e s i d e n t be ur g e d
tor e q u e s t t h a t the
appropriate units
of
the
University
administration
seek to c o o p e r a t e with
other
planning
and
governmental
agencies
in
a
comprehensive
transportation
study of
e x i s t i n g and
p r o j e c t e d p a t t e r n s o f movements on and
adjoining
the
MSU campus,
with
an
e x p r e s s e d o b j e c t i v e o f s u g g e s t i n g means
of
improving
movement
modes
on t he
campus and t o p r o v i d e
administrative
and f i n a n c i a l s u p p o r t as n e c e s s a r y .

75

and

76

Reco mme ndat i on B ( 1 - 3 )
B l . 'That t he B u i l d i n g , Lands , and
Planning
Commi t t ee
request
that
the
President
provide
financial
and
a d m i n i s t r a t i v e support as n e c e s s a r y to
t he
Division
of
Campus
Parks
and
Planning
for
the
implementation
into
the
long
rang e
plans
of
appropriate
r e c o m me n d a t i o n s
from
the
study
s u p p o r t e d i n Recomme ndat i on A.
B2. Th a t t he B u i l d i n g , Lands , and
Planning
Commi t tee
request
the
President
and
the
University
administration
to co n tin u e
to
strive
f o r f u n d s t o be a l l o c a t e d i n o r d e r t o
e n a b l e t h e D i v i s i o n o f Campus Par ks and
Planning to s t a r t
immed i a t e p r o p o s a l s
for implementation To fu r th e r r e l i e v e
some
points
of
congestion,
conflict,
and
danger
by
provid ing
i mproved
separate
pedestrian/bicycle
and
v e h i c u l a r r o u t e s on campus.
B3. Th a t t he B u i l d i n g , Lands , and
Planning
Commi t tee
request
t he
U n i v e r s i t y a d m i n i s t r a t i o n t h a t whenever
t h e primary^ f u n c t i o n o f a b u i l d i n g i s
under
consideration
for
change,
t he
prospective
cha ng e
be
considered
as
p a rt o f the U n i v e r s i t y ' s t o t a l plan n in g
process.
That
is,
for example,
the
D i v i s i o n o f Campus Pa r k s and P l a n n i n g
go
through
its
usual
planning
t e c h n i q u e s as i t would i n c o n s i d e r i n g
t h e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n and o t h e r e f f e c t s o f
a t o t a l l y new s t r u c t u r e .
The B u i l d i n g ,
La nds , and P l a n n i n g Commi t tee and i t s
a p p r o p r i a t e s u c c e s s o r s , s uc h a s t he new
Commi t tee
on
Academi c
Environment,
s h o u l d a l s o be c o n s u l t e d as i n t he c a s e
o f a new s t r u c t u r e .
Recomme nda t i o n C ( 1 - 7 )
Th at
t he
Bui Id i n g ,
Lands ,
P l a n n i n g Commi t t ee recommend t h a t
P r e s i d e n t s e e k t he c o o p e r a t i o n o f
appropriate
adm inistrative
units
faculty,
s t a f f , _ and s t u d e n t g r o u p s
study for p o s s i b l e
implementation
following proposals:

and
the
all
and
to
t he

77

C l . Th a t
on-street
parking
( i n c l u d i n g p a r k i n g b a y s wh i c h r e q u i r e
backing
into
traffic
lanes)
be
s y s t e m a t i c a l l y reduced in a l l a r e a s o f
heavy
pedestrian/bicycle
movement
a n d / o r a t c o n f l i c t p o i n t s on campus.
C2. I n o r d e r
to h e lp d isc o u r a g e
the
driving
of
vehicles,
and
their
long-term
parking,
in
the
heart
of
campus,
that
a higher
cash
fee
be
charged a t a l l c o i n oper ated ( p u b l i c )
gated
parking
lots
in
the
congested
a r e a s o f campus.
C3. Th a t a d d i t i o n a l p e r i p h e r a l c a r
p a r k i n g s p a c e s s h o u l d be p r o v i d e d f o r
faculty,
staff,
and
v i s i t o r s — with
improved commuter l o t b u s s e r v i c e s t o
t he campus a r e a s .
C4. Th a t a l l v e h i c l e s owned a n d / o r
d r i v e n on campus by s t u d e n t s , f a c u l t y ,
or s t a f f must be r e g i s t e r e d r e g a r d l e s s
o f t h e u s a g e o f t h e v e h i c l e i n t erms o f
t i me o f day or day o f week.
C5. Th a t
systems
be
devised
to
e n c o u r a g e f a c u l t y and s t a f f t o u t i l i z e
bus
transportation,
and
that
further
met ho ds
be
explored
to
provide
financial
subsidy
to
t he
campus
(or
CATA)
bus
systems
for
routes
on,
a d j a c e n t , o r t o t he MSU campus.
C6. Th a t
a system o f
integrated
bus s e r v i c e b e t w e e n t h e o f f - c a m p u s and
on- campus bus s y s t e m s be e s t a b l i s h e d so
t h a t r o u t e s meet a t c o n v e n i e n t p o i n t s
and p a s s e n g e r t r a n s f e r s a r e p o s s i b l e .
C7. Th a t
all
traffic
l aws
be
strictly
enforced
equally
for
all
vehicular,
pedestrian,
and
bicycle
traffic.
Recomme ndat i on D
Th at
t he
Building,
La n d s ,
and
P l a n n i n g Commi t t ee u r g e t h e P r e s i d e n t
and
the U n i v e r s i t y
administration
to
set
up
t he
policy
means
whereby
physical
interactions,
developments,
and
g r o wt h
on
the
MSU campus
can
effectively
e mp l o y
continuous
data
input
and
feedback
in
developing
c o m p r e h e n s i v e l and u s e , t r a n s p o r t a t i o n ,

78

and u t i l i t y p l a n s — f o r an improved and
efficient
three-dimensional
e n v i r o n m e n t — and whe r e by
total,
longra ng e
costs
ca n
be
evaluated
for
various a lte r n a tiv e s .
It

s eems

primary co n cer n
use

plans

a

on

Building,

Land,

to

t he
the

need

En v i r o n me n t

parking

a

to

the

s u c c e s s o r to

the
l and
and
new
the

and P l a n n i n g Commi t t e e .
1975,

t he

En v i r o n me n t met and
apparently

chairperson

whi ch d e f i n e d

on
referred

as

that

comprehensive

study

University

started

struggled

i n t h e MSU News B u l l e t i n o f June 2,
Commi t t ee

for

r e c o m me n d a t i o n s

Academi c

December,

The Commi t t ee

r e c o m me n d a t i o n s

special

The

Commi t t ee

Academi c

from

related

and

transportation.

In

clear

at

that

Commi t tee

to d e f i n e

with

its

1977,

time,

its

on

charge.

definition;

and

Leo E r i c k s o n ,

t he

referred

to a

the Committee's r o l e as:

t o a s s i s t i n a c h i e v i n g the
a c a d e m i c o u t p u t o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y by
attempting
to
ensure
that
support
facilities
and s e r v i c e s a r e a v a i l a b l e
to
t h e _ a c a d e mi c
communi ty
within
constraining
lim its
and
that
such
f a c i l i t i e s and s e r v i c e s a r e empl oyed t o
provide
a
positive
a c a d e mi c
environment,
rather
than
inhibiting
academic ach iev em ent . . . .
The p l a n
calls
for
the committee to e s t a b l i s h
subcommittees
on
public
safety
and
traffic,
business
and
finance,
and
buildings
and
lands
whi ch
would
parallel
t he
administrative
advisory/consultative
committees
of
safety
and
sanitation
operations
and
bu i I d i n g s .

plan

79

Yet,
proposal

in

r ecomme ndi ng

debated— as
role

for

the Commit tee 's

deletion

the

Co mmi t t ee

itself.

In

were

social

responsibility,

relationship,
scheduled
issues

far

Th e s e

1980-81,

primary co n ce rn
is

were r e a c h e d .

mos t

concerns

factors."

of

and

the

with budgetary
to

note

and

achievement—

a

were

number

of

funding,

services,
car

Committee's

a

"general

facilities

c omput e r

system,

The Commi t t ee s t a t e d

find

Meetings
and

a

was

safety— physical
academic

interesting

to

including

included

t he

1978-79,

Commi t t ee

the

ranging

hazards,

for

struggle

adm inistrators,

calendar-quarter

it

1979

psychological

biological

In

this
its

environment,

discussed.

problems.

1981-82,

and

campus

various

and

academic

reflected

and

with

were

chemical

and

classroom

of

continued

1978

Commi t t ee

chemical,

broad

annual r e p o r t

"towing"

annual

problems.

t he

report
And

conclusions

in

that

that

Deferring
maintenance
of
real
p r o p e r t y t o meet c a s h management c a n n o t
be
continued
indefinitely.
The
consolidation
of
the
Grounds
Maintenance
Unit (D iv isio n
of
A d m i n i s t r a t i o n and P u b l i c A f f a i r s ) w i t h
the P h y s i c a l P l a n t Unit ( D i v i s i o n o f
F i n a n c e and O p e r a t i o n s ) may r e s u l t
in
more
effective
and
efficient
coordination of e f f o r t s .
In

1982-83,

the

budgetary p r i o r i t i e s .

Commi t t ee
It

stated

specifically

recommended

that

Physical
Plant
operations
should
be g i v e n t h e h i g h e s t p r i o r i t y . I I T
TaTTu re
51
systems
Celec tr i c a l ,
h e a t i n g , plumbing,
ventilating,
air

80

conditioning)
would e n d a n g e r r e s e a r c h
programs and f a c i l i t i e s , r e s u l t i n l o s s
of
energy
efficient
operations,
and
j e o p a r d i z e h e a l t h and s a f e t y . . . .
The
campus
park
is
a
significant
resource
and
the
fruit
of
years
of
commi tment
and
sustained
development.
It
is
a
resource
wh i c h r e l a t e s
sign ifican tly
t o a number o f a c a d e mi c
programs . . . .
The b e a u t y o f t h e
campus
is
a
public
relations
asset . . . .
The p r e s e r v a t i o n
of
the
campus p a r k s h o u l d r e c e i v e a m o d e r a t e l y
Hi g h
priority
in~
budget
planning
(emphasis added).
In

subsequent y e a r s ,

selected

priority

Commi t t ee

annual

to

the

parking

have

problems

recreation

1986-87,

and

Co mmi t t ee

issues

due

transportation;

in

of

the

the

in

in

1988,

t he Commi t tee h a s

consideration.
of

Based

matters

Academi c

in

1985-86,

t he

t he

1983-84,

1984-85,

athletic

naming;

parking,

movi ng

referred

in

building

1987-88,

on

Council,

following;

construction;

facilities;

pornography;

that

s ummari es

been
to

s eems

for

reports

Executive

priority

and

issues

it

of

in

traffic,

horticultural

g a r d e n s and p r e s e r v a t i o n o f campus n a t u r a l a r e a s .
Over

time,

established

itself

ma j or
the

campus

have

an e v e n

s tates:

and

faculty
provided

"environmental"

Commi t tee

Governance,

this

as

stated

September,
greater

important

problems.
in

1984,

i mp a c t

committee

the
t he

in

seems
input

Given

Byl aws
Commi t t ee

future

years.

to

in
t he

for
is

have

solving
role

of

Academi c
likely

Byl aw

to

4.3.2

81

The
Commi t t ee
on
Academi c
En v i r o n me n t
shall
consult
with
and
adv i se
non-academic
administrators
on
existing
and
proposed
policies
and
p r o c e d u r e s t h a t a p p e a r t o t he Commi t tee
to a f f e c t academic a c h i e v e m e n t .
The
Commi t tee s h a l l s t u d y b u s i n e s s o f f i c e
policies
and
procedures,
University
p o l i c i e s and p l a n s f o r p u b l i c s a f e t y ,
buildings
and
lands,
traffic
and
transportation
facilities,
and
all
o t h e r m a t t e r s t h a t a f f e c t t h e a c a d e mi c
environment o f the U n i v e r s i t y .
This

is

a

bro ad

and

presumes a d i r e c t

far-reaching

relationship

statement

that

b e t w e e n a c a d e mi c

clearly

achievement

and t h e p h y s i c a l campus.
Board o f T r u s t e e s R o l e
Ha r o l d L a u t n e r d e v o t e d
annual
a

actions

different

Board

at

actions,

of

the

Board o f

approach.
10-year

much e f f o r t

It

Trustees.

w ill

intervals,

to d e s c r i b i n g

focus
i.e.,

This
on

1968

study

actions
actions,

the

takes

of

the
1978

and 1988 a c t i o n s .

