Downtown Campus Design Process

What are we doing?

In late spring 2024, PPSC President Lance Bolton made a strategic decision to focus on the future of the college’s Downtown Campus, asking the question, “How can we create a vibrant and sustainable Downtown Campus that will fulfill our mission, serve our community, and grow PPSC?" 

President Bolton’s question came to life with the creation of the D Campus Design Process, a three-month intiative bringing stakeholders and leadership together to study and reimagine the future of the campus.

As the team develops possible scenarios for the campus, the College’s mission will be at the forefront of their work. No decisions have been made and they are considering a broad range of options, but closing the Downtown Campus is not a scenario under consideration. This process is an opportunity to engage with the Downtown community, and to reimagine the PPSC’s place in that community.

From March 2024-May 2024 the Design Process Team will: 

  • Discuss the current state of the campus and the need for change 
  • Overview goals, visioning process, and roles​ 
  • Develop criteria for scenarios, draft scenarios and finalize scenarios​ 
  • Interview a variety of stakeholders such as: faculty, staff, students, community leaders and downtown neighbors 
  • Evaluate quantitative and qualitative data 
  • Deploy feedback surveys 
  • Host Downtown Design Process Town Halls and focus groups 
  • Present recommendations to President Bolton.

There will be several opportunities to provide feedback: 
 There will also be additional focus groups with Students and Downtown Faculty and Instructors.

Who is on the team?

PPSC Internal Stakeholders 

Please feel free to reach out to any member of the Downtown Design Process Team with questions. 

  • Wayne Artis, Professor of History
  • Lance Bolton, President
  • Allison Cortez, Executive Assistant to the President
  • Benjy Davies, Associate Dean of AHSS
  • Jacque’ Gaiters-Jordan, Vice-President of Instructional Services
  • Roberto Garcia, Vice-President for Student Services
  • Patricia Grandieu, Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness
  • Jim Mancall, Chief of Staff
  • Darlene Melby, Vice President for Administrative Services/CFO
  • Donna Nelson, Chief Development Officer
  • Matt Radcliffe, Executive Director of Marketing and Communications
  • Enrique Romo, Vice President of Student Experience, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Deidre Schoolcraft, Executive Dean, AHSS
  • Lincoln Wulf, Associate Vice President for Academic Resources

External Consultants:

 

Email Repository

Dear PPSC, 

The Downtown Design Process team met on March 27. I’m writing to provide an update and invite you to several opportunities to provide feedback.  

First, a few reminders: 

The guiding question for this project is: “How can we create a vibrant and sustainable Downtown Campus that will fulfill our mission, serve our community, and grow PPSC?"   

We are at the beginning stages of this project; no decisions have been made. In this phase, we are focused on gathering information from both internal and external stakeholders. 

We will consider a broad range of options with the exception of closing the Campus. That is not a scenario under consideration. 

The team will work through the spring semester to develop possible scenarios for the DTC. 

By the end of the spring semester, the Team will present recommendations to President Bolton. 

Opportunities for Feedback: 

Throughout April, there will be several opportunities to provide feedback: 

On April 1, a survey will be distributed to faculty, staff and students to gather data on the present state of the DTC and ideas for moving forward. 

At the April 3 Town Hall, we will provide an update on the Downtown Design Process and answer questions. 

Focus Groups/Listening Sessions: 

April 15: Downtown Faculty: April 15 3:00 to 4:30 (hybrid; room TBA) 

Week of April 20: SGA Listening Session (details TBA) 

April 24 10:00 to 11:00 am: Open Listening Session: Open to Faculty, Staff and Students. Centennial Theater/Hybrid 

A Downtown Design website will be regularly updated and is available here: 

Downtown Design Process | Pikes Peak State College 

In the meantime, if you have questions or comments, please contact me at jim.mancall@pikespeak.edu. 

Thank you, 

Jim Mancall (on behalf of the Downtown Design Team) 

Dear PPSC,  

Following President Bolton’s comments in his recent video updates, we are writing to share information about the Downtown Design Process:  

The guiding question for this project is:   

“How can we create a vibrant and sustainable Downtown Campus that will fulfill our mission, serve our community, and grow PPSC?"        

The team will work through the spring semester to develop possible scenarios for the DTC. Some notes about our work so far:  

As we imagine next steps for the DTC, the College’s mission will be at the forefront of our work.  

We are at the beginning stages of this project; no decisions have been made, and for now, we are focusing on information gathering.  

We know we need to consider a broad range of options, with the exception of closing the Campus.  That is not a scenario under consideration.  

We see this as an opportunity to engage with the Downtown community, and to reimagine the DTC’s place in that community.   

Opportunities for Feedback:  

There will be several opportunities for the broader PPSC community to provide feedback:  

At the April 3 Town Hall, we will provide an update and answer questions.  

As the process develops, a survey will be distributed to faculty, staff and students to offer ideas and suggestions.  

We are also seeking feedback from community stakeholders, including the Downtown Partnership, K-12 partners, the PPSC Advisory Council, and the Mayor.  

By the end of the spring semester, the Team will present recommendations to President Bolton.  

The team’s membership is listed below.  

In the meantime, if you have questions or ideas, please feel free to reach out to me or any members of the Downtown Design team.  

Sincerely,  

Jim Mancall (on behalf of the Downtown Design Team)  

 

Downtown Design Process Team:  

Wayne Artis, Professor of History  

Lance Bolton, President  

Allison Cortez, Executive Assistant to the President  

Benjy Davies, Associate Dean of AHSS  

Jacque’ Gaiters-Jordan, Vice-President of Instructional Services  

Roberto Garcia, Vice-President for Student Services  

Patricia Grandieu, Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness  

Jim Mancall, Chief of Staff  

Darlene Melby, Vice President for Administrative Services/CFO  

Donna Nelson, Chief Development Officer  

Matt Radcliffe, Executive Director of Marketing and Communications  

Enrique Romo, Vice President of Student Experience, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion  

Deidre Schoolcraft, Executive Dean, AHSS  

Lincoln Wulf, Associate Vice President for Academic Resources  

External Consultants:  

Kate Beatty, Inspirita Leadership Solutions  

Joan Gurvis Shields, Inspirita Leadership Solutions