Space Committee

Members

  • Eileen Fung, Provost: Co-Chair 
  • Brent Gustafson, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer: Co-Chair
  • Opinder Bawa, Vice President & Chief Innovation Office
  • Robert Bromfield, Associate Dean & University Registrar, Academic Affairs
  • Jayme Burke, Associate Vice President for Revenue, Advancement
  • Shawn Calhoun, University Library Dean
  • Lester Deanes, Associate Vice President & Dean of Students, Office of Student Life
  • Eileen Fry-Bowers, Dean, School of Nursing and Health Profession
  • Stacey Lewis, Associate Vice President, Finance & Treasury, Office of Business & Finance
  • Anneliese Mauch, Chief Communications Officer
  • Diane Nelson, Associate Vice President, Human Resources, Office of the General Counsel
  • Julie Orio, Vice President of Operations, Office of Business & Finance
  • JJ Thorp, Associate Vice President of Facilities Management, Office of Business & Finance
  • Christina Tzagarakis-Foster, Professor & Associate Dean for Sciences & Engineering, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Anastasia Vrachnos, Vice Provost of International Initiatives, Office of the Provost

Purpose

The University Space Committee serves as the primary institutional body responsible for the stewardship of university space and physical resources. The Committee ensures that space allocation and facilities usage align with the university's institutional mission, strategic priorities, and obligations to the health and safety of its community. Meetings will be held monthly in hyflex modality unless canceled due to no agenda. 

Charge

The committee is charged with the following responsibilities:

  1. Information Sharing and Transparency
    Maintain and disseminate accurate, up-to-date information on space inventory, utilization rates, and facilities conditions across all university units. The Committee will serve as a central hub for space-related data and ensure that relevant stakeholders — including academic departments, administrative units, and campus leadership — have access to the information needed for effective planning.
  2. Academic and Co-Curricular Program Prioritization
    Review space requests and usage patterns to ensure that allocations reflect the university's academic priorities. The Committee will evaluate how existing and proposed space assignments support instructional needs, research activities, co-curricular activities, student success, and programmatic growth.
  3. Health, Safety, and Accessibility
    Monitor facilities conditions with particular attention to health, safety, and ADA compliance. The Committee will identify concerns, escalate critical issues through appropriate channels, and recommend corrective actions or preventive measures.
  4. Operational Decision-Making
    Exercise decision-making authority over routine and day-to-day space matters, including reallocation of spaces between units, temporary space assignments, scheduling conflicts, short-term use agreements, and minor reconfigurations that do not require significant capital investment or alter a unit's core space allocation.
  5. Recommendations to the President
    When space and facilities matters rise to a level of institutional significance — including new construction or significant renovation priorities, responses to space emergencies, or conflicts that cannot be resolved at the operational level — the Committee will develop and present formal recommendations to the President for final determination.

How to propose an idea to the Space Committee?

Please reach out to your dean or vice president to bring forth an idea for consideration by the Space Committee.

Agenda for Next Meeting

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Notes from Last Meeting

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Meeting Schedule for the Academic Year

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Contact

Email: spacecommittee@usfca.edu