Extending Dwight Drive across campus was the final “To-Do” on the Fort Hays State University master plan.  The new road, part of the master plan since 1969, opened last week.

Now a new master plan is being developed, which will carry the university into the next 50 years, according to  president Dr. Ed Hammond.

A Kansas City firm, Gould Evans Affiliates, has been hired to spearhead the plan.  “They will begin inspecting the campus and gathering information, and meeting with various constituent groups on campus and in the community,”  says Hammond.

It will provide guidance guidance on the need for new buildings and parking lots, possible removal of old buildings, and land use of areas including the alfalfa field west of the Robbins Center.

The new master plan is due in one year and must be approved by the Kansas Board of Regents.