Space Utilization Sample Clauses

Space Utilization. In 2009-10, did Confederation have a Space Utilization planning process in place to assess and optimize academic space utilization? YES If yes, please indicate in the space below the methodology used to inform Confederation’s academic space utilization planning process: We hired a consultant to complete a campus master plan. This assisted us in determining the location the REACH facility. We used Infosilem software to schedule courses, faculty and rooms as well as gather data and statistics. If yes, please provide one or more example in the space provided below of a promising practice that Confederation used during 2009- 10 to assess and optimize academic space utilization. A promising practice could be a strategy, initiative or program viewed by the institution to be an innovative practice, success story and/or key accomplishment that the institution would like to highlight. We continue to use centralized class, classroom and meeting room scheduling to improve and maximize utilization. We researched policies/procedures and the structure of the space utilization committee with the intent of improvements and the management of our space.

Space Utilization. In 2009-10, did Algoma have a Space Utilization planning process in place to assess and optimize academic space utilization? Please provide one or more example(s) in the spaces provided below of a promising practice that Algoma used during 2009-10 to develop and maintain results for international activities. A promising practice could be a strategy, initiative or program viewed by the institution to be an innovative practice, success story and/or key accomplishment that the institution would like to highlight. If yes, please indicate in the space below the methodology used to inform ▇▇▇▇▇▇‟s academic space utilization planning process: Process included reviewing instructional space including laboratory and research space.  If yes, please provide one or more example in the spaces provided below of a promising practice that Algoma used during 2009- 10 to assess and optimize academic space utilization. A promising practice could be a strategy, initiative or program viewed by the institution to be an innovative practice, success story and/or key accomplishment that the institution would like to highlight. The university optimizes instructional space with a utilization rate of approximately 83 percent. The room assignments are finalized manually with no software which allows the Office of the Registrar to better align instructor pedagogy.

Space Utilization. In 2009-10, did Western have a Space Utilization planning process in place to assess and optimize academic space utilization? If yes, please indicate in the space below the methodology used to inform Western’s academic space utilization planning process: Space planning at Western should be guided by the following principles.

Space Utilization. In 2009-10, did Durham have a Space Utilization planning process in place to assess and optimize academic space utilization? • If yes, please indicate in the space below the methodology used to inform ▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ academic space utilization planning process: The space utilization planning process was undertaken in 2009‐10 by the VP, Finance and CFO along with facilities and scheduling. The process began with an analysis of the present capacity and space utilization rate based on scheduling practices, taking into account the needs of college partners that use space on the campuses. The results of the analysis revealed space deficiencies in a number of areas. The generally accepted target classroom utilization rate is 65%, and Durham College daytime rates are as high as 78%. In addition, half of all classroom sizes at Durham College have utilization rates higher than the target of 70%. Space capacity and utilization rates were then compared to enrolment goals to identify the gaps. It was recognized that Durham College would require an additional 47,000 square feet of classroom space to meet future enrolment needs.. Two ▇▇▇ projects currently underway will create new space that will meet the enrolment needs based on the college’s usual scheduled day. The availability of new space is expected to keep pace with enrolment growth to 2015. • If yes, please provide one or more example in the space provided below of a promising practice that Durham used during 2009-10 to assess and optimize academic space utilization. A promising practice could be a strategy, initiative or program viewed by the institution to be an innovative practice, success story and/or key accomplishment that the institution would like to highlight. One of the ▇▇▇ projects that began in 2009‐10 is the construction of a new student services building. Once construction is complete and service areas move into the new building, vacated space in the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ building will be refurbished to create additional classrooms and student life/study space. This important strategy will address an ongoing need for student space as identified in past KPI student satisfaction results. It is expected that, once complete, the refurbishments and additional space will increase student satisfaction.

Space Utilization. In 2009-10, did ▇▇▇▇▇▇ have a Space Utilization planning process in place to assess and optimize academic space utilization? • If yes, please indicate in the space below the methodology used to inform ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s academic space utilization planning process: Seneca utilizes Infosilem software to assist in classroom scheduling. Staff are trained to provide effective parameters that would maximize space usage. Manual adjustments are made to further optimize space utilization. Prior to each academic semester, a formal analysis of the overall classroom utilization helps modify the input parameters for the subsequent cycle. • If yes, please provide one or more example in the space provided below of a promising practice that ▇▇▇▇▇▇ used during 2009-10 to assess and optimize academic space utilization. A promising practice could be a strategy, initiative or program viewed by the institution to be an innovative practice, success story and/or key accomplishment that the institution would like to highlight. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ has an explicit policy to grow our summer enrolment in full-time post-secondary. Our enrolment in the summer semester has grown by 30% in the last two years to 7,466, a number larger than many colleges’ fall enrolment. Combined with our continuing education enrolment during all three semesters, by far the largest of any college in Ontario, we are using our classrooms and labs at a utilization rate that we believe are unmatched by any other major post-secondary institution. In fact, the standard usage of the fall enrolment figure as a proxy for a college’s enrolment serves to undervalue the utilization rate in those institutions who run larger summer semester activities as part of their full-time PSE activity. The space planning process was a particular challenge in 2009-10 at three of Seneca’s four main campuses due to exceptional enrolment growth and renovation complexities.

