Introduction

The UWF owns 647 acres of undeveloped property (called the West Campus) west of the main East Campus of 1000 acres. This property encircles Scenic Hills North, lies north of Greenbrier Boulevard, and borders Pate Road.

Graphic Legend: East (Main) Campus in Yellow (1000 Acres). West Campus in Red (647 Acres). The white line on the left is Pate Road. The other white line is the Gulf Power transmission line. Scenic Hills North is the “bump” in the red outline.

About a third of the property lies west of Pate Road. The property is directly West of and contiguous with the East Campus along Thompson Stream and Thompson Bayou. The proposed future use of the West Campus has been referred to as a technical park and an industrial park but these terms have been dropped. The university has settled on the more generic and realistic term “development property” as acquiring technical or research tenants is highly competitive among universities.

The University of West Florida is required by state law to maintain a ten year Campus Master Plan (called the CMP)—the current plan is the 2006-16 CMP. The CMP must be updated every five years. Currently a 2011-21 CMP committee is in an early phase to update the plan. The 2006 Campus Master Plan (click the link) is available on-line and full plan documents are available at the John C. Pace Library at UWF.

These Campus Master Plans are the guiding force for future campus development. If a change in plans is to be made, it is through the Campus Master Plan.