A review
1968 r e v e a l s

of

minutes

of

Board o f

Trustee meetings

the f o l l o w i n g :
—

sale
of
a
University
Power

right
farms

of
to

way a c r o s s
Consumers

r e s o lu tio n concerning financing of
projects
at
Oakl and
University
s i n c e 1957
—

action concerning construction of
MSU o b s e r v a t o r y dome and t e l e s c o p e

—

settlement
contractor
Morrissey

of lawsuit
Fishbach,

brought
Moore,

by
and

in

82

—

enact
ordinance
d i s o r d e r l y c o n d u c t and
on
disruption
of
activities

—

Vice
President
r e t irement

—

John
Ha n n a h ' s
resolution

—

borrow
funds
to
practice building

—

Hannah recommends s t u d y by E r n s t
and E r n s t c o n c e r n i n g t h e b u s i n e s s
and
finance
functions
of
the
University,
i n c l u d i n g campus park
and
space
u tilization
with
o b j e c t i v e s s t a t e d as
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

As
of

the

unrest

reflected

Hannah
on

concerning
resolution
University
May' s

retirement
build

mu s i c

minimum d u p l i c a t i o n
maximum
communication
and
coordination of functions
maximum
opportunities
for
d elegation of au thority
clear
delineation
of
responsibilities
clea r reporting r e la tio n sh ip s
by

the

Board m i n u t e s ,

administration

campus,

Phil

were

financial

the

closing

characterized

difficu lties,

by

and

days

student

continued

building construction.
Ten
President,
actions

years

later,

asr e f l e c t e d
that

in
in

concerned

1978,

the
t he

w h i l e Edgar

minutes,

the

Harden

primary

p h y s i c a l campus

were

following:
c ombi ne
the U n i v e r s i t y a r c h i t e c t
and O f f i c e
f o r Space U t i l i z a t i o n
i n t o one a d m i n i s t r a t i v e u n i t

was
Board
t he

83

formal e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f
Land Management O f f i c e
Note,

in

Adams

and

t he

interim

C lifton

President of

years between

Wharton

MSU,

and

had

University

1968

and

completed

the s t a t e

1978,

their

legislature

Walter

t e r ms

as

established

Oakl and U n i v e r s i t y as an i n d e p e n d e n t U n i v e r s i t y i n 1 9 7 0 .

1978,

From

these

it

evident

is

events
that

and

MSU was

s tr u g g le with a d m in is tr a tiv e
A

decade

later,

f o l l o w i n g Board a c t i o n s

Board

actions

involved

described
in

a

long-term

reorganization.

in 1988,

the

minutes

show

took p l a c e :

approved
contract
for
site
r e n o v a t i o n work a t Troy Management
E ducat ion Center
appointment o f G iffe ls /H o y e m -B a s s o
as
architects/engineers
for
T o l l g a t e farm p r o j e c t in Novi
President
DiBiaggio
reported
on
t h e c l e a n u p o f damaged c r a n e s and
t r u s s e s a t t h e B r e s l i n C e n t e r as
t he
result
of
a
construction
accident
wh i c h
occurred
on
F e b r u a r y 18
—

—

c a p i t a l campai gn k i c k o f f e v e n t
May 6 a t t h e Wharton C e n t e r

on

contract
for Veterinary
Center con sid ere d

C linical

financing of Engineering
F acility
by
state
of
Building Authority

Research
Michigan

contract
distribution

in

for
system

a p p r o v e d 36 w h e e l c h a i r
a t S p a r t a n St a di um

broadband
user

spaces

the

84

drought
management
plan
prioritize
campus
watering
p l a n t s and g a r d e n s

to
of

approved
parking
facility
K e l l o g g C e n t e r f o r 1000 c a r s

at

approved a r e s t a t e d s u b o r d i n a t i o n
and r e v e r t e r a g r e e m e n t among t h e
U n i v e r s i t y Cl u b , MSU, and M i c h i g a n
N a t i o n a l Bank
"determined t h a t i t does not wish
t o t a k e any f u r t h e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n
of
the
Bennett
Road
proposal"
regarding a d d itio n a l
road
access
t o MSU from M e r i d i a n Towns hi p
A l t h o u g h the
is

full historical

n o t known as o f

the

th is writing,

administration

Cecil

Mackey,

persisted.
continued
have

a

Detroit

of

campus
Building

in

a

big

physical
area

in

John

way

November 16 ,
Clifton
events

of

1971,

Wharton
building

The memo s t a t e d

and

way,

and

the

in

form o f

the

these

recent

s eems c l e a r
and

his

financial

construction

presence
t he

it

DiBiaggio

parking

c e n t e r and t h e new T o l l g a t e
By

i mp a c t o f

on

the

that during
predecessor

problems
central

University

the

actions

campus

continued

greater

have

to

metropolitan

Troy Management

Education

farm i n N o v i .

summary,

consider

t he

fact

that

on

J a c k B r e s l i n w r o t e a memo38 t o P r e s i d e n t
concerning

and

approval

"funding
of

of

ice

Performing

arena,

Arts

that

The above
three
facilities
have
b e e n d i s c u s s e d by t h e Board o f T r u s t e e s
for w e l l over a year.
At t he J u l y 1971
m e e t i n g of t h e Board o f T r u s t e e s , t h e
T r u s t e e s i n d i c a t e d t h e y wi s h e d t o s e e a

all

Center."

85

financing
scheme
for
all
three
f a c i l i t i e s so t h a t they might in turn
approve
the
threef a c i l i t i e s
as
a
package r a t h e r than
one f a c i l i t y a t a
time.
It

has taken

building

just

t o be

remains

to

be

quonsets

used

removed

in the

final

days

actions

of

political
results

as

in

that

about

realized.

20 y e a r s

As o f

completed.
to

be.

summer

The

The
of

1989

Board

nature.
are

of

By

reached

a s shown by e x p e r i e n c e ,

t he

a l l events

writing,

the

building

is

located

quonset

on

the

where i t
site

had

office.

Trustees

are

implication,

the

are

the

building

last

a construction
t he

this

for

usually

i mp a c t i s

slow

where

site

was

served in

its

In
by

brief,

t he

definition

compromises

and

to

And

emerge.

long l a s t i n g .

86

Notes
3?MSU A r c h i v e s c o l l e c t i o n ,

UA2412, Box 2, F o l d e r 1.

38 ms U A r c h i v e s c o l l e c t i o n ,
UA2527,
Box 2 ,
Folder
1051.
See Appendi x B f o r l e t t e r o f November 1 9 , 1 9 7 1 , from
Roger W i l k i n s o n t o C l a i r H u n t i n g t o n c o n c e r n i n g c o n s t r u c t i o n
p r o j e c t s approved.

CHAPTER V
VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE CAMPUS
The u s e
adopted

by

Ordinance
and

a r e a map ( Ap p e n di x D) o f

the

and

D).

Board

It

adm inistration,
and

Carr

it

plan

been

seemed

to

t he

where

the

Zoning

Appendices

C

plan

in

his

second

final

acts

of

the

Hannah

intended

followed?

to

preserve

behavior

building

the

to

should
was

is

yes,

s uc h

Circle

and

for

in

t he

the

built

be

or

the b e s t
tour

the

1987

to

Drive

is

designated

on

use

It

area.

Lautner

space,"

an a r e a

Yet
was

the

mu s i c

completed

Did John Hannah v i o l a t e h i s own m a s t e r p l a n ?

87

part.

items.

built.

there.

mo s t

Perhaps

area as "sacred

not

interviews

tours during

recreation

this

their

to walk or d r i v e

following

West

In

otherwise.

In t a k i n g

a parks

referred

said

indicate

inside

buildings

practice
1968.

area

1968 map a s

and o t h e r s

(see

"whimsical"

the q u e s t i o n

the w r i t e r noted
The

Plan

of

was

this

was

Breslin

campus b y . b u s or b i k e .
1989,

the

part

1968,

t he campus.

the

way t o a n s we r

to

prevent

John Hannah and J a c k
Le l a n d

of

and

development o f
Has

one

as

Campus

referred

was

spaciousness

Trustees

Comprehensive

Lautner

volume.

of

September,

in

88

On t h e f a c e o f
done

that.

Yet,

explained

that

dormitory

( Abbo t

an e x i s t i n g
practice
Hannah
of

it,

in

an

this

facility

on i t ,

recreation.

is

1989,

located.

Ha r o l d

Lautner

where

an

old

site

had

So

the

wh i c h was r e p l a c e d by t he mu s i c

Building’s
an

i f he may have

located

The same h o l d s

in

It

in

is

had b e e n

Administration
river

interview

building

Hall)

building.

the

t h e a ns we r seems a s

area

located

true with
location,

wh i c h

designated
on

respect

t he

for

site

of

to

is

t he

north

parks

the

and

old

power

plant.
Perhaps
Ordinance
Th e s e

Also,

an

not

area

a

least

the

facilities

area.
in

is

the

most

Whart on

located

on

new

Breslin

All

designated

for

violation

questionable

as

and

land

the

whether

the

as

an

Center

is

ramp.

athletic

is

Although

Ordinance,

there

Zoning

parking

zon e d

use.

Zoning

of

its

Events

academic

of
to

violation

Center

are

the

clear

apparent

located
this

is

is

at

it

compliance

with

the o r i g i n a l p l a n .
For t h e mos t p a r t ,
been

built,

academic

they

use.

These

C l i n i c a l Center,
Soil

have

Science,

where maj or a c a d e m i c b u i l d i n g s have

been
include

located

the L i f e

Co mmu n i c a t i o n A r t s
and

yet

to

on

be

l a nd
Science

designated

for

Building,

the

and S c i e n c e s ,

completed

Plant

Engineering

and
and

Veterinary f a c i l i t i e s .
Similarly, a t h le t i c
on

athletic

use

areas.

facilities
These

seem t o h a v e b e e n b u i l t

include

Munn

Ice

Arena

and

89

the F o o t b a l l
F acility

was

facilities
Safety,

Practice
built

such

and

F acility.
in

as

the

t he

Nisbet

d e s i g n a t e d as s e r v i c e
All

property

agricultural
for

use

Corporation
the

land;

as

MSU

as

laundry,

Building

south

of

Indoor Tennis

housing.

Service

Department

have

Forest

however,

headquarter
and

zoned

the

been

of

built

Public
in

areas

areas.

part

h as

Road

of

office

t he M i c h i g a n

Foundation

corporate

l a nd

Ho wever,

it

was
has

been

facilities

of

Biotechnology

been

designated

r e s e a r c h park in o t h e r

parts

of

developed

Motor

Wheel

Institute.

authorized

to

this

as

And

develop

a

agricultural

zone.
Also,
Ma s t e r

Plan

it

is

interesting

t h a t ha ve y e t

cross-campus

freeway

railroad

line.

between

Farm

road

The a r e a
Lane

developed,

for

addition,

railraod

and

academic

running p a r a l l e l

t o be

note

elements

realized.

These

north

the

just

of

of

t he

include

Grand

a

Trunk

i m m e d i a t e l y n o r t h o f Mt.

Hope Road

Hagadorn

yet

been

uses.

In

Stadium

by

or

tracks

t o and

to

Road

has

dormitory
wh i c h

not

housing

approached

immediately

west

the

of

Red Cedar Road

have b e e n removed.
There
were

not

include
north

of

ha ve

been

detailed

in

acquisition
central

handicapper

other
the

of

t he

campus

accessibility,

in

changes

in

1968

Zoning

old

Central

East

the

Ordinance.

