Under Way
Student Services Center
State funding for a Facilities Reutilization Plan (FREUP) will allow renovations to Looney Hall to provide students with "one-stop" admissions, registration, and associated support services.
Expanded Parking
When resources permit, adjacent properties will be acquired as they become available
to develop for open parking.
Putnam Student Center
A student capital project fee initiative has been approved by vote of the student
body to renovate a portion of Putnam Student Center to create meeting and work space
for student organizations.
Hass-Hoover Hall Renovation
This donor-gifted facility adjacent to the Garnett Library will be renovated using
state appropriation for the SMSU System's Facilities Reutilization Plan. Funding will
provide a needed expansion for the space-constrained Academic Support Center.
Secondary Entrance/Signage (West Main)
Ingress/egress to the campus from the major city thoroughfare of West Main will be
enhanced by this improvement. Signage reading "West Plains Campus" above "Southwest
Missouri State University" will assist visitors and prospective students while serving
to delineate the campus from the surrounding neighborhood.
SMSU-Springfield Academic Outreach Center
A former residence will be renovated to provide administrative space for advising
and coordinating delivery of SMSU-Springfield bachelor's and master's degree programs
on the West Plains Campus.
Programmed (0-5 Years)
New Library Building
A major state appropriation of $9.9 million will be requested to support the creation
of this urgently-needed academic project. Significant enrollment growth over the past
decade, along with a concomitant increase in academic programs for associate, bachelor's
and master's degrees, has outstripped the capacity of the Garnett Library. This new
50,000-square-foot facility will accommodate anticipated growth in textbook holdings,
increased demand for electronic access and individual/group study areas, and required
space for an expanded Academic Support Center, as well as for a campus-wide audio-visual
production and distribution center.
Central Administration Building (Post Office)
Nearly a decade ago, SMSU-WP purchased the facility housing the West Plains Post Office
to create a central administration building for the campus when the Post Office relocates.
The administrative offices for the chancellor, special projects coordinator, university
communications and computer services staffs and associated support activities will
be relocated into this renovated facility, which will also include a 3000-square-foot
addition.
Renovation of Looney Hall
Following relocation of administrative activities from Looney Hall, the facility will
be renovated to bring academic areas up-to-date.
Residence Hall Reception Area
This planned expansion will provide a reception area for Grizzly House visitors and
afford suitable space for residents to gather, study, use computer resources and for
lounging/recreation.
Planned (5-10 Years)
Student Center Modernization
Upon relocation of the library to a new facility, the present Garnett Hall will be
converted to meet campus needs of residential and commuter students. The floor plan
of this previously renovated building offers available space for a bookstore, ATM
facility, offices for student organizations and for the student life and development
staff gathering and recreation areas, and for vending or limited fast food service
options.
Putnam Dining Facility Renovation
Additional space will be created in Putnam Cafeteria upon relocation of many student
support activities into the modernized Garnett Student Center.
Visitor Center/Public Safety Office
As sales continue to grow, the existing Drago College Store will require expanded
display space in the modernized Garnett Student Center. The present Drago facility
is ideally suited to serve as an identifiable, accessible visitor center and public
safety office.
Melton Hall Addition
The campus's prime classroom, laboratory, and faculty offices for the School of Arts
and Sciences will require expansion to complement an increased population in students
seeking transfer degrees and participating in bachelor's degree completion programs
offered by SMSU-Springfield.
Main Entrance/Signage (Broadway)
Ingress/egress to the campus from the principal city thoroughfare on Broadway will
be enhanced by this improvement. Signage reading "West Plains Campus" above "Southwest
Missouri State University" will assist visitors and prospective students and serve
to delineate the campus from the surrounding neighborhood.
Residence Hall Addition
A proposed four-story addition adjacent to the existing Grizzly House Residence Hall
will contain approximately 80 additional living spaces.
Expanded Parking
When resources permit, adjacent properties will be acquired as they become available
to develop for open parking.
New Allied Health Building
As West Plains continues to grow in the provision of health services for south central
Missouri, an increased need is projected to occur for nurses and other allied health
practitioners. A facility designed expressly with the classrooms and laboratories
needed for the education of allied health program associate degree graduates will
enable SMSU-WP to fulfill this projected requirement.
Proposed (10-25 Years)
New Multi-Purpose Instructional Facility
State appropriation will be requested to construct this instructional facility intended to support multiple academic programs and campus activities. The Multi-Purpose Instructional Facility will contain a variety of diverse classroom areas designed to offer flexibility in their reconfiguration for physical education, dance, theatre, art, music, and similar activity-related classes.
Expanded Parking
When resources permit, adjacent properties will be acquired as they become available
to develop for open parking.
Athletic/Recreation Fields
As the campus increases its proportion of residential students, athletic and recreation
facilities will be needed on-campus to support student life.
New Residence Hall Cafeteria
This facility will be sited adjacent to the Residence Hall complex to provide easy
access by residents to dining facilities offering an affordable meal plan.
New Classroom Building
Continued campus enrollment growth and expanding program offerings will necessitate
a new classroom building funded by state appropriation.