The Space Allocation Committee (SAC) is a standing sub-committee of the Capital Advisory Committee (CAC). The committee is charged with the responsibility of making decisions on campus space requests.
Space is a finite resource at Portland State University. SAC ensures the efficient and equitable allocation and use of space on campus, ensuring that all allocations support the University’s mission, goals, and objectives. Through careful analysis, collaboration and good decision making the SAC seeks to allocate space in a manner that:
- Promotes the academic and research missions of the University through rigorous analysis of existing space and by creating new space that is flexible and adaptable to account for evolving pedagogy
- Improves the student, faculty and staff experience at the University through good space design
- Promotes efficient use of space through the consistent and equitable application of University standards
- Seeks to consolidate units in single locations and creates the appropriate adjacency of uses that best implements the long term vision of the University and its college, schools, and departments
- Promotes fiscal responsibility and University sustainability by considering the short and long-term costs attributed to space
- Seeks to locate departments in the best possible location in the least moves possible
- Promotes efficiency through departmental control of internal space assignment when the function of the space does not change
- Advocates for retaining and enhancing general pool classrooms and other shared University space
The SAC meets monthly on the third Tuesday of the month.
The SAC is guided by Policies & Procedures.
The Space Allocation Committee is charged with reviewing and approving all space allocations on campus as prescribed in the Space Allocation Committee Policies & Procedures.
Schools & Colleges may not reallocate space among reporting departments without prior approval by the Space Allocation Committee.
Departments may not annex or exchange space without prior approval by the Space Allocation Committee.
Schools, Colleges and Departments may not change the primary function of a space without prior approval by the Space Allocation Committee.
Membership
The SAC members represent a broad spectrum of the university. The six (6) standing members of the Space Allocation Committee include representatives appointed by each of the following:
- Vice President for Academic Affairs (one general member and one Dean)
- Vice President for Enrollment Management (one member)
- Vice President for Finance & Administration (one member)
- Vice President for Research & Gradaute Studies (one member)
- Vice President for Global Diversity & Inclusion (one memebr)
Members of the committee serve at the will of the appointing Vice President for two year terms and maybe be renewed by the Vice President.
The SAC members maybe replaced by the Vice President at any time.
The current Space Allocation Committee members, ex-officio and staff are:
Members:
- Cliff Allen, Dean of School of Business Administration
- Jason Podrabsky, Associate Vice President for Research
- Julie Caron, Associate Vice President, Global Diversity & Inclusion; Title IX and ADA/504 Coordinator
- Marvin Lynn, Dean of the College of Education
- Michael Walsh, Director of Housing and Residence Life
- Amanda Brierbrauer, Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Finances
Ex-Officio Members:
- Cindy Baccar, Associate Vice Provost & University Registrar, Academic Affairs
- Jason Franklin, Interim Director of Planning, Construction, and Real Estate; Director of Campus Planning and Design, Campus Planning Office
- Adam Lutzow, Assistant Registrar, Academic Scheduling
- Christopher Tinnin, Project Manager Capital Projects and Construction
Staff:
- Lucius Shields, Space Analyst, Campus Planning Office
- Susan Gust, Architect, Capital Projects and Construction
Meeting agendas will be posted approximately 3 days prior to the scheduled meetings. All meeting summaries will be posted approximately one week after the meeting. If you have any questions regarding meeting agendas or summaries please contact, Lucius Shields (lucius@pdx.edu).