Lansing,

movement

of

campus

Elementary

whi ch
Th e s e
School

i mp r o v e me n t s
the

in

horticultural

90

gardens

to

an

construction
entrance
and

area

of

south

a

Kellogg

that bridges

s e wa ge

of

systems

the

have

the

Red

Center

river.

been

Cedar

parking

ramp

Finally,

improved,

River,
with

water

thereby

and
an

treatment

cleaning

up

t he Red Cedar R i v e r .
It

is

critical

to

Zoning Ordinance prov id ed

recognize

that

Section

8.0 of

the

the f o l l o w i n g :

T h i s o r d i n a n c e may be amended from
t i me
to
time,
either
upon
the
r e c o m me n d a t i o n o f t h e D i r e c t o r o f t he
D i v i s i o n o f Campus Park and P l a n n i n g
and w i t h t h e a p p r o v a l o f t he P r e s i d e n t
and t h e Board o f T r u s t e e s , or by t he
Board
of
Trustees
upon
their
own
m o t i o n , and s uc h amendments s h a l l be
equally
effective
as
t hough
i n c o r p o r a t e d i n t h e u s e a r e a map.
Thus ,
it

the

was

the

mos t

binding

Although

over

as

a guide.

effect
tool

consideration

an

can be

intended

planning

be

that

past

It

law.

that

of

Ha n n a h ' s

was

Rather,

woul d
efforts

help
in

not
it

plan

intended
was

that

to

hav e

intended

assure

building

was

as

by John Hannah

destiny

p r o v e n o v e r t i me

of

the

to

MSU

t o be e n t i r e l y

exert
campus,
true.

his

for

w ill

s uc h

a

thoughtful
the

future.

t h e M a s t e r P l a n and Z o n i n g O r d i n a n c e may a p p e a r

effort
the

of

of

said

and

has

to

control

not

been

CHAPTER VI
A REVIEW OF MAJOR CAMPUS LAND USE LITIGATION
During
of

land

by

the

Hannah y e a r s ,

negotiating

than through j u d i c i a l
through

1988,

MSU a c q u i r e d

agreements

with

proceedings.

although

l a nd

increase

in

important

legal

buildings

matters

facts

of

in

the

Michigan

Supplement,

pag e 1335

1970,

m ilitary

"The

marked
State
"The

increase

acquisition

evening

period

from 1968

stopped

for

the

to have been a dramatic
there

related

campus

of

upon

case

State

to

Ra c i s m h e l d

campus
and

were

May

a

few

lands

a r e as
in

18

follows.
Cambodia

political

saw

Volume

v.

and

315,

Federal

precipitated
at

nation"

considerable

r e ma i n e d

of

a

Michigan

(p.

1339).

property

damage
Also

t h e ad hoc A c t i o n Group t o Combat

and n o n - d e s t r u c t i v e "

to d i s c u s s

hour

of

I n e a r l y May

activities
t he

Board

t he M i c h i g a n S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y campus . "

MSU Un i o n b u i l d i n g

individuals

Cholmakjian

throughout

a "peaceful

closing

of

U niversity,

(1970),

on t h e e v e n i n g o f May 1 8,

normal

rather

litigation,

operations

in

University

inflicted

o wne r s

t h a t are worthy o f d i s c u s s i o n .

The
Trustees

land-related

amount

l and

In the

mos t p a r t and t h e r e d o e s n o t a p p e a r

a vast

the

the

p r o b l e ms

Uni on

was

i n t h e Uni on b u i l d i n g

91

meeting at
of

racism.

11:00
after

p. m.

t he
The
Many

1 1 : 0 0 p.m.

92

They

did

not

officials

c omp l y

with

repeated

requests

by

University

to v a c a t e the b u i l d i n g .

At a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 : 3 0 a . m.
arrested

at

violation

the

of

Union.

t he

Th o s e

Michigan

on May 1 9,
arrested

trespass

132 p e o p l e were

were

charged with

statute

and

an

MSU

o r d i n a n c e c o n c e r n i n g t r e s p a s s and l o i t e r i n g .
A g ro up o f
federal

class

students

action

and p r o s e c u t i o n

and f a c u l t y members b r o u g h t

lawsuit

violated

claiming,

their

civil

thatth eir

rights

and

this

arrest

f r e e do m o f

speech.
On Au g u s t 1 2 ,
We s t e r n

D istrict

arrests

and

1970,

of

Michigan

prosecution

perm issible.

the Un it ed S t a t e s D i s t r i c t Court,

for

Judge

Fox

trespass

The c o u r t r e a s o n e d

that

decided

were

that

t he

constitutionally

t h e U n i v e r s i t y had

responsibility
for
maintaining
property
and
facilities
necessary
for
the
functioning
of
a
modern e d u c a t i o n a l i n s t i t u t i o n .
It is
essential
that
reasonable
rules
be
established
and
enforced
for
t he
maximum u s e
of University
resources.
Without such
rules a u n iv ersity
runs
the r i s k o f becoming a s cen e o f chaos
r a t h e r than a s e a t o f l e a r n i n g .
The

court cited

and

assembly,

still

t h a t , "The

w h i l e fundamental in

rights

our

of

free

democratic

speech

society,

do n o t mean t h a t e v e r y o n e w i t h o p i n i o n s o r b e l i e f s

express
ti me"

the r u l e

may a d d r e s s
(p.

axiomatic

1347).
that

a group a t
The

every

any p u b l i c

court a lso
cooling

place

stated

and

that,

b r e e z e wh i c h

at
"It

lowers

to
any
is
t he

93

temperature

of

political

activity

constitutionally

prohibited

expression"

1348).

(p.

The

foregoing

precedent

that

building

it

hours.

this case,

On

lot.

her
The

Public

State

22,

1979,

car
car

on
did

on

legal

is

of

because

not

The

in

a

a

to

and impound

remove

of

417,
the

The

and

with

townships,

and

husband
parking

directed

a

the c a r .

of

private

In order

to

t o pay a $20
action

lawsuit

ordinance.

t o t h e M i c h i g a n Supreme Court whi ch h e l d
1980,

that

the

an o r d i n a n c e

The

conformity

follow.

D e p a r t me n t

t h e MSU t r a f f i c - t o w i n g

a s a r o u t i n e me a s u r e

regulations.

Mich i g a n

case

M o l o n y - V i e r s t r a was r e q u i r e d

4,

campus

Molony-Vierstra

faculty-staf f

permit.

t he

time.

M olony-Vierstra' s

campus
ha ve

of

Volume

facts

free

of

over

a

c o u n s e l f o r MSU in

that

the ca r

to enact

dangerous,

rights

M o lo n y -V ie rstra brought a c l a s s

November

vehicles

the

proceeded

authority

case

Karen

MSU c h a l l e n g i n g

The c a s e

was

ticketed

her c a r ,

fee.

against

thereby

MSU c o n t r o l

U niversity,

(1983).

t o w i n g company

towing

Carr

224

Safety

retrieve

the

noteworthy

concerning

noteworthy

pag e

February

par ke d

sets

is

of

not

and C l i f t o n Wharton was P r e s i d e n t a t t he

Michigan

Reports,

case

Leland

Another
v.

'chill'

is

t he

obstructive,

authorizing

in the

ordinance
Un i f o r m

villages

University

not

Traffic

in

Code

of parking
substantial

for

authorizes

or abandoned v e h i c l e s

without

t o w i n g o f motor

enforcement

was

whi ch

was

(p.

cities,

towing
230).

of

94

The Supreme Co u r t
constitutional
legal

issue

counsel

case

is

for

of

control

towing could

due

MSU i n

significant

University

found

unnecessary

process.

this

because

over

n o t be

it

t he

Higgins

was

Byron

case.
it

to d e c id e

The

places

Molony-Vierstra

a

lim itation

campus p a r k i n g r u l e s .

used

as

the

general

Th a t

a n s we r

on

is,

to

car

parking

s h o r t a g e s on campus.
An o t h e r
Conservation
State

interesting

Cl u b s

U niversity,

Reports,
MSU

page

and

the

ordinance

v.

Volume

1 7 2,

’’A l l
Board

sanctuary

of birds,

and

Michigan

to

prevent

access
held

areas

had

that

public

been

gained

of

Trustees

o f Michigan

Court

case,

of

Appeals

Ronal d E n g l a n d ,
Conservation

and

on

Michigan United

legality

University

an

Clubs

of

an

land.

MSU
The

l a n d s and w a t e r under c o n t r o l o f and
are

designated

the

shooting

of

the

from
off

as
or

a w ildlife,

fish,

t a k i n g or m o l e s t i n g

is hereby p ro h ib ite d ."
Appeals

fishing

on MSU l a n d ,
the

of

United

fishing

Co u r t

the o rd in a n ce p r o h i b i t e d
access

In t h i s

f i s h or w i l d l i f e

The

that

Michigan

constitutionality

stated,

g o v e r n e d by s a i d

is

Board

Michigan

prohibiting

ordinance

and b i r d

(MUCC)

189 ( 1 9 8 8 ) .

student

challenged

case

from r i v e r
ordinance

fishing
of

held

in

MSU l a n d . "

that

"although

banks and o t h e r

could
the
The

not

be

river
court

us e d
where
also

95

the
enactment
of
the
o rdin an ce i s w i t h i n the c o n s t i t u t i o n a l
and s t a t u t o r y a u t h o r i t y g i v e n t o the
Board
to
control
and
manage
MSU
p r o p e r t y and t o promote t h e o b j e c t i v e s
o f the U n i v e r s i t y
. . . .
We w i l l
in te r fe r e with U n iv e r s ity co n tro l only
if
the
challenged
action
violates
p u b l i c p o l i c y or i s u n c o n s t i t u t i o n a l .
In
firm

the

of

MUCC c a s e ,

Butzel,

Detroit

News

Long,

MSU was

Gust,

article

of

Director

of

appeal

the

Supreme

writing,

a

State

record

Klein,

MUCC,

of

and

A u g u s t 13,

Executive
to

represented

Court

appeal

(p.

likely.

law

In
IB),

Washington,

was

t o t he

the

Van Z i l e .

1988

Thomas

by

a
t he

said

an

As

of

this

Supreme Court

is

not

ev i d e n t .
The MUCC c a s e
precedent

that

the

waterway,"

thereby

control of

the r i v e r .

The most
analys i s is

The

factsfollow.
arrested

d r iv in g while
at

the

hanging

His

Michigan

of

the

dead

a

Appeals
J.

heating

State

on a r r i v a l

at

in

page
a

"navigable
on

MSU's

of

of

Public

He
the

against

606

this

(1989).

student

at

MSU

Safety

for

in a h o l d i n g c e l l
was

later

cell.

Sparrow H o s p i t a l

action

legal

U n i v e r s i t y , Volume

III,

Safety.

device

a

as p a r t

He was p l a c e d

Public

legal

is

Reports,

Hickey,

provides

lim itations

MSU D e p a r t me n t

of

brought

some

it

t o be d i s c u s s e d

intoxicated.

from

estate

v.

John

D e p a r t me n t

pronounced

case

Co urt

by

Cedar R i v e r

placing

Hickey

Michigan

important because
Red

recent

177,

was

is

MSU,

found

He
in

was

Lansing.

claiming

in

96

part

that

Co u r t

there

of

Appeals

governmental
question
lower

of

upheld

findings

In

room

evidence

that

posed

danger

intended

buildings,

buildings."

the

according

on

tragic

course,

to

use

thee

over

the

University
Sally
issues

a proximate

court

t he

also
cell

assigned

Sullivan

the
a

is

wrote

use

that,

condition of

decedent

duty

to

the

. . . .

the

maintain

safety

in

significant

safe
public

because

it

facilities.
other

20-year

these

or

have

lawsuits

period

Manager

Harwood,
they

was

physical

been

Risk

The

bracketed heating

of

necessarily

have

building.

in

f o r d a ma g e s .

to

case

facility

a detoxification

Judge

i mpos e
not

the

cell

light

the

t he i m p o r t a n c e o f s a f e

counsel

land

to

but

This

University

legal

a

of

liable

no

the

u p h e l d . The

in

opinion,

legislature

Of

defect

e x c e p tio n to

exposed

absence

MSU was h e l d

itself

indicates

"the

The

public

d e a t h " was

that

building.

when

holding

a dissenting

is

public

the

an

exists

th a t "the
in

public

that

defective

finding

a building

the c e l l . "

a

in part

a

decedent's

constituted

in

doctrine

the bench

cause

defect

ruled

constitutes

over

"There

a

i mmuni ty

court's

device

of

was

of

study.

Geraldene

cases
not

have

been

involving
But,

Ward

not

and

focused

considered

of

maj or c o n s e q u e n c e .
P e r h a p s one s uc h c a s e
case,
Circuit

wh i c h
Court,

was

decided

upheld

MSU's

is

in

t h a t o f Krumm v .
1984

right

by
to

the

spray

MSU.

Ingham
its

This
Count y

campus

farm

97

lands
And

with
there

been

hav e

settled

ma k i n g .
of

a chemical
been

or

Among

known a s
other

resolved
the

pornographic

2-4-D

law-related

without

controversial

films

(case

#83-50557

matters

appellate
issues

that

court

have

CE).
have

decision

been

s h o wi n g

on campus and f r e e d o m t o a s s e m b l e

for

" C e d a r f e s t , " an a n n u a l n e i g h b o r h o o d p a r t y .
Wi th

respect

and d i s c u s s e d ,

it

to

t he

s eems

that

emerge

from

t he

courts:

control

over

its

campus,

(Molony-Vierstra
carefully

and

cases
the

( C h o l m a k j i a n and H i c k e y ) .

does

lands

MUCC),

managed— w i t h

have

following

MSU
the

that

safety

and

been

g e n e r a l messages

not

have

should

be

buildings
as

a

litigated

unbridled
accessible
should

p r i ma r y

be

concern

CONCLUSION
The MSU campus h a s r e t a i n e d
Yet,

c h a r a c t e r as a park.

p e r h a p s d u r i n g t h e Wharton y e a r s ,

more

like

a

acquisition
square

city.

has

footage

Since

virtually
has

flourishes.

