Resolution of Endorsement

Summary

The Board of Visitors' April 2022 resolution endorsing the comprehensive plan for housing and dining. Please note that Phase 2 and Phase 3 have been amended since launch.

Full Description

The William & Mary Board of Visitors unanimously supported the Housing & Dining Comprehensive Facilities Plan in April 2022, affirming that the university embraces a highly residential experience for its students. The resolution recognized that the residential experience at W&M supports the integration of living and learning in structured and organic ways and "promotes a strong sense of community and belonging among students."

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WILLIAM & MARY RESOLUTION TO ENDORSE HOUSING & DINING COMPREHENSIVE FACILITIES PLAN

WHEREAS, William & Mary embraces a highly residential experience for its students;

WHEREAS, the residential experience at W&M supports the integration of living and learning in both structured and organic ways; promotes a strong sense of community and belonging among students; provides opportunities for daily interaction among diverse individuals from around the world; and encourages the daily practice of democratic ideals through self-determination;

WHEREAS, over the next decade, many of the university’s residential and dining facilities will require replacement or renovation;

WHEREAS, the university has crafted a Housing & Dining Comprehensive Facilities Plan featuring a phased approach that will replace or refurbish existing facilities towards the desired experience and environment while maintaining an inventory of housing options and dining facilities meeting the needs of our student body;

WHEREAS, the Housing & Dining Comprehensive Facilities Plan will also advance the university’s environmental sustainability goals, consistent with William & Mary’s Climate Action Roadmap; and

WHEREAS, the university recognizes the significant financial requirements of such a plan and the potential benefits of public-private partnerships or other alternative financing structures, particularly in terms of the time to delivery and the affordability for students and families;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Visitors endorses the university’s Housing & Dining Comprehensive Facilities Plan and authorizes the President and Chief Operating Officer to pursue alternative financing structures in the execution of the plan; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the university will bring forward to the Board of Visitors for approval a schedule of preliminary capital projects to complete Phase 1 of the Housing & Dining Comprehensive Plan at its September 2022 meeting.