and studios, and performance space for CWU’s robust programs in the arts. The new building will expand arts capacity and will support plans for a School of the Arts: Art and Design, Theatre, and Music. The university community voted this project the top priority in IdeaScale, a software program that allows organizations to involve the opinions of public and private communities by collecting their ideas and giving users a platform to vote. (Please see https://cwu.ideascale.com/a/pages/faq for more information.) Green Systems & Infrastructure Upgrades Green systems focus on energy efficiency and stewardship of existing infrastructure, improve life-safety conditions, and accommodate the demand for future capacity, such as the planned Health Science and Health Education facilities. A facilities condition and benchmarking analysis identified a deferred maintenance backlog as having negatively impacted program quality. The proposed solutions include prioritizing renewal needs through state minor works and preservation funding, limiting interior updates, and focusing on preventive maintenance. Humanities Complex (Design) Over the next few months, CWU will self-fund and present to the state a predesign for this facility. If the predesign is accepted, CWU will request funding to design a new Humanities Complex, tentatively located in the vicinity of the Brooks Library, north of the irrigation canal running east-west through campus. Programming for this complex will focus on the Humanities and Social Sciences, with an emphasis on programs currently occupying Farrell Hall, the Language & Literature Building, and Samuelson Hall. This project was identified as a high priority by the university community in the IdeaScale idea management system. Mitchell Hall Renovation Mitchell Hall was constructed in 1969 and has not been renovated inmore than 25 years. The building has degraded infrastructure, exterior cladding, and outdated health and safety systems. The current occupants are departments of Human Resources, Accounting, and Contracts and Purchasing. The renovation will address the overall cost of maintenance, repairs, and replacement deficiencies. Restoring this building will ensure continued use and investment of key facilities, improved accessibility, and energy efficiencies. Psychology Building Renovation Constructed in 1973, this building has experienced degradation from age and previous use as a chimpanzee lab in the 1980s and early ‘90s. Related contamination has resulted in the north wing of the third floor being closed since 1993. Renovation returns this valuable space to use and ensures the health and safety of occupants of the building. Restoring the building to full use will result in programmatic changes and accommodating enrollment increases. It will also address psychology and sociology course demands, building security and accessibility issues, and energy inefficiencies. Sammamish Instructional Site Acquisition CWU will request funds to purchase this facility, which is owned by the City of Sammamish. CWU proposes to exercise the exclusive right and option to purchase the facility, a right the City granted to
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