Space Allocation Process for Spring 2020 Suspended

May 14, 2020

On March 9, 2020, the submission period for the Spring 2020 call for space requests closed with 14 new space requests, in addition to the 9 space requests still in review from previous request periods. Due to unforeseen events campus-wide, including COVID-19, the University Space and Facilities Advisory Committee was unable to meet to discuss the next steps in the space request review process in the month of March. The topic was discussed in the first April USFAC meeting (4/3/20), and the committee unanimously agreed to suspend the space allocation process and plan to reconvene review of active requests (both new and old) in the Fall 2020 semester.

Unfortunately, this decision to suspend the review of active space requests was not communicated to the campus in the month of April. The USFAC support staff will be working to remedy this in May. Approved meeting notes for all meetings in FY1920 thus far are now on the USFAC website. Furthermore, personalized emails to space requestors will be sent out explaining the current suspension of the space review/reallocation process. These emails will set a proposed timeline for the Fall 2020 review of all active space requests, barring any further unforeseen events.

We apologize for this lack of communication during the COVID-19 emergency, and will work to enhance the communication aspects of the space request process in the future.

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