This

t o be one o f

the

the

the

campus,

state

and i t s

addition
its

the

total
The

Nevertheless,
or

to

central

proximity

to

building

campus g r e e n e r y
continues

and c o m p a r a t i v e
its

l and

amount o f

arboretum q u a l i t y

strengths

o f Michigan,

advantages

location

the

state

within

capitol,

v a s t land h o l d i n g s .
The

as

in

and

t o become

campus

significantly.

park-like
true

started

central

stopped,

increased

it

1968,

open s p a c e h a s b e e n r e d u c e d .

of

its

area within

"sacred

House,

the

Beaumont

space"

West

has

retained

Presidential

Tower,

Circle

another

Drive,
its

referred

character.

residence,
landmark

once

has

within

been
this

to

Co wl e s
restored.

area,

is

in

need o f r e s t o r a t i o n .
The
only

one

problems

need f o r
of

buildingrestoration

numerous

wh i c h

ha ve

wh i c h p r e s e n t l y e x i s t .
1.

l and

in

management

occurred

over

Ot h e r p r o b l e ms

and

the

area

is

physical

plant

20-year

period

include:

h o l d i n g o f land tha t i s
usable,
s uc h
as
the
area;

98

this

not h i g h l y
Bear
Lake

or

99

The
increased
maintaining
expenses).

2.

i n s e c t - and p e s t - i n f e c t e d
of housing f a c i l i t i e s ;

3.

occasional

4.

t r e e r o o t s whi ch
damage d r a i n s ;

5.

u n p l e a s a n t o d o r s from
manure p r o c e s s i n g ;

6.

o c c a s i o n a l power o u t a g e s ;

7.

traffic
jams
on
deteriorating
a c c e s s r o a d s s uc h a s s t a t e h i g h w a y
Grand
River
Avenue
and
traffic
d e l a y s c a u s e d by p a s s i n g t r a i n s ;

8.

parking
shortages
and
numerous
accidents involving b i c y c l i s t s ;

9.

unauthorized
access
to
building
and u t i l i t y s e r v i c e a r e a s , s uc h as
student
passage
through
steam
t u n n e l s or a l o n g r a i l r o a d t r a c k s ;

10.

facilities
t h a t are n o n f u n c t i o n a l
o r n o t u s e d r e g u l a r l y , s uc h a s t h e
Observatory;

11.

construction
the c o l l a p s e
i n 1988;

1 2.

civil
unrest
s uc h
as
student
attempts
t o d i s r u p t by o c c u p y i n g
campus b u i l d i n g s
and d e s t r u c t i v e
b e h a v i o r s uc h a s C e d a r f e s t r i o t s
or n e a r r i o t s ; and

13.

on campus c r i m e .

foregoing
role

of

buildings

flooding;

problems
the
(see

portions

interfere
farm

with

or

animal

accident(s)
such
as
o f t h e B r e s l i n Arena

point

Physical
Table

13

in

large
Plant

concerning

part

to

Division

the
in

maintenance

100

Table 13
E x p e n d i t u r e s and R e s e r v e s
(in m illio n s of d o lla r s)

Da t e

C u r r e n t Fund
Expend i t u r e s
for Plant
Operat ions

1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988

$ 8
10
11
12
12
15
17
18
18
19
19
22
23
24
25
25
29
29
29
32
33

Source:

not
not
not
not
not
not
not
not
not

MSU f i n a n c i a l

Since
gradually

in

completion,

in

their

Quonsets
The

place.

particular,
has covered

Maintenance
Reserves

reported
reported
reported
reported
reported
reported
reported
reported
reported
$ o
1
2
4
4
5
4
6
13
13
19
18

$ 1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
5
6
9
14
18
21
23
25
25
19
18

t o n e a r e s t $1 m i l l i o n .

reports,

disappeared.

built

building

1968,

o f P h y s i c a l Plan

P l a n t Fund
Expend i t u r e s
for Repairs

E x p e n d i t u r e s rounded

NOTE:

been

fo r Maintenance

1968-1988.

along
Breslin

Harrison
All

The b u i l d i n g

from o r i g i n a l
the e n t i r e

Road

Events
process

planning

to

20-year period.

hav e

Arena

has

for

this

building

101

The
proven

campus

to

be

p r o c e s s . "39

among

an

The

c o mp l e x s e r i e s
the

planning

and

"incremental

planning

process

o f e v e n t s wh i c h

Board

development

of

process

continuous
is

a

includes

Trustees,

t i me

planning

consuming

checks

t he

has

and

and b a l a n c e s

faculty,

and

the

ad mi n i s t r a t o r s .
John
1968

seem

However,

Ha n n ah ' s

Ma s t e r

to

been

hav e

Hannah' s

Trustees,

and

Performing

plan

and

followed

Zo n i n g
for

h as b e e n m o d i f i e d

exceptions

Arts

Plan

Center

s uc h
on

as

l and

t he

Ordinance

the

mos t

part.

by a c t i o n s
placement

designated

of

of

the

of

for

the

athletics

have b e e n made.
John
notions"
the

Han n ah ' s

remains

Board

of

concern

vague.

Trustees

planning actio n s

That
are

about
is,

not

future

political

"whimsical
decisions

necessarily

should not always

take p la c e

flawed,
over

by
and

a m ulti­

year period.
In
Breslin

their

cited

problem.
Lautner,

Yet

Hannah

John

from T r u s t e e s

relied

interviewees

maki ng by T r u s t e e s

continuity
general

interference

both

upon

a

Hannah
and

faculty

and

Jack

faculty
member,

as

a

Ha r o l d

t o a l s o a c t a s a campus p l a n n i n g a d m i n i s t r a t o r .

Ot h e r
decision

interviews,

in

administrators

inadequacies

( s e e Adams and Muel der

In

were
(see

critical
Carr

(see

planning

interviews).

political

interview),

Peters
or

of

the

lack

interview),
planning

of
or

process

102

In

the

Trustees,
direct

final

the

faculty,

control

process.

encourage

or

over

Rather,

departmental

analysis,
the

the

it

is

is

not

President

campus

and

the

And

the

the

to

the

campus

of
most

planning

and t h e v a r i o u s

planning

administrators

Board

who hav e

the V ic e P r e s i d e n t s

directors.
these

it

process

rely

should

upon

faculty

expert i s e .
As

t he F a c u l t y
has

Commi t t ee on Academi c En v i r o n m e n t h a s

evolved,

it

campus

environmental

achievement.

demonstrated

This

In
under
was

under

the
this

faculty
The

control
assure
the

the

of

courts
the

that

parking

the

period
years,

construction

related

has

the

to

with

academic

potential

of

Space

to

U tilization

the P r o v o s t .
of

Vice

indicator

have

Prior

be

an

was

to th a t

President

of

was

placed

campus.
campus

situation

Although

three

an

concern

very

time,

Jack

e x pa nde d

placed
it

Breslin.

future

role

i n t he campus p l a n n i n g p r o c e s s .

and i t c o n t i n u e s

year

Office

direction
is

reaching

in the p l a n n i n g p r o c e s s .

t he d i r e c t i o n o f

Perhaps,
for

1985,

far

issues

committee

a c t i v e and i n f l u e n t i a l

a

Co u r t
is

on

some

lim itations

decisions

accessible
campus

was

and

have

on

tried

safe.

problematic

MSU's
to

However,
in

1968,

t o be p r o b l e m a t i c a t p r e s e n t .
total

building

probably
there

at

are

s h o u l d come

its

construction
peak

complaints

to a h a l t .

in

the

that

As o f

the

over
last

the

20-

two-to-

large
t i me o f

scale
this

103

writing,

some

building

construction.

gone

too

students

high

and

c o n t r o l s on i t s

are

calling

for

They c l a i m

that

t he

that

t he

University

in a p r i v a t e

fund r a i s i n g c a m p a i g n ,

to

addition

an

to

goal

the

years

for

suburban

for

Detroit,
Cowl e s

without

(McGoff)was

and

controversy,

addition.
and

facilities
of

the

The

is

remains

t o be

t h e MSU campus p o s e s

private

projects.

These

include

Arts,

an a d d i t i o n
Education

of

the

naming o f

as

the

name

of

from an a r e a

to

Center

in

in

President's

facilities
a

t he

maj or

was

dono r

t h e Wharton

t o t he d o n o r .

seeking

eventual

building.

sought

t he

success

is

has

And

removed

the g o a l s

Science

restoration

House.

The U n i v e r s i t y

efforts

greater

Biological

Management

e n t e r and f u nd s were r e t u r n e d

plant

ha ve

involved

Business

a

University

building

t he

eventually

build

Performing

Packaging,

residence,
not

the

other

t h e Wharton C e n t e r
of

to

presently

of

through p r i v a t e c o n t r i b u t i o n s .
recent

is

College

building

School

costs

place

and one o f

stated

contributions

must

is

An o t h e r

In

tuition

University

i n new

" f r e e z e " 4 0

spending.

Nevertheless,

build

a

of

state

funding

current

construction
determined.

for

building

a power
financing

of

currently

In

short,

formidable c h a lle n g e s .

the

planned
future

104

Notes
39patrick
f o o tn o t e #14.

Keating,

dissertation

cited

earlier

in

^ T h e U n i v e r s i t y R e p o r t e r — I n t e l l i g e n c e r (September
2 7 , 1 9 8 9 , Vol . r , N o . 1, o p i n i o n p a g e 6 ) .
Re p r o d u c e d i n
Appendi x B.

RECOMMENDATIONS AND
CONCERNS FOR THE FUTURE
It

appears

academic

buildings

continue.

When

construction
is

that

the

long-term

constructed

on

considering

that

rang e

open

toward

more

l and

will

planning

and

farm

the

o f one b u i l d i n g may c o v e r a 2 5 - y e a r p e r i o d ,

i ncumbent on t h e U n i v e r s i t y

long

trend

(50-100

years

and

t o work

toward

improving

beyond)

planning

vision

it
its
and

process.
Perhaps
Planning

the

long

campus
might

of

s h o u l d be c r e a t e d .

Planning could
for

position

work

En v i r o n me n t
planning
coordinate

planning
and

with
to

long

of

central

facilities.
the

assure

process.

adm inistrative

The V i c e

President

for

Campus

for

Campus

President

be a f a c u l t y member who would be r e s p o n s i b l e

term

lands

Vice

In

Also,

University
faculty

the

and
Vice

Commi t t ee

participation

addition,

term campus

campus

the

planning

Vice

regional
President

on
in

Academic
the

President

activities

of

could

various

and a c a d e m i c u n i t s .

Among t he maj or

issues

that

s h o u l d be c o n s i d e r e d

the f o l l o w i n g .
1.

campus

S h o u l d more l a n d be a c q u i r e d
t h e c e n t r a l campus a r e a ?

105

in

ar e

106

2.

Shou l d
enrollment
projections
r e ma i n a t
40,000-50,000
students
or
should
t h e y be
increased
to
60,000-65,000
students
as
John
Hannah o n c e e n v i s i o n e d ?

3.

Sho u l d t h e
Comprehensive
Ma s t e r
Plan
and
Zo n i n g
Ordinance
be
amended
to
substantially
reduce
t h e s i z e o f a g r i c u l t u r a l a r e a s on
t h e c e n t r a l campus?

4.

Sh o u l d
the
open
space
area
r e q u i r e m e n t i n a c a d e m i c z o n e s be
revised
to
require
more
open
space?

5.

Sh o u l d t h e D i v i s i o n s
P l a n t and Campus Park
be merged?

6.

S h o u l d t he
University
create
a
formal
process
to
encourage
participation
i n campus
planning
by
students,
alumni,
donors,
employees, c o n t r a c to r s , neighbors,
and t a x p a y e r s ?

There
points

to

r a nge

plan

In

are,

be

be

for

the

traffic

developing

and

of

trains

specific

systems

a major,

and

be

campus

and

if

not

implementing

the

a

long-

facilities.

apartment

without

given

substantive

maintain

Upgrading o f

can p as s

also

must

existing

priority.

should
be

more

University

u tility

high

speed

And MSU s h o u l d

The

renovation

given

so t h a t high
campus

course,

made.

particular,

should

of

of Physical
and P l a n n i n g

the

housing

rail

line

i n t e r f e r i n g with

maj or

consideration.

leading,

comprehensive

player

in

regional

transportation plans.
Lastly,
recreation

the

center

MSU campus
and

a

has

tourist

become

a convention

attraction.

and

Continued

107

beautification
recreation
campus

of

of

zoned
MSU

very long time.

in

the

campus

areas

are

East

and

expansion

essential.

