Office of Campus Planning

Campus Planning co-chairs the Classroom Improvement Committee. The Committee meets regularly with representatives from the Registrar’s Office, School of Arts and Sciences, Media Technology Services, and Capital Program to plan improvements to our classroom inventory. Annually funding is requested as part of the Capital Project Planning process.

The University Space Committee is responsible for the governance of the 2.8 million gross square feet of university space, for a number of reasons:

• All space is Brandeis space, and can be reassigned for highest and best use of the university.
• Rough benchmarking with peer institutions shows that our spaces may be underutilized and/or incorrectly utilized, especially since the pandemic.
• The ongoing stewardship of Brandeis’ space and buildings is critically linked to the success and function of the programs within these buildings, including supporting the university’s core missions of scholarship and education.
• Strategic planning related to space and deferred maintenance is increasingly important and impacts our ability to make our campus as sustainable, accessible, and resilient as possible.
• Space planning should consider long-term flexibility and opportunities to shift function in our changing world.

Requests for office, lab, or space updates

Space Administrators are responsible for keeping Campus Planning up-to-date with all space changes. Please use the Space Change Request Form to log any office, lab or space updates or relocation.

Requests for a new or different space

Requests for a new or different space can be submitted via representatives in the Deans’ and VPs’ offices. Questions can be sent to spaceplanning@brandeis.edu.