PROGRAM ELEMENTS
The following program elements are estimates of new space (by user category) to be developed to implement the goals of the campus. [24] Since the University has an academic mission, facilities that directly support that academic mission--such as Divisional space (Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities), Classroom space, and Administration space--are State-funded (some of these facilities may also be gift-funded). Facilities that are ancillary to the campus academic mission--such as Housing and Food Service space, Physical Education and Recreation space, and Student Services space--are permitted but are not funded by the State. These ancillary facilities are user-funded or gift-funded and thus subject to economic constraints that cannot be forecast. Since the cost and marketability of future campus housing units cannot be presently evaluated, it cannot be stated with certainty at this time that the housing goals can be fully realized. [25]
Since the residential college is one of UCSC's most distinctive features, under the LRDP the residential college (combining classrooms, offices, housing, and other facilities) will be the primary modular unit of campus growth. The program elements that provide for the construction of residential facilities collectively permit the campus to achieve its goal of providing housing for 70 percent of undergraduate students, 50 percent of graduate students not in certificate programs, 25 percent of faculty, and 50 percent of new staff recruited from outside Santa Cruz County. It should be noted, however, that the LRDP does not commit the University to the development of specific projects, construction schedules, or funding priorities.
Existing development and planned and approved development together total approximately 2,083,000 ASF. The additions described in this section total 3,403,000 ASF. [26] The sum of these two represents the total estimated assignable area of the campus at buildout of this plan. Actual built area may deviate from the allocations presented on the following pages, as long as the overall built area does not exceed a total of 5,486,000 ASF. Unless otherwise noted, uses planned for new developments will be similar to those described in detail in the corresponding Existing Development sections.
NATURAL SCIENCES 416,000 ASF
New facilities for the Natural Sciences Division are proposed in order to accommodate projected growth in programs such as Biochemistry, Earth and Marine Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, and Physical Sciences, and the possible development of new programs in such fields as biotechnology, electronic engineering, environmental engineering, industrial automation, and neurosciences. Space would be provided in new natural sciences buildings for instruction and research, [27] organized research, and Natural Sciences administration.
SOCIAL SCIENCES 123,000 ASF
New facilities for the Social Sciences Division are proposed to accommodate growth in programs such as Anthropology, Community Studies, Economics, Education, Latin American Studies, Politics, Psychology, Sociology, and Applied Economics. In addition, the development of new programs in such fields as communications, environmental engineering, engineering management, and jurisprudence are under preliminary consideration. These facilities would be expanded primarily in the residential colleges.
ARTS 156,000 ASF
The campus has no major performance facility, and the existing facilities for music instruction and research are inadequate. To remedy these inadequacies and to accommodate expected program growth in Art, Art History, Music, Theater, and Film and Video, new facilities are proposed, including a major performance facility, an experimental theater, music instruction and research space, an art gallery, and new visual arts studios.
HUMANITIES 38,000 ASF
New facilities for the Humanities Division are proposed to accommodate the possible development of new programs in fields such as Asian studies, creative writing, and comparative and international studies and growth in existing programs such as American Studies, History, Language Studies, Legal Studies, Linguistics, Literature, Philosophy, Women's Studies, and History of Consciousness. Humanities programs would expand primarily in the residential colleges.
GENERAL ACADEMIC SERVICES AND CLASSROOMS 60,000 ASF
New general classroom space would be distributed across the campus, with large lecture halls in Campus Core facilities and smaller classrooms in colleges. Some smaller classrooms would also be needed in Campus Core facilities as the academic program requires. Each new college would require stenographic support services and other general academic services.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 50,000 ASF
It is expected that one or more new administration buildings will be needed in the Campus Core to support the consolidation and expansion of General Administration offices.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS 109,000 ASF
UC Santa Cruz has a high student participation rate in a broadly based physical education and recreation program. As a result, new central physical education instruction facilities are proposed, as are distributed court and field facilities for both casual recreation and intramural competition, and adequate court and field facilities for team practice and competition. The ASF figure noted above refers only to indoor space.
PUBLIC SERVICES 21,000 ASF
Campus growth will require expansions of public service programs (such as University Advancement and University Extension) and the construction of a University Club (with approximately 7,000 ASF). Other public services are not expected to grow significantly.
LIBRARIES 78,000 ASF
A 70,000 ASF addition to McHenry Library is planned to support the campus collection for social sciences, arts, and humanities disciplines. In addition, when general administration vacates McHenry Library, 8,000 ASF will be available for library use.
ACADEMIC SUPPORT 40,000 ASF
New space is proposed for residential college administration as new colleges and expansions of existing colleges are built. As the campus grows, the following academic support facilities would also be expanded: the Computer Center, the Instructional Services Office, and the Graduate Division.
STUDENT SERVICES 98,000 ASF
Several Student Services functions would require additional space as the campus grows: student services administration, student activity offices, a student center, and a graduate student center.
HOUSING AND FOOD SERVICES 2,174,000 ASF
A maximum of 1,177,000 ASF in residential facilities for undergraduates and resident staff members (preceptors, resident assistants, etc.) is proposed for construction in the colleges and inclusion areas. [28] Also proposed for development are approximately 221,000 ASF for graduate student housing facilities; approximately 255,000 ASF (equivalent to 300 units) of housing for family students in the designated Family Student Housing area and in inclusion areas; and an estimated 522,000 ASF of developer-built housing for faculty and staff members in the inclusion areas and in the Faculty Housing area. The development of all of this housing depends on the financial feasibility of individual projects at the time of construction.
SUPPORT SERVICES 40,000 ASF
The expansion of support services, including administration facilities and the campus heating plant would accommodate proposed campus growth. In addition, at least a doubling of child care facilities and a new bookstore or an expansion of the existing bookstore is proposed.
UTILITIES
Prior to the construction of facilities at elevations above 900 feet, the campus will install a new water reservoir or a pressurizing system capable of serving development at these elevations. All new campus developments will be served by appropriate utilities provided by extensions of Pacific Gas and Electric Company facilities.
As the campus grows, it will continue to use the natural drainage system provided by karst features and ravines to carry stormwater run-off, wherever possible. Extensive storm sewers will not be constructed.
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