Repository: UIHistories Project: UIS History 1969-1995 (Sangamon State Univ) [PAGE 4]

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Foreword Over the past twenty-five years, I have had the unique and pleasurable experience of helping to build a university. As the 25th anniversary of this institution neared, I was motivated to dig through the files and old copies of the President's Reports to. the Board ofRegents to prepare, as completely as possible, a list of capital improvement projects that have been accomplished in the establishment of this university. More than 100 projects are listed herein, with information about their budget or appropriation, the architect or engineer responsible for the design, the contractor(s), a short description ofthe project, and the dates when the project was started and completed. In the process of preparing this list, I felt compelled to write a few pages about the purchase of the campus land, the campus master plan, and many of the major campus development activities in order to provide some background and insight into the physical development that has taken place. I have purposely chosen not to include information about persons, boards, or facilitators of projects. At the time of this writing, legislation has been approved to merge Sangamon State University with the University of Illinois, thus creating University of Illinois at Springfield, This major change will cause a new definition of the academic mission statement including the possibility of the university becoming a four-year undergraduate institution. These changes will stimulate new enrollment growth and additional physical development. I hope this report will serve as a useful reference in years to come to those interested or involved in the continuing physical development of the campus.

Acknowledgments I wish to gratefully acknowledge Marcellus Leonard, Assistant Professor, English, for editorial assitance and Karen Tallman, Administrative Secretary, for typing and retyping.

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