Lansing

is

likely

of

The
to

parks
green

thrive

and
tree

for

a

GLOSSARY
Administrator;
University

official

representative

emp l o y e d by and c h a r g e d

with

the

of

the

responsibility

f o r d a y - t o - d a y management and o p e r a t i o n s .
Arboretum;

a

park-like

area

containing

trees

and

who

are

other p la n tin g s.
Board
responsible
from

t he

of
to

state

responsibility

Trustees;
the

public

elected
and

who

constitution.
of

directing

derive

They
the

officials
their

are

authority

charged

overall

with

mission

of

the
t he

University.
Building
f a c i l i t y area
Campus;

density;

me a s ur e

in r e l a t i o n
the

of

total

building

to t o t a l

l and a r e a o f t he campus.

and

facilities

lands

building

of

t he

Univers i t y .
Central

c a mp u s ;

t he

East

Lansing,

Michigan,

campus

o f MSU.
Cogeneration;

production

of

steam

heat

whereby

the

and

e l e c t r i c i t y by b u r n i n g c o a l .
Condemnat i o n ;
awards

private

p r o p e r t y owner

property

judicial
to

process

a public

i s awarded a s p e c i f i e d

compensation.

108

entity

and

the

court
private

sum o f money or o t h e r

109

Construction

in

progress:

buildings

and

facilities

t h a t are p a r t i a l l y c o m p l e t e d .
Development:
the

campus

t h e p r o c e s s o f g r o wt h and i mprove ment o f

facilities.

May

also

refer

to

private

fund

raising a c tiv ity .
Emi n e n t d o m a i n :
private

property

compensation

or

for

a

of

public

the

public

use,

entity

provided

to

that

take
fair

i s made.

Faculty:
research

right

i n d i v i d u a l s who t e a c h c o u r s e s a n d / o r p e r f o r m

other

academic

activities

on

behalf

of

the

Un i v e r s i t y .
Green s p a c e :
as t r e e s ,

shrubs,

Inflation
over

o p e n s p a c e wh i c h c o n t a i n s p l a n t i n g s s uc h

flowers,
index:

t i me wh i c h a l s o

or g r a s s .

a me as ur e o f g e n e r a l p r i c e i n c r e a s e s

reflects

the

decrease

in

the

spending

power o f money.
Land
functions

use:

designating

for s p e c i f i e d

Maintenance

possible

activities

or

geographic a rea s .

reserves:

liquid

assets

held

available

for b u ild in g rep a ir.
Ma s t e r
s uc h a s

that

Plan:

a

approved

in

plan

for

1968

in

future
the

campus

closing

development

period

of

t he

Hannah a d m i n i s t r a t i o n .
Open s p a c e :
or o t h e r s t r u c t u r e s .

l a n d wh i c h

i s n o t o c c u p i e d by b u i l d i n g s

110

Physical

plant;

building

structures

and

u tility

systems.
Plantings:

trees,

Quonset:
prefabricated
(according

shrubs,

trademark
shelter.

to

The

flow ers,
used

roof

Webster's

grass.
to

shape

Th i r d

designate
is

New

a

a

semicircle

International

Pic tio n a r y ).
Razing:

d e m o l i t i o n and r e mo v a l o f a b u i l d i n g .

Students:
University

including part-and

Zoning
such as

individuals

those

Ordinance:
approved

Hannah a d m i n i s t r a t i o n .

in

enrolled

in

courses

at

the

full-tim e.

l and
1968

use

rules

and

in the c l o s i n g

restrictions
period

of

the

APPENDICES

111

APPENDIX A

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
AND
CLIFTON WHARTON'S RESPONSE

112

In terv iew Q uestionnaire fo r U n iv ersity O f f ic ia ls
I n v o l v e d w i t h Campus L a n d Use a n d D e v e l o p m e n t
1.

Name ________________________________________________________________________

2.

T itle

3.

Years of

4.

D e s c r i b e m a jo r campus d e v e lo p m e n t a c h ie v e m e n t s d u r in g your
p e r i o d o f s e r v i c e i n c l u d i n g y o u r r o l e i n t h e campus d e v e l o p ­
ment p r o c e s s .

5.

D e s c r i b e m a jo r campus la n d use p ro b le m s d u r i n g y o u r p e r i o d
o f s e r v i c e , i n c l u d i n g your r o l e i n r e l a t i o n t o th e problem
and i t s s o l u t i o n .

6.

B riefly

s e r v i c e ________________________________________________________

ch aracterize

(a)

P ast:

(b)

P resent:

(c)

F uture:

_________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

7.

Co m m en ts a b o u t

8.

C oncluding

(Please

feel

th e campus:

land

use and d e v e lo p m e n t i n

higher education:

rem arks:

free

to a t t a c h

additional

113

pages

or

relevant

documents)

114

Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association
College Retirement Equities Fund__________
730 Third Avenue/New York, NY 10017
(212) 490-9000

Dr. C lifton R. W h arto n , J r.
C hairm an an d
Chief Executive Officer

May 9, 1988

Mr. Mark Krefman
1837 Dennison Road
East Lansing, MI
48823
Dear Mr. Krefman:
I ap ologize f o r th e delay in responding to your in q u ir y about the
MSU campus f o r your d oc to ra l d i s s e r t a t i o n , but t h e r e have been a g r e a t
number of o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s claiming my a t t e n t i o n .
The p a r k - l i k e s e t t i n g of the MSU campus always was a source of
g r e a t p r id e and s a t i s f a c t i o n to me during my e i g h t - y e a r ten ur e as p r e s i d e n t
(1970-1978). Without the spacious surroun din gs and m et ic u l o u s ly landscaped
l i v i n g and working a r e a s , th e environment f o r the l a r g e numbers of
s tu d e n t s , f a c u l t y and s t a f f i n h a b i ti n g th e campus on a d a i l y b a s i s would
have been b l e a k , indeed. As i t was, the campus e a s i l y was a b l e t o
accommodate t h e s e numbers, of te n gi ving the impression o f a much s m a l l e r ,
more in ti m a t e s e t t i n g .
The beauty of the campus a ls o cannot be overlooked as a powerful
f a c t o r in a t t r a c t i n g s t u d e n t s . J u s t to see the campus in the sprin g or
f a l l was to be i r r e s i s t i b l y drawn to i t .
These were among th e reasons t h a t I worked c l o s e l y with Milton
Barron, then head of
Campus Park and Plann ing, and provided him a l l the
support
I could. He did a marvelous job .
My ye ars a t MSU coincided to some e x t e n t with a h i a t u s in the
almost f r a n t i c b u i ld i n g program t h a t had been underway since 1946.
Ne ve rth e le s s , some s i g n i f i c a n t a c ti o n s were taken t h a t have had l a s t i n g
impact on the campus environment. A check of my f i l e s r e v e a ls the
following:
November 1971: Planning a ut ho r i ze d f o r the new ice
a re na , a l l e v e n t s - b u i l d i n g and performing
a rts center.
November 1972: Ground broken f o r Water Qua lity
Management f a c i l i t y .
October 1973:

Plans unveiled f o r MSU Advanced
Management Center in Troy.

115
January 1974:

Groundbreaking f o r C l i n i c a l Cen te r.

March 1974:

Stephen A. Nisbet Build ing opened.

April 1974:

T r u s t e e s approve s p e c i a l a l l o c a t i o n of
$75,000 t o approve a c c e s s i b i l i t y f o r
handicapped.

September 1974:$246,750 g r a n t from Michigan Vocational
R e h a b i l i t a t i o n S e r v ic e r ec e iv e d f o r
" P r o j e c t Access."
November 1974: C larence L. Munn Ice Arena d e d i c a t e d .
April 1975:

Performing Ar ts Center de sig n u n v e i l e d .

September 1975:F i r s t p a r t of $1 m i l l i o n g r a n t from
National Science Foundation r ec e iv e d to
b u i ld s u p e r- c o n d u ct in g magnet in
Cy c lo tro n .
September 1975:Management Education Center in Troy
dedicated.
October 1975:

New P ub l ic S a f e t y Build ing opened.

October 1975:

$18.1 m i l l i o n C l i n i c a l Science Center
dedicated.

April 1977:

$17 m i l l i o n Cap ita l Enrichment Campaign
launched.

J u l y 1977:

Cy clotron Lab. r e c e i v e s $1,2 .m il li o n
g r a n t from NSF.

I hope t h i s in fo r m a t io n i s he lp f u l t o you. Good luck with
your d i s s e r t a t i o n . .
Sincerely,

Chairman and
Chief Executive O f f i c e r

APPENDIX B

ADMINISTRATIVE CORRESPONDENCE FROM 1971
AND
STUDENT EDITORIAL FROM 1989

116

MICHIGAN

STATE

UNIVERSITY

east

l a n s in g

• Mi c h i g a n 48823

1

OFFICE O F THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR BUSINESS AND FINANCE • JO H N A. HA N N A H AD M IN ISTRA TIO N BUILDING

November 1 9,

1971
M ICH IG A N STATE LiNIVEESUY

R EC EI VED

MOV 2 2 1S71

Mr. C l a i r W. H u n t i n g t o n
A dm inistrative A ssista n t
416 A d m i n i s t r a t i o n B u i l d i n g
Campus

n e w

c o n s t r u c t io n

Dear C l a i r :
The Board o f T r u s t e e s
projects:

1.

today approved the

follow ing

three co n stru ctio n

Ice Arena.
A 6 , 0 0 0 - s e a t i c e a r e n a was a p p r o v e d , b a s e d on t h e f i n a n c i a l p l a n
as s u b m i t t e d by t h i s o f f i c e .
This in c lu d e s the a l l o c a t i o n o f
s t u d e n t a t h l e t i c t i c k e t r e v e n u e t o f i n a n c e t h i s p ro g ra m .
Because
o f t h e l i m i t a t i o n o f f u n d s , i t was u n d e r s t o o d t h a t t h i s p r o j e c t
s h o u l d be w i t h i n t h e r a n g e o f t h e p r e l i m i n a r y b u d g e t e s t a b l i s h e d .

2.

A ll-Events

B uilding.

The a l l - e v e n t s b u i l d i n g p r o j e c t was a p p r o v e d w i t h t h e u n d e r s t a n d i n g
t h a t t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n w o ul d c o n t i n u e t o r e v i e w a l t e r n a t e p r o p o s a l s
for fin a n cin g .
T h i s o f f i c e w i l l work w i t h Mr. B r e s l i n i n d e v e l o p i n g
these proposals .
3.

Performing A r t s C e n t e r / ^
The p e r f o r m i n g a r t s c e n t e r was a p p r o v e d .
It is understood that
a p p r o v a l a l l o w s the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n to c o n t i n u e to d e v e l o p t h i s
proposal.
No f i n a n c i a l p l a n o r b u d g e t was e s t a b l i s h e d f o r t h i s
p roject.

Sincerelv,
.

'i

Roger W i l k i n s o n
Vice P resid en t
RW/ v s

Source:

MSU A r c h i v e s ,

as c i t e d

in n o te

;/38.

this

Source:

The U n i v e r s i t y R e p o r t e r — I n t e l l i g e n c e r ,
S e p t e m b e r 2 7 , 1 9 8 9 , v o l . 1 , o p i n i o n p. 6.

It’s the same old story — Now is tine time for a rewrite
Crunch, crunch, crunch.
That's not the sound of b on es
breaking. It's the sound of students
getting the s q u e e z e from university
administrators and state lawmakers.
O nce again, students have b een
hit with tuition Increases. At MSU,
tuition Is jumping 7 .9 percent.
While administration officials u se
their annual e x c u se for the rising cost
of attending sch ool — iack of m oney
from the state — students con tlnu eto
bear the brunt of MSU's drive to
b ecom e the next University of Michi­
ganArid loan officers don't care about
the U-M octopus' new East Lansing
cam pus.
They eare about collateral.
Don't lorget, administrator s’
e x c u s e s don’t pay for credits, and
em ployers don’t want to hear why
students couldn't allord to finish
college. Money talks and w e know
what walks.
Shall w e put It In a different
perspective?
While w e understand the difficult
position administrators are In, the

bottom line is that over the last 20
years the percen tage of general
operating c o s ts derived from student
checkbooks has Increased by almost
13 percent, while the state's "commit­
ment to higher education" h as plum­
m eted by alm ost 1B percent.
S tate lawm akers must allocate
funds to a variety o! public service
a rea s, ranging from correctional
facilities to mental hospitals to K-12
education.
Higher education Is taking a back
se a t to lawm akers w ho are beglnlng t o .
realize there Is little political leverage
to gain by bolstering higher education
budgets. What s e n s e would It m ake
for a representative from HIcksvHle to
favor taking m oney away from a farm
subsidy program in favor of an extra
million to a state school?
The tune “Roll Out the Pork
Barrel" reverberates In our h ead s.
However, there is o n e big solution
to the dilemma, and taxpayers are
going to h ave to sw allow the pill. Y es,
It’s th o se three dirty little words from
the 1988 presidential cam paign —
and It's not 'I love you."

