At Binghamton University, space is a central institutional resource, allocated to units to advance their programmatic and strategic goals. The Office of Space Planning and Academic Scheduling Effectiveness (SPASE) manages the tracking and auditing of all physical campus spaces to ensure they are used effectively and align with University priorities.
Core Operations and Functions
- Space Guidelines and Allocation Policies
- We regularly review space guidelines and allocation policies to recommend changes based on best practices.
- Space Requests and Allocation
- We manage the University space request process and document all allocation changes, including cross-unit space transfers.
- We develop allocation options for Space Management Council approval.
- Space Inventory Management (AiM) and Space Reporting
- We maintain the official, university-wide physical space database (AiM) to ensure accurate reporting and regulatory compliance.
- We provide reports on space usage.
- Utilization Analysis and Space Programming
- We conduct utilization studies to assist University leadership with capital improvement and renovation planning.
- We develop space programming studies for Academic Affairs and Research Division to justify the need for additional space or when relocations or new construction are being considered.
- Learning Environments
- We collaborate with staff in the Educational Communications Center (ECC), the Center for Learning and Teaching (CLT), and Facilities Management to develop, upgrade, and plan long-term renovations, ensuring classrooms meet the modern pedagogical and technological needs of our faculty and students.
- We conduct comprehensive physical audits of all general-purpose classrooms to assess facility conditions and coordinate necessary repairs.
- Project Support
- We serve on steering committees for capital projects and act as a liaison with Facilities Management for projects involving Academic Affairs or Research Division spaces.
- We assist units with relocation planning and implementation.