2. Strategic Planning
• Over eight months, Rockhurst University, the Kansas City
planning department and the community worked together
to create a 20-year master plan for campus development.
• These improvements are one part of the university’s
2007-2012 strategic plan.
• The next slides will outline some of the major projects
that will commence in the next few years.
3. Phase 1:
Troost Avenue Parking Garage
• This mixed-use parking garage will be just north of
Rockhurst Road on Troost Avenue.
• It will provide 400 parking spaces, in addition to bringing
retail opportunities to the neighborhood.
• This development will move cars off the street, tie in with
public transportation and provide economic opportunities.
7. Phase 2:
Academic Building
• The academic building will be built on the Rockhurst
campus, on what is now a parking lot.
• It will feature a 500-seat lecture hall, black box theatre and
faculty offices.
• This will be a modern academic space that will enhance
instruction and promote interaction spaces that keep
students engaged.
8. Phase 2:
Residence Hall
• A new residence hall will also be built next to the new
academic building.
• This will provide more space for our growing population
of students.Allowing them to live on-campus means they
have more opportunities to be involved at Rockhurst.
• The residence hall will also feature up-to-date amenities.
10. Phase 3:
Sedgwick Renovations
• Sedgwick Hall was the first building on the Rockhurst
campus, opening in 1914, and it is an iconic symbol of the
university.
• After the new academic building is in place, Sedgwick will
undergo restoration.
• It will become the home of several administrative offices.
• Its entrance to Troost will be restored and made
accessible.
11. Strategic Planning
• These physical improvements are being undertaken as part
of the university’s overall strategic plan.
• The critical issues laid out in that plan are:
– Transforming lives consistent with core Jesuit values
– Enriching and building community
– Ensuring financial strength and infrastructure strength
– Establishing Rockhurst University’s identity and increasing public
awareness