G u e ss whal, ft Isn't “thousand
points o'ilghl," either.
It's “a tax hike.”
U n less Michigan taxpayers are
willing to taka the solar plexus shot of
a tax Increase, the higher education
system of the state Is going to dwindle
to a bunch of m ediocre sch o o ls with
eroding buildings and second-rate
facuStes.
Ho winning footbal team s and no
future rocket scien tists. Just a hippie
breeding ground forthsdlslllusioned
rich brats of Michigan.
Maybe the Increase could co m e In
the form of a larger s a le s tax on bear
and wine sa le s, a s has bean m en­
tioned a! the Capitol? ft doesn't really
matter how It’s d o n e, it's just got to be
dona
Taxpayers won't likely vote for
som ething of this nature u n less they
are assu red that universities w on’t
continue to fritter away their hardearned salaries.
MSU mu6t join with the rest of the
universities In the state In making
responsible ch a n g es In Its spending
practices. Got that John and David?

That m ean s a freeze on new cam pus
buildings until the crisis has p a ssed .
Money previously d esign ated for new
buildings should g o to repair, m ain­
tain, and Improve currently existing
classroom s. The m oney will g o farther
and be m ore efficiently spent.
If w e continue to approve new
expenditures w e m ust b e ready to pay
for them later. If that m ea n s another
tuition hike, w e m ust ask: “Can w e
afford Itr
W e assert, Instead, that our
m oney b e spent In the areas of
greatest n eed — and that d o e s not
include thou sand s of dollars to
beautify the Beaum ont Tower. W e
love the old sym bol, but let’s face It,
no o n e learns how to d o a derivative
there, and can an yone rem em ber the
last time the Tower stood up In front of
a classroom to give a political sc ien ce
ledure?
And that's Just o n e of many
exam ples.
It's time for so m e responsibility
and accountability on the part of
university administrators and state
legislators alike.
O therwise, this university will
c e a s e to serv e the students In their
best Interest.

APPENDIX C

1 96 8 ZONING ORDINANCE

119

Michigan S ta te U n i v e r s i t y

ZONING
ORDINANCE

Adopted by t he Board o f T r u s t e e s ,

120

A p r i l 18,

1968.

I

t>

CERTIFICATION

I HEREBY CERTIFY t h a t t h e f o l l o w i n g A c t t o C o d i f y
R e g u l a t i o n s A f f e c t i n g Campus P l a n n i n g , D e s i g n a t i n g
Land A r e a U s e s , E s t a b l i s h i n g a M a s t e r P l a n , and
P r o v id in g f o r th e A d m i n is t r a ti o n T h e re o f, fo r the
B e n e f i t and P r o t e c t i o n o f t h e P r o p e r t y o f t h e Board
o f T r u s t e e s o f M i c h i g a n S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y , was p a s s e d
b y t h e Bo ar d o f T r u s t e e s a t a m e e t i n g d u l y c a l l e d
and h e l d a t E a s t L a n s i n g , M i c h i g a n , on t h e 1 8 t h day
o f A p r i l , 1 9 6 8 , a t w h ic h a quorum was p r e s e n t and
voted.

Jack B re s lin ,

A p r i l 19,

1968

121

Secretary

122

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pa g e
Statem ent of Purpose

1

E ffe c tiv e n e ss of Ordinance

1

A u th o r ity of Board o f T r u s t e e s

1

D efinitions

2

A re a R e g u l a t i o n s

4

Area P r o v i s i o n s

5

"AC" Aca de mic A r e a

5

"DH" D o r m i t o r y H o u s i n g A r e a

11

"AH" A p a r t m e n t H o u s i n g A r e a

12

"AT" A t h l e t i c A r e a

13

"SE" S e r v i c e A r e a

14

"PR" P a r k s and R e c r e a t i o n A r e a

15

"AG" A g r i c u l t u r a l A r e a

16

N o n - C o nf or m in g Uses and B u i l d i n g s

18

A dm inistration

18

Amendments

19

Use A re a Map

c e n te r fold

iii

1.00

AN ACT TO CODIFY REGULATIONS AFFECTING
CAMPUS PLANNING, DESIGNATING LAND AREA
USES, ESTABLISHING A MASTER PLAN, AND
PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION THEREOF,
FOR THE BENEFIT AND PROTECTION OF THE
PROPERTY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, PURSUANT TO
AUTHORITY CONFERRED BY THE CONSTITUTION
AND STATUTES OF 'HIE STATE OF MICHIGAN.

SECTION
THIS ORDINANCE IS COORDINATED WITH AND BE­
COMES AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE "COMPREHENSIVE
17,

.01

1968.

I t appearing
t o t h e Board o f T r u s t e e s o f
Michigan S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y t h a t r e g u l a t i o n s
a r e e s s e n t i a l t o p r e s e r v e t h e campus e n ­
v i r o n m e n t o f s p a c i o u s n e s s and l a n d s c a p e
b e a u t y , p ro m o t e o r d e r and u n i t y , and m i n i m i ;
c o n g e s t i o n o n t h e p r o p e r t y g o v e r n e d by t h e
B o a r d , and t o p r o v i d e g u i d e l i n e s a f f e c t i n g
t h e i mpr ov emen t t h e r e o f , t h e Board h e r e b y
adopts the f o llo w in g p r o v is i o n s :

2 . 0 0 - EFFECTIVENESS OF ORDINANCE
.01

I b i s o r d i n a n c e s h a l l be e f f e c t i v e
1 2 : 0 1 a . m . S e p t e m b e r 1, 1 9 6 8 .

at

3 . 0 0 - AUTHORITY OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES
.01

This ordinance

is

e n a c t e d by t h e Board o f

1

123

CAMPUS PLAN" DATED A p r i l

1 . 0 0 - STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

4.05

3.01

T r u s t e e s o f M ichigan S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y pur­
s u a n t t o and i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e a u t h o r i ­
t y and r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f s a i d Board c o n ­
tain e d in the C o n s t i t u t i o n o f the S t a t e o f
M i c h i g a n and t h e P u b l i c A c t s r e l a t i n g t h e r e ­
to.

o t h e r p r o p e r t y l i n e s , or t h o s e l i n e s as
shown and d e s c r i b e d on t h e Use Area Map
w hi c h i s a p a r t o f t h i s o r d i n a n c e .
.06

The t erm " c u r l i l i n e " i n d i c a t e s t h e c u r b on
e i t h e r s i d e o f a road t h a t i s u s e d f o r t h e
g e n e r a l movement o f m o to r v e h i c l e s , and e n ­
compasses th o se e x i s t i n g or ex t e n d e d , but
d oes not in c lu d e the c u r b l i n e o f parking
b a y s , bus t u r n o u t s o r s i m i l a r v a r i a t i o n s .
I f no c u r b e x i s t s , t h e l o c a t i o n o f a p r o ­
p o s e d c u r b w i l l be c o n s i d e r e d a s t h e c u r b lin e.

.07

The term " n e a r e s t roadway" means t h a t road
w h i c h l i e s n e a r e s t any s i d e o f a b u i l d i n g
t h a t i s u s e d f o r t h e g e n e r a l movement o f
m o t o r v e h i c l e s , and d o e s n o t i n c l u d e s e r v i c e
d r i v e s or r e l a t e d v a r i a t i o n s t h e r e o f .

4 . 0 0 - DEFINITIONS
.01

.02

.03

The t er m " i n s t i t u t i o n " p e r t a i n s s p e c i f i c a l l y
t o M i c h i g a n S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y a t E a s t Lan­
s i n g , M ichigan.
The t er m " a c a d e m i c u s e " e n c o m p a s s e s any
b u i l d i n g or p o r t i o n t h e r e o f t h a t i s used for
the t e a c h in g o f c l a s s e s , r e s e a r c h f a c i l i t i e s
and a d m i n i s t r a t i v e and o p e r a t i o n a l f a c i l i ­
t i e s , o r any s i m i l a r f u n c t i o n and u s e f o r
t h e e d u c a t i o n a l and o p e r a t i o n a l p u r p o s e s o f
the i n s t i t u t i o n .
The t erm " a c c e s s o r y b u i l d i n g " i n c l u d e s a
s u b o r d i n a t e b u i l d i n g o r p o r t i o n o f a main
b u i l d i n g , l o c a t e d w i t h i n t h e same b l o c k or
use a r e a , which i s secondary in n a tu r e to
the p r i n c i p a l u s e .

.04

The term " a c c e s s o r y u s e " i s s u b o r d i n a t e
t h e p r i n c i p a l u s e w i t h i n tlte same b l o c k
use a rea, com prising purposes secondary
n atu re to t h o s e o f the p r i n c i p a l u s e .

.05

The t er m "g r ou n d a r e a o f a b l o c k " i n c l u d e s
a l l l a n d f ro m t h e c e n t e r l i n e o f a d j a c e n t
s t r e e t s and r o a d s o r a b u t t i n g u s e a r e a e s ­
t a b l i s h e d by d e s c r i p t i o n on t h e Use Area Map.
Such l i n e s may be e s t a b l i s h e d by c u r b l i n e s ,
s e c t io n l i n e s , i n s t i t u t i o n property l i n e s ,

.08

The term " n o n - c o n l ' o r m i n g u s e " i n c l u d e s any
b u i l d i n g o r l an d o c c u p i e d and u s e d a t t h e
time of the a d o p tio n o f t h i s Zoning O r d i­
n a n c e w hi c h u s e d o e s n o t c o n f o r m w i t h t h e u s e
regulations established therefor.

.09

The t erm "o pe n a r e a " r e f e r s t o t h e g round
area su rroun din g a b u i l d i n g or b u i l d i n g s i n ­
clu d in g lawns, la n d sc a p in g , s id e w a lk s ,
te r ra ce s, s e r v ic e areas, parking, roads, b i ­
c y c l e r o u t e s , and o t h e r f e a t u r e s u s e d i n t h e
com p lete s i t e d evelopm en t o f a b u i l d i n g or
buiId i n g s .

.10

The t erm "p ar k and r e c r e a t i o n u s e " i n c l u d e s
any l an d a r e a e s s e n t i a l l y k e p t i n an o pe n
n a t u r a l i s t i c , wooded o r l a n d s c a p e d c o n d i t i o n ,
t h a t i s u n d e v e l o p e d and r e s e r v e d f o r g e n e r a l
u s e and e n j o y m e n t by t h e p u b l i c and r e s i d e n t s
o f t h e campus.

to
or
in

3
2

I-1
to
,5.

5.03

4.11

.11

.12

The t erm " s e r v i c e u s e " r e f e r s t o any b u i l d ­
ing or land th a t i s p r i m a r i l y in v o lv e d with
u t i l i t y s e r v i c e s and f u n c t i o n s , and s u ch
a c c e s s o r y u s e s e s s e n t i a l to the o p e r a t i o n o f
the i n s t i t u t i o n .

e s t a b l i s h e d by t h i s o r d i n a n c e
i n w hi c h t h e b u i l d i n g o r l a n d
04

H i e t er ms " s t o r y " and " s t o r y h e i g h t " r e f e r
to th a t p o r tio n o f a b u ild in g that is in ­
c l u d e d b e t w e e n t h e s u r f a c e o f a ny f l o o r and
the s u r f a c e o f the n e x t f l o o r above i t .

