Friday, April 11, 2008

Civil Engineering / Architecture / Planning Majors?

An e-mail from the college announced an open forum presenting a revised version of the TCC Master Plan. If you are interesting in civil or environmental engineering or architecture and don't know what the words "Master Plan" mean, you should definitely attend! (Hint: a partial answer is at the bottom of this article.) This is a great chance to see this aspect of the engineering profession, where the focus is on the big picture.

It is also your opportunity to share your thoughts on current and future land use at TCC. (The reason for the forum is to get input on the plans that a consultant has been developing for TCC.)

The forum will be from 9 AM to 4 PM on Wednesday, April 16, in the SU Ballroom. There will be a 15 to 20 minute formal presentation of the plan at 10 AM and 2 PM by Tony Stallworth (new Director of Facilities Planning and Construction at TCC) and a consultant from EMO Architects, Inc. of Tallahassee that produced the plan. You should still drop by even if you can't attend a presentation. There won't be many people around, so you can probably talk to someone as long as you wish.

So what is a Master Plan?

Quoted from the TCC e-mail announcement:
Campus Master Plans are living documents that reflect functional relationships, environmental issues, academic mission and programs, vehicular/pedestrian traffic patterns, landscape design standards, architectural design standards and future campus expansion.

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