Upcoming

February 2026
Preliminary Plan Workshops

The planning consultant team from DLR Group will be on campus to facilitate Preliminary Plan workshops. The workshops will take place February 24th-25th.
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Planning Workshops

Community Town Hall

DETAILS

“Innovating Together to Build Our Next Chapter Together: 2025-26 Plans."

For more information about the session, please click Here.

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DLR Group on Campus: Visioning

DETAILS

9:30 - 11:15 a.m. - Benefits Fair
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Tabling at Student Dining Halls
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. - Tabling in GSSWSR Lounge
2 - 2:45 p.m. - Arts Programs and Departments Faculty
2:45 - 4 p.m. - Tabling at Campus Center
3 - 3:45 p.m. - Dalton Hall Faculty Listening Session
4 - 4:45 p.m. - Old Library Faculty Listening Session
5 - 6 p.m. - Graduate Student Social Hour
5 - 7 p.m. - Tabling at Student Dining Halls

DLR on Campus: Visioning

DETAILS

9-10:45 a.m. - Park Science Lab and Greenhouse Tour Faculty
9-10:30 a.m. - Tabling at Park Science for Students
11-11:45 a.m. - Park Science Faculty Listening Session
11 a.m.-noon - Tabling at Student Dining Halls
4:10-6 p.m. - Faculty Meeting
Noon-3 p.m. - Tabling at Campus Center
3:30-4:15 p.m. - Tabling for Student Athletes in Schwartz
5-7 p.m. - Tabling for Student Dining Halls

An image of a Bryn Mawr building's gate during the fall time

DLR on Campus Visioning

DETAILS

9-10:45 a.m. - Dalton Hall Lab Tour and NYC Lab Tour Faculty
9-10:30 a.m. - Tabling at Old Library for Students
11-11:45 a.m. - BYC Faculty Listening Session
1-2 p.m. - SW Faculty London Room
11:30-1 p.m.- Tabling at Student Dining Halls
1:30-4:30 p.m. - Tabling at Campus Center 105
4:15-5 p.m.- English, Russian, CW, Writing Prog/ESEM and Q Prog/QSEM Faculty Listening Session
1:30-4:30 p.m. - Tabling at Campus Center
5-7 p.m. - Tabling at Student Dining Halls

Owls Fest

DETAILS

Campus Planning update with President Cadge and Campus Architect Jessica Vitali

Conversations

DETAILS

Current Conversations in Higher Education, “The Liberal Arts of the Future: Centering the Library"

DLR on Campus: Values and Sustainability Goals

DETAILS

DLR Group will be on campus to work with the campus community on refining the main ideas that will guide the Comprehensive Campus Plan

For an overview on the process, please see HERE.

DLR on Campus: Big Ideas

DETAILS

The ‘Big Ideas’ workshops will enable participants to put their aspirations into action and to apply the CCP program of space needs, and identified opportunities for campus change. Participants are encouraged to explore big and broad ideas that inform the highest and best use of physical resources and achieve a resilient future site plan for Bryn Mawr’s campus.

Conversations

DETAILS

Current Conversations in Higher Education, “The Liberal Arts of the Future: Centering the Curriculum"

DLR on Campus: Concept Synthesis

DETAIL

The ‘Concept Synthesis’ workshops will enable participants to give feedback on three concepts developed based on their 'Big Ideas' from last workshop. Elements of the three concepts will be distilled to a singular preliminary plan based on stakeholder comments.

CURRENT TOPICS

Current Topics in Higher Education, “The Liberal Arts of the Future: Bryn Mawr’s Next Chapter"

DLR on Campus: Preliminary Plan

DETAIL

The ‘Preliminary Plan’ workshops will enable participants to provide insight on opportunities emerging in the preliminary plan. The preliminary plan will undergo further refinement, phasing, and prioritization.

DLR on Campus: Draft Plan Review

DETAIL

The ‘Draft Plan’ workshops will enable participants to provide feedback on the refined draft plan ahead of plan approval. This workshops helps evaluate, prioritize, and further refine the plan.

TOWN HALL

The campus community is welcome to review and comment on the draft plan.

Project Schedule

2025

Dec

Request For Proposal

The College issued a request for proposals and received proposals from five planning firms. A Selection Committee was formed to review proposals and recommend an award.

Apr

Contract Award

The Comprehensive Campus Plan Contract is awarded and the project kicks off.

May - June

Space Utilization Study

A space utilization study will be undertaken.

Sept - Jan 2026

On-Campus Engagement

Sessions will be held with the campus as a whole, as well as with select working groups. The goal of the sessions is to engage the students, faculty, and staff in the planning process to create a full picture of campus issues and gather information that will inform the proposed solutions. This phase will also include a review of past studies. This work will be concurrent with the Space Utilization Study.

Nov

Vision Statement

Our planning partner will synthesize the strategic principles guiding the plan and start to look at how these translate into design principles that guide land use, campus improvements and placemaking decisions.

2026

Feb

Preliminary Plan Review

The team will present their findings and recommendations to the College. Initial recommendations will be presented in February 2026

April

Final Presentation

The final presentation will be made in April 2026 alongside the final workshops.

June

Final Documentation

The final document will be delivered in June 2026.

Upcoming

February 2026 Preliminary Plan Workshops

February 2026
Preliminary Plan Workshops