5 . 0 0 - AREA REGULATIONS
.01

"AC"
"Dll"
"All"
"AT"
"SE"
"PR"
"AG"
.02

.03

-

A c a d e m i c Area
D o r m i t o r y H o u s i n g Are a
A p a r t m e n t H o u s i n g Area
A t h l e t i c Area
S e r v i c e A re a
P a r k s and R e c r e a t i o n Area
A g r i c u l t u r a l Area

Are a B o u n d a r i e s :
The b o u n d a r i e s o f u s e a r e a s
a r e e s t a b l i s h e d on t h e u s e a r e a map a t t a c h e d
h e r e u n t o and made a p a r t h e r e o f , and a l i
n o t a t i o n s , r e f e r e n c e s , and o t h e r d e s e r t ' t i o n s
c o n t a i n e d t h e r e o n a r e made a p a r t o f ti t s
ordinance.
Prohibitory Provisions:
Except as l i e r t . a
p r o v i d e d no l a n d s h a l l b e u s e d and no : e l i d ­
i n g s h a l l be e r e c t e d , c o n v e r t e d , e n l a r g e d ,
r e c o n s t r u c t e d o r s u b s t a n t i a l l y a l t e r e d . . ui ch
does n ot comply with the area r e g u l a t i o n s
4

Essential U tility Services:
Structures re­
q u i r e d i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h Clie d i s t r i b u t i o n
and m a i n t e n a n c e o f e s s e n t i a l u t i l i t y s e r v i c e ; ,
may be p e r m i t t e d in any a r e a when a p pr o v e d
by t h e D i r e c t o r o f t h e D i v i s i o n o f Campus
Park and P l a n n i n g who s h a l l s u b m i t a d e t e r ­
mination of n e c e s s it y th e r e fo r .
Thu D i r e c t o r
may, i f lie deems i t n e c e s s a r y , r e f e r any
s p e c i f i c r e q u e s t f o r an e s s e n t i a l u t i l i t y S i t
v i c e s t r u c t u r e t o t h e P r e s i d e n t and t h e Boai d
o f T r u s t e e s oi Michigan S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y for
t h e i r c o n s i d e r a t i o n and d e t e r m i n a t i o n .

-

A l l p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s in c lu d ed in the e s s e n t i a l
u t i l i t i e s s e r v i c e s s h a l l be s u b j e c t t o t h e
same p r o v i s i o n s o u t l i n e d i n t h e p r e c e d i n g
paragraph.

00 - AREA PROVISIONS
01

.011

"AC" A r e a : i n t h e "AC" A c ad e m i c A r e a , no
b u i l d i n g o r l a n d a r e a s h a l l be u s e d and no
b u i l d i n g s h a l l be e r e c t e d o r a l t e r e d u n l e s s
o th e rw ise s p e c i f i c a l l y provided for in t h i s
o rd in a n c e, excep t for the f o llo w in g u ses:
Principal

U s e s and B u i l d i n g s :

.0111

Teaching F a c i l i t i e s are cla ssro o m s,
lectu r e h a l l s , in s tr u c tio n a l labora­
t o r i e s and s i m i l a r f a c i l i t i e s u s e d
for g en eral e d u ca tio n a l purposes.

.0112

Other F a c i l i t i e s are gra d u ate f a c i l i ­
t i e s , researcli la b o r a to r ie s , general
student f a c i l i t i e s , fa cu lty o f f ic e s
5

125

Areas E s t a b l i s h e d :
In o r d e r t o r e g u l a t e and
r e s t r i c t t h e l o c a t i o n o f b u i l d i n g s and o t h e r
s t r u c t u r e s e r e c t e d or a l t e r e d fo r s p e c i f i e d
u s e s , the i n s t i t u t i o n is hereby divided in to
t h e f o l l o w i n g "Use A r e a s " :

fo r the area
is located.

1 26

6.0112
and a l l a d m i n i s t r a t i v e and o p e r a t i o n a l
functions.
.012

A c c e s s o r y U se s and B u i l d i n g s :
.0121

Parking s t r u c tu r e s .

.0 1 2 2

.013

.014

O t h e r a c c e s s o r y u s e s and s t r u c t u r e s
t h a t a re n e c e s s a ry to th e m ain te n a n c e ,
o p e r a t i o n and f u n c t i o n o f t h e p r i n c i ­
p a l u s e s and b u i l d i n g s .
fc
B u ild in g H eight Requirem ents:

.0131

B u ild in g H eights - Teaching F a c i l i ­
ties:
H eight s h a l l be l im it e d to the
f i r s t t h r e e s t o r i e s o f a ny b u i l d i n g .

.0132

B u ild in g H eights - Other F a c i l i t i e s :
H e i g h t s h a l l be l i m i t e d t o e i g h t
sto ries.

.0133

B u ild in g H eights - A ccessory B u ild in g :
H e i g h t s h a l l be l i m i t e d t o t h e h e i g h t
a s d e t e r m i n e d by t h e s p e c i f i c u s e t o
b e a l l o w e d w i t h i n t h e s t r u c t u r e and
t h e a r e a i n w hi c h i t wou ld u s u a l l y be
located.

Area Requirem ents:
W i t h i n t h e "AC" Ac a ­
d e m ic A r e a t h e r e s h a l l b e p r o v i d e d an open
a r e a e q u a l t o 707. o r mo re o f t h e t o t a l
g r o u n d a r e a w i t h i n t h e b l o c k i n w hi c h any
proposed b u ild in g s or b u ild in g a d d itio n s
a r e to be e r e c t e d .
The o n l y e x c e p t i o n
a l l o w e d s h a l l be t h a t a p a r k i n g s t r u c t u r e
i n t h e "AC" A c a d e a i c A r e a may be e r e c t e d
i n e x c e s s o f t h e 307, b u i l d i n g g r o u n d a r e a
coverage l im ita tio n w ith in a s p e c ifie d
block area.

6

127

128

6. 0 1 5
.015

.02

.021

S e t Back R e q u i r e m e n t s :
A ll b u ild in g s s h a ll
h a v e a s e t b a c k f ro m t h e n e a r e s t c u r b l i n e
o f a 2 - l a n e , 2- way r o a d w a y a minimum d i s ­
t a n c e o f 75 f e e t ; f r o m t h e n e a r e s t c u r b l i n e o f a 3 o r more l a n e u n d i v i d e d ro a d w a y
a minimum d i s t a n c e o f 85 f e e t ; fro m t h e
n e a r e s t c u r b l i n e o f a d i v i d e d r o ad w a y w i t h
a m ed i a n a minimum d i s t a n c e o f 65 f e e t .
"DH" A r e a :
I n t h e "DH" D o r m i t o r y H o u s i n g
A r e a , no b u i l d i n g o r l a n d a r e a s h a l l b e u s e d
and no b u i l d i n g s h a l l b e e r e c t e d o r a l t e r e d
u n less o th erw ise s p e c i f i c a l l y provided for
in th is o rd in a n c e , ex cep t fo r the follow ing
uses:
P r i n c i p a l U se s and B u i l d i n g s :
.0 2 1 1

.0 2 2

.023

.024

R e s i d e n t h a l l s and t h e i r e s s e n t i a l
living services.

A ccessory Uses:
.0 2 2 1

L im ite d academic a re a u s e s .

.0 2 2 2

Other u ses w ith in the b u ild in g th a t
are n e c e s s a ry to the m aintenance,
o p e r a t i o n and f u n c t i o n o f t h e p r i n c i ­
p a l u s e s and b u i l d i n g s .

B uilding H eig h t Requirem ents:
.0 2 3 1

Residence H a lls :
H e i g h t s h a l l be
l i m i t e d to twelve s t o r i e s .

.0232

A c c e s s o r y U s e s and B u i l d i n g s :
Height
s h a l l be lim ite d to th re e s t o r i e s .

A re a R e q u i r e m e n t s :
W i t h i n t h e "DH" Dor m i­
t o r y H o u s i n g A r e a t h e r e s h a l l be p r o v i d e d

11

b . n.' A

an o p e n a r e a e q u a l co 807. o r more o f t h e
t o t a l gro und a r e a w i t h i n t h e b l o c k i n w hi c h
any p r o p o s e d b u i l d i n g s o r b u i l d i n g a d d i t i o n s
a r e t o be e r e c t e d .
.025

.11

)

S e t Back R e q u i r e m e n t s : A l l b u i l d i n g s s h a l l
h a v e a s e t b a c k o f a minimum d i s t a n c e o f
7 5 f e e t f rom t h e n e a r e s t c u r b l i n e o f t he
n e a r e s t r oa d wa y .
"All" A r e a : I n t h e "All" A p a r t m e n t H o u s i n g
A r e a , no b u i l d i n g o r l an d a r e a s h a l l be u s e d
and no b u i l d i n g s h a l l be e r e c t e d o r a l t e r e d
u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e s p e c i f i c a l l y provided for in
t h i s o r d i n a n c e , e x c e p t f o r t he f o l l o w i n g
uses:

an o p e n a r e a e q u a l t o 857. o r more o f t h e
t o t a l ground a r e a w i t h i n t h e b l o c k In w hi ch
any p r o p o s e d b u i l d i n g s o r b u i l d i n g a d d i t i o n s
are to be e r e c t e d .
.035

.04

S e t Back R e q u i r e m e n t s :
A ll b uildin gs sh all
h a v e a s e t b a c k o f a minimum d i s t a n c e o f
50 f e e t f rom t h e n e a r e s t c u r b l i n e o f t h e
n e a r e s t roadway.
"AT" A r e a : I n t h e "AT" A t h l e t i c A r e a , no
b u i l d i n g o r l a n d a r e a s h a l l b e u s e d and no
b u i l d i n g s h a l l be e r e c t e d o r a l t e r e d u n l e s s
o t h e r w i s e s p e c i f i c a l l y p rovid ed f o r in t h i s
o rd in an c e, e x c e p t for the f o llo w in g uses:

.041
.031

.032

.033

.034

P r i n c i p a l U s e s and B u i l d i n g s :

P r i n c i p a l U s e s and B u i l d i n g s :
.0311

M ultiple d w ellin g s.

.0312

Primary s c h o o l s

and p l a y g r o u n d s .

A ccessory Uses:
O t h e r u s e s and b u i l d i n g s
t h a t are n e c e s s a r y to the m ainten a n ce,
o p e r a t i o n and f u n c t i o n o f t h e p r i n c i p a l
u s e s and b u i l d i n g s .

.0411

A l l open o r g a n iz e d r e c r e a t i o n a l , i n ­
t r a m u r a l and s p o r t e v e n t t y p e o f u s e s .

.0412

S t r u c t u r e s p e r t i n e n t to the o p e r a t io n
of the p reced ing l i s t e d u s e s .

.042

A ccessory Uses:
O t h e r u s e s and b u i l d i n g s
t h a t a re n e c e s s a r y to th e m a in ten an ce,
o p e r a t i o n and f u n c t i o n o f t h e p r i n c i p a l
u s e s and b u i l d i n g s .

.043

B u ild in g H eight Requirements:
A ll build ­
i n g s s h a l l be l i m i t e d t o two s t o r i e s i n
h e i g h t or to the h e i g h t n e c e s s a r y to
acc o mmod at e t h e p a r t i c u l a r s p o r t f u n c t i o n
and d e s i g n .

.044

Area R e q u i r e m e n t s :
W i t h i n t h e "AT" A t h ­
l e t i c Area t h e r e s h a l l be p r o v i d e d an op en
a r e a e q u a l t o 907, o r more o f t h e t o t a l
ground a r e a w i t h i n t h e b l o c k i n w hi c h any
proposed b u i l d i n g s or b u i l d i n g a d d i t i o n s
a r e t o be e r e c t e d .

B u ild in g Height Requirements:
.0331

M ultiple dw ellin gs:
Height s h a ll
lim it e d to three s t o r i e s .

.0332

P r i ma r y s c h o o l s :
Height s h a ll
l i m i t e d t o two s t o r i e s .

.0333

Accessory b u ild in g s:
Height s h a ll
l i m i t e d to t h r ee s t o r i e s .

be

be

be

Ar e a R e q u i r e m e n t s :
W i t h i n t h e "AH" A p a r t ­
ment H o u s i n g Area t h e r e s h a l l be p r o v i d e d
12

o.045
6.054

.045

.05

.051

S e t h ac k R e q u i r e m e n t s :
A ll organized r e ­
c r e a t i o n a l , in tr a m u r a l or s p o r t e v e n t type
o f u s e s h a l l i iave a s e t b ack o f a m i ni mum
d i s t a n c e o f 50 f e e t from n e a r e s t c u r b l i n e
o f t h e n e a r e s t r o a d w a y , and a l l b u i l d i n g s
s h a l l h a v e a s e t b a c k o f a minimum d i s t a n c e
o f b5 f e e t from t h e n e a r e s t c u r b l i n e o f
t h e n e a r e s t r o a dw a y.
"Si:" A r e a : I n t h e "St!" S e r v i c e A r e a , no
b u i l d i n g o r l an d a r e a s h a l l be u s e d and no
b u i l d i n g s h a l l be e r e c t e d o r a l t e r e d u n l e s s
o t h e r w i s e s p e c i f i c a l l y p rovid ed fo r in t h i s
o r d in a n c e , e x c e p t for the f o l l o w i n g u s e s ;
Principal
.0511

e q u a l t o 70% o r more o f t h e t o t a l ground
a r e a w i t h i n t h e b l o c k i n w h i c h any p r o p o s e d
b u i l d i n g o r b u i l d i n g a d d i t i o n s a r e t o be
erec ted .
.055

.06

U s e s and B u i l d i n g s :

.054

.0512

Maintenance c e n t e r s .

