Dear students, staff and members of our faculty:
Today, I am proud to share with you our Campus Plan 2050, which is the result of more than a year of engagement and deliberation with faculty, staff, students, alumni and community partners to consider ideas for the future of the Ann Arbor campus. The essence of this long-term plan is reflected in a video as well as a new website, where you also can download the full plan or a plan overview.
Our plan is essential for animating the impact areas of Vision 2034 – life changing education; human health and well-being; democracy, civic and global engagement; and climate action, sustainability, and environmental justice – through a physical environment that strengthens connections throughout the campus community and provides spaces and places for engagement and collaboration.
Long-term strategic investments in our campus environment will modernize existing academic and research facilities and develop new ones. Our 25-year plan identifies a range of zones for possible development and envisions new systems for thoughtful greenspaces, exciting mobility enhancements, and an innovation district offering vibrant spaces and amenities to nurture interdisciplinary discovery, entrepreneurship and private-public partnerships.
Connectivity and collaboration are vital to our vision and foundational to our campus plan. The proposed Campus Connector concept will bring bold new environmentally responsible transportation to link the five major campus areas in Ann Arbor through an automated transit system on an elevated guideway paired with a rapid transit bus system.
Sustainability is at the heart of it all. We will prioritize environmentally responsible practices in all aspects of campus development, from construction to transportation systems to efficient and renewable energy, eliminating direct on-campus greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 and becoming a model of sustainability and decarbonization through strategic investment and renewal.
This living plan represents our commitment to our vision, our ethos and our mission. We will draw on more than 200 years of excellence and storied tradition to build and create, to aspire and achieve, and to establish a future that exceeds our dreams.
Let’s look forward together and meet tough challenges with innovation as we become the defining public university in service to humanity.
Santa J. Ono
President
