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Campus Planning

Campus Planning at Smith College works to ensure that all building and landscape projects align with the college’s mission, vision, and strategic goals. Collaborating closely with Capital Projects, CEEDS, Facilities & Operations, and campus leadership, we follow an integrated approach rooted in proactive, inclusive, and fiscally responsible decision-making. Our approach emphasizes stewardship and the effective coordination of physical and financial resources.

Our Key Priorities

  • Facilitating meaningful engagement with the Smith community at appropriate levels.
  • Aligning investments with the college’s most important strategic and operational goals.
  • Optimizing the use of institutional resources to maximize impact.
  • Developing the data, tools, processes, and governance structures needed to support a comprehensive Campus Use Plan.

By embracing this approach, Campus Planning aims to position Smith College as a leader in sustainable, innovative, and thoughtful campus development.

Aligning with Our Strategic Priorities

The Campus Use Plan (CUP) will serve as a road map to guide how campus buildings and open spaces support our community—and you can be a part of helping us chart the course!

To guide us through this process, we are working with a planning and design firm on a 10-month campus study. This work will complement strategic planning efforts to ensure the physical campus aligns with our new strategic plan. Learn more about how the CUP and Strategic Planning processes are working together.

Community participation is the key to shaping a campus that reflects our shared hopes for the future. Look for opportunities to share your thoughts, and feel free to reach out anytime at campususeplan@smith.edu.

CUP Events

Please reach out to the Campus Planning Team at campususeplan@smith.edu with any questions, comments, or big ideas!

Upcoming

Playback sessions

May 1
The Sasaki project team will be on campus to present what they’ve learned from their campus engagement and seek further input. Details to follow.

A Campus Use Plan for the Future

This event will take place on both of the following dates:

  • Saturday, May 17, 1–2 p.m. in Weinstein Auditorium
  • Saturday, May 24, 1–2 p.m. Graham Auditorium, Hillyer Hall

Erinn McGurn, AVP of Sustainable Capital Programs, will share the early findings of the Campus Use Plan process and discuss how CUP will guide the use of buildings and open spaces to better support Smith’s mission and strategic planning goals.

Past

Campus Planning Pop-up

February 4-6, Julia McWilliams Child ’34 Campus Center
Come get a hot chocolate, learn more about the CUP process, and give us your thoughts on how the Smith campus can best serve our community’s needs.

MyCampus Survey

Mid-February
A digital interactive tool to gather your experience and perceptions of the campus environment.

Listening Sessions & Campus Tours

February and March

Letters to the Community

Meet the Team

Please reach out to the Campus Planning team at campususeplan@smith.edu with any questions, comments, or big ideas.

Erinn McGurn ’94, RA

Interim AVP for Sustainable Capital Programs

413-585-2427
emcgurn@smith.edu

Allison Page

Campus Planning Project Manager

413-585-2607
agpage@smith.edu

Graydon Kaplan

Finance Administrative Assistant

gkaplan@smith.edu

AC Manning ’25

Campus Planning Intern

amanning@smith.edu

CUP Steering Committee

A Campus Use Plan (CUP) Steering Committee composed of trustees, faculty, staff, and students will oversee the development of the CUP, in conjunction with the Campus Planning team.

President’s Team Members
  • David DeSwert, Executive Vice President for Finance & Administration
  • Alexandra Keller, Dean of the College and Vice President for Campus Life
Board of Trustees
  • Lile R. Gibbons ‘64, Trustee
  • Catherine P. Koshland ‘72, Trustee
Staff
  • Betsy Carpenter, Associate Vice President for Development
  • Deanna Dixon ’88, Dean of Admission
  • Erinn McGurn ‘94, Associate Vice President for Sustainable Capital Programs
  • John Singler, Interim Chief Information Officer
Faculty
  • Reid Bertone-Johnson, Lecturer in Landscape Studies
  • Amy Rhodes, Professor of Geosciences
  • Fraser Stables, Associate Dean for Integrative Learning; Professor of Art
Student
  • Salma Baksh ’28