.0513

Institutional

P r i n c i p a l U s e s and B u i l d i n g s :
.0611

W o o d l o t s and n a t u r a l a r e a s .

.0612

" S a c r e d P l a c e " a r e a s o f t h e ca m p us ,
s p e c i f i c a l l y t h e Wes t C i r c l e D r i v e
area.

.0613

B o t a n i c a l and h o r t i c u l t u r a l g a r d e n s
and p l a n t c o n s e r v a t o r i e s .

.0614

P a s s i v e and a c t i v e u n o r g a n i z e d r e c r e ­
ation al use.

.0615

Parks

stores.

.0514

Storage

.0515

O ffice buildings.

fa cilities

Accessory Uses:
O t h e r u s e s and b u i l d i n g s
t h a t are n e c e s s a r y or s i m i l a r to the p r i n ­
c i p a l u s e s and b u i l d i n g s t h a t a r e p e r t i n e n t
t o Lhe m a i n t e n a n c e and o p e r a t i o n o f t h e
ins t i tu t io n.
B u ild in g Height Requirements:
A ll b u ild ­
i n g s s h a l l be l i m i t e d t o e i g h t s t o r i e s i n
height.
Hie o n ly e x c e p t i o n s a llo w e d w i l l
be power p l a n t c h i m n e y s and s i m i l a r a c ­
cessory uses.
Area R e q u i r e m e n t s :
W i t h i n t iie "SB" S e r v i c e
Area t h e r e s h a l l be p r o v i d e d an o p e n a r e a

.062

A c c e s s o r y U s e s and B u i l d i n g s :
Other u s e s
and b u i l d i n g s t h a t a r e n e c e s s a r y o r s i m i ­
l a r t o t h e p r i n c i p a l u s e s and b u i l d i n g s
t h a t a r e p e r t i n e n t t o t h e m a i n t e n a n c e and
o p e r a t i o n o f the i n s t i t u t i o n .

.063

B u ild in g Height Requirements:
A ll b u ild ­
i n g s s h a l l be l i m i t e d t o t h e maximum h e i g h t

14
15

130

.053

"PR" A r e a : In t h e "PR" P a r k s and R e c r e a t i o n
A r e a , no b u i l d i n g o r l a n d a r e a s h a l l be u s e d
and no b u i l d i n g s h a l l be e r e c t e d o r a l t e r e d
u n le s s o th erw ise s p e c i f i c a l l y provided for
in t h i s o r d i n a n c e , e x c e p t f o r the f o l l o w i n g
uses:

Power P l a n t s .
.061

.052

S e t Back R e q u i r e m e n t s :
A ll buildings sh all
h a v e a s e t ba ck o f a minimum d i s t a n c e o f
75 f e e t from t h e n e a r e s t c u r b l i n e o f t h e
n e a r e s t roadway.

.Oi >3

6.07
dI

Lhreu s L o r i t s ; t h e o n l y e x c e p t i o n s a l ­
lowed w i l l be t o w e l s , monuments ami s i m i ­
l a r m e m o r i a l s o i , by o r l o r t h e i n s t i t u t i o n .

.0o4

Area R e q u i r e m e n t s :
S e e " S p e c i a l Con­
d i t i o n s 1' ( S e c . 6 . 0 6 b ) .

.Go5

S e t liack R e q u i r e m e n t s :
A ll buildin gs sh a ll
h a v e a s e t b ac k o f a minimum d i s t a n c e o f
75 i e e t from t h e n e a r e s t c u r b l i n e o f t he
n e a r e s t r o a d wa y.

.066

Special C onditions:
All e x i s t i n g b u ild in g s
may r e ma i n i n t h i s a r e a and r e n o v a t i o n s ,
a l t e r a t i o n s and a d d i t i o n s t o t h e s e b u i l d ­
i n g s w i l l be p e r m i t t e d .
The r e c o n s t r u c t i o n
o f a b u i l d i n g on t h e same b u i l d i n g s i t e
w i t h a maximum i n c r e a s e o f ground s u r f a c e
c o v e r e d by t h e r e c o n s t r u c t e d b u i l d i n g s h a l l
n o t e x c e e d 257. more t han t h e p r e v i o u s
ground s u r f a c e c o v e r e d by t h e removed
building.
The b u i l d i n g ground a r e a o f a
p r o p o s e d a d d i t i o n s h a l l n o t b e more t han
507, o l t h e ground a r e a c o v e r e d by t h e
e x i s t i n g b u i l d i n g to wh i c h Lhe a d d i t i o n i s
p 1a n n e d .
b u i l d i n g s and u s e s a l l o w e d i n any o f t he
oLher u s e a r e a c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s s h a l l n o t be
p e r m i t t e d i n t h e "TR" Turks and R e c r e a t i o n
Area .

.0b7

R ec rea tio n a l Uses:
No a c t i v e l y o r g a n i z e d
Lype o f r e c r e a t i o n , i n t r a m u r a l o r s p o r t
e v e n t t y p e o f f a c i l i t y s h a l l be a l l o w e d or
c o n s t r u c t e d i n t h e "Tl<" Turks and R e c r e ­
a t i o n Area.

b u i l d i n g s h a l l be e r e c t e d o r a l t e r e d u n l e s s
o t h e r w i s e s p e c i f i c a l l y p rovided for in t h i s
ordinance except for the fo llo w in g :
.071

P r i n c i p a l U s e s and B u i l d i n g s :
.0711

Single

fam ily d w e llin g s.

.0712

A gricultu ral research
p l a n t s and a n i m a l s .

.0713

Farm a r e a s f o r e x p e r i m e n t a t i o n , c u l t i ­
v a t i o n o r p r o d u c t i o n o f p l a n t s and
animals for i n s t i t u t i o n a l u se.

.0714

A ssociated f a c i l i t i e s not i n s t i t u t i o n ­
a l l y o p e r a t e d , such as t h e M ich igan
A ni m a l
Breeders Center.

facilities

.072

A c c e s s o r y U s e s and B u i l d i n g s :
Other u s e s
and b u i l d i n g s t h a t a r e n e c e s s a r y t o t h e
o p e r a t i o n and m a i n t e n a n c e o f t h e p r i n c i p a l
u s e s and b u i l d i n g s s u c h a s s i l o s , w e l l s
and pumping s t a t i o n s f o r t h e e n t i r e i n s t i ­
t u t i o n , m a i n t e n a n c e c e n t e r s , e t c . s h a l l be
a 1low ed .

.073

B u ild in g H eight Requirements:
A ll b u ild ­
i n g s s h a l l be l i m i t e d t o a h e i g h t o f two
s t o r i e s , w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n o f s i l o s and
s im ila r s t r u c t u r e s that are n e c e s s a r i l y
of greater height.

.074

Area R e q u i r e m e n t s :

.075

S e t Back R e q u i r e m e n t s :

None
A ll buildings sh all

be s e t b a c k a minimum d i s t a n c e o f
•07

"AC" A r e a :
In t h e "AC" A g r i c u l t u r a l A r e a , no
b u i l d i n g o r l and a r e a s h a l l be u s e d and no

16

for

100 f e e t

from c e n t e r l i n e o f n e a r e s t p u b l i c r o a d w a y .

17

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1-1

7.0112
0 8

08
.081

N o n- C o n f o r m i n g U s e s and B u i l d i n g s ;
The u s e o f any l an d
time o f the a d o p t i o n
o f i h i s o r d i n a n c e may he c o n t i n u e d a l t h o u g h
s u ch u s e d o e s n o t c o n f o r m t o t h e p r o v i s i o n s

.0112

Approve t h e r e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a noncon form ing b u i l d i n g which has b een
d e str o y e d , or p a r t i a l l y d estro y e d .

.0113

A p p r o v e t h e e r e c t i o n and u s e o f a
b u i l d i n g o r t h e u s e o f l a n d i n any
l o c a t i o n f o r an e s s e n t i a l u t i l i t y s e r ­
v i c e , or a llo w for the enlargem ent,
e x t e n s i o n or r e l o c a t i o n o f t h e s e
ex istin g uses.
A ll public u t i l i t i e s
a r e e x c l u d e d f rom t h i s e x c e p t i o n .

.0 11 4

In te r p r e t the p ro v isio n s o f th is o r d i­
nance where the s t r e e t l a y o u t a c t u a l l y
on t h e g r o u n d v a r i e s f rom t h e s t r e e t
l a y o u t a s shown on t h e u s e a r e a map
f ix in g the se v er a l areas.

.0 11 5

I n t e r p r e t the u se o f a planned b u i l d ­
ing as to whether i t i s a b u i l d i n g
use t h a t is perm itted in the area for
w h i c h i t i s d e s i r e d t o b e e r e c t e d , and
to i n t e r p r e t as t o whether the planned
b u i l d i n g w i l l i n c r e a s e t h e g rou n d a r e a
c o v e r e d by b u i l d i n g s o v e r t h e maximum ■
p e r c e n t a g e allow e d w i t h i n the b lo c k in
which i t i s planned to be e r e c t e d .

.0 11 6

R e f e r a ny s p e c i f i c r e q u e s t f o r a
c h a n g e , amendment, i n t e r p r e t a t i o n , or
oth e r s i m i l a r a c t i o n as s t a t e d in the
p rec ed in g paragraphs to the P r e s id e n t
and t h e Board o f T r u s t e e s o f M i c h i g a n
S ta te U n iv e r s ity for th e ir d e c is io n
and d i s p o s i t i o n .

Non-conlormin g u s e s :
area

existing

at

the

hereof.
.082

.081

N on-conforming b u i l d i n g s :
The u s e o f any
b u i l d i n g e x i s t i n g a t the time o f the adop ­
t i o n o f t h i s o r d i n a n c e may be c o n t i n u e d a l ­
t hou gh s u c h u s e d o e s n o t c o n f o r m t o t he
p rovisions hereof.
Such n o n - c o n f o r m i n g
u s e may be e x t e n d e d t h r o u g h o u t a b u i l d i n g .
E x p a nd i n g u s e :
The e x p a n s i o n o f a n o n c o n f o r m i n g u s e by n o t e x c e e d i n g 507. o f t h e
e x i s t i n g u s e a s o f Lhe e f f e c t i v e d a t e o f
t h i s o r d i n a n c e s h a l l be p e r m i t t e d a t any
t i m e , p r o v i d i n g t h a t t h e maximum ground
s u r f a c e c o v e r a g e by b u i l d i n g s o f t h e s p e ­
c i f i c area in which the n on-conform ing use
is located is not exceeded.

n0 - ADMINISTRATION
Ul

.011

The D i r e c t o r o f t h e D i v i s i o n o f Campus Park
and P l a n n i n g s h a l l be r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e
a d m in is t r a t io n o f t h i s ord in a n c e, the use
a r e a map, and t h e c o m p r e h e n s i v e campus p l a n ,
a l l a s h e r e a f t e r amended and m o d i f i e d .
The D i r e c t o r
t h o r i t y to:
.0111

is s p e c if ic a lly

gran ted au­

A pp r o ve t iie e x t e n s i o n , r e d u c t i o n , r e ­
v i s i o n o r i n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f an a r e a
boundary.

0 0 - AMENDMENTS
01

18

T h i s o r d i n a n c e may b e amended f rom t i m e t o
19

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.01
tim e, e i t h e r upon th e recom m endation o f the
D i r e c t o r o f t h e D i v i s i o n o f Campus P a r k a n d
P la n n in g and w ith th e a p p r o v a l o f th e P r e s i ­
d e n t and th e Board o f T r u s t e e s , o r by th e
B o a r d o f T r u s t e e s u p o n t h e i r own m o t i o n , a n d
su ch amendments s h a l l be e q u a l l y e f f e c t i v e
a s th o u g h i n c o r p o r a t e d i n t h e u s e a r e a map.

PB-5923-2O7-SBZ0
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MAPS
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N a t u r o l A r e a ; m o n a g e d o l th e
h i g h o s t le v e l o f p r o t e c t i o n o n d
( h e lo w e s t le v e l o f u s o g c .

C ATEGORY 2

H ig h q u a l i t y u n d e v e l o p e d o r e o ; o n ly
li m i t e d I m p o c t o lio w e d l o r l o a t h i n g
ond re se a rc h .

C ATEGORY J

U n d e v e lo p e d o r e o o f s c i e n t i f i c v a lu e ;
l i m i t e d m a n i p u l a t i o n fo r r e s e o r c h
a n d d e m o n s t r a t i o n m a y b e a llo w e d ,
s u b j e c t t o r e v ie w a n d a p p r o v a l.

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LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION TO PUBLISH

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