Space Utilization. In 2009-10, did Ryerson have a Space Utilization planning process in place to assess and optimize academic space utilization? If yes, please indicate in the space below the methodology used to inform ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ academic space utilization planning process: The University uses space efficiently, with a large number of evening enrolments and Spring/Summer enrolments that generate usage during typically “off-peak” periods. (In 2009-10, there were over 29,000 registrations in the Spring/Summer terms, and over 42,000 evening registrations during the Fall and Winter combined.) Currently, Ryerson has only 56% of the total space required by the COU Building Blocks space standards, and only 62% of Teaching, Research and Academic Support space. The University carefully monitors space utilization of classrooms, labs and studios. Classrooms are booked centrally and good utilization is being achieved. A numbers of factors have been found to affect utilization, including the age and condition of physical plant and lab equipment, as well as course-specific needs such as set-up and breakdown requirements. The University is implementing strategies for improving utilization, including reconfiguration of labs to enable more multi-purpose use of facilities, as well as scheduling refinements. As a part of its on-going efforts to improve utilization, Ryerson has set aside $1.4 million in the current fiscal year for a program to increase lab utilization. Where possible, underutilized labs are being renovated and converted to uses with more pressing needs. • If yes, please provide one or more example in the spaces provided below of a promising practice that Ryerson used during 2009- 10 to assess and optimize academic space utilization. A promising practice could be a strategy, initiative or program viewed by the institution to be an innovative practice, success story and/or key accomplishment that the institution would like to highlight. Please see above.

Space Utilization. In 2009-10, did Sault College have a Space Utilization planning process in place to assess and optimize academic space utilization? No • If yes, please indicate in the space below the methodology used to inform Sault College's academic space utilization planning process: • Please provide one or more examples in the space provided below of a promising practice that Sault College used during 2009-10 to assess and optimize academic space utilization. A promising practice could be a strategy, initiative or program viewed by the institution to be an innovative practice, success story and/or key accomplishment that the institution would like to highlight. To accommodate the increased number of students arriving at our doors, Sault College has received the single-most largest amount of money per capita that any other College in the province. With generous funds from the Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities, and the City of Sault Ste. ▇▇▇▇▇, construction is well underway on a new 75,000 square feet academic wing consisting of flexible learning spaces and a reconfigured gateway main entrance to enhance the visibility and image of the College. The news of this project is the biggest capital announcement in the history of Sault College, making this year the most exciting year in the College’s history. The new complex will support teaching and learning activities related to the College’s flagship Aviation program; a new elegant gateway entrance that will double as space to celebrate student achievements and work; learning commons on all three floors to support student demand; a 120 seat multi-media lecture theatre; 19 flexible classrooms designed in sizes from 40 to 80 seats to accommodate most programs currently in place at the college; and a dedicated Justice Studies lab with a combat training centre and forensic science lab. The new modern academic wing will benefit all students and will be a campus dream for years to come. A new airport hangar, generously funded by the City of Sault Ste. ▇▇▇▇▇, will house our strong fleet of aircraft for our world- renown aviation technology-flight program, and maintain its leading edge on commercial aircraft training.

Space Utilization. In 2009-10, did University of Ontario Institute of Technology have a Space Utilization planning process in place to assess and optimize academic space utilization? Yes • If yes, please indicate in the space below the methodology used to inform University of Ontario Institute of Technology's academic space utilization planning process: As a relatively new, start-up institution, UOIT aligns our space planning with our 5 year Business Plan and campus Master Plan. UOIT continues to collect data in regards to space utilization in order to help forecast space decisions that will accommodate short term requirements with long term goals in mind. • Please provide one or more examples in the space provided below of a promising practice that University of Ontario Institute of Technology used during 2009-10 to assess and optimize academic space utilization. A promising practice could be a strategy, initiative or program viewed by the institution to be an innovative practice, success story and/or key accomplishment that the institution would like to highlight. Prior to course load, the Director of Academic Planning manually reviews utilization by class sizes to determine if certain section sizes may need to be revised/altered.

Space Utilization. In 2009-10, did OCAD University have a Space Utilization planning process in place to assess and optimize academic space utilization? Yes • If yes, please indicate in the space below the methodology used to inform OCAD University's academic space utilization planning process: OCAD University has upgraded and expanded its use of TPHi-Infosilem course management software to centralize space allocation decisions and optimize space utilization. • Please provide one or more examples in the space provided below of a promising practice that OCAD University used during 2009-10 to assess and optimize academic space utilization. A promising practice could be a strategy, initiative or program viewed by the institution to be an innovative practice, success story and/or key accomplishment that the institution would like to highlight. OCAD University has established a Curriculum Space Management Committee to oversee and advise on effective space usage in support of learning.