{"id":28394,"date":"2014-03-04T17:40:18","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T21:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=28394"},"modified":"2015-05-26T09:27:15","modified_gmt":"2015-05-26T13:27:15","slug":"morgan-elliott-to-lead-facilities-development-at-wright-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2014\/03\/04\/morgan-elliott-to-lead-facilities-development-at-wright-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Morgan-Elliott to lead facilities development at Wright State"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wende Morgan-Elliott has been named interim executive director of facilities planning and development<\/p><\/div>\n

Wright State University Senior Architect Wende Morgan-Elliott has been named interim executive director of facilities planning and development, expanding her duties to include providing leadership to the facilities planning and development team, overseeing campus buildings, assessing the need for renovation and managing available space.<\/p>\n

Morgan-Elliott has worked at Wright State for nearly five years, managing the design, construction and budgets of multiple campus projects.<\/p>\n

\u201cWende has proven herself extremely well in terms of client service and providing value to all of the constituencies with whom she engages as a professional,\u201d said Mark M. Polatajko, vice president for business and fiscal affairs and university treasurer. \u201cShe brings the experience and credentials necessary to meet the needs of our stakeholders.\u201d<\/p>\n

Morgan-Elliott had a major role in the renovation of The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Hall at the Creative Arts Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the most successful projects are the ones where the end users are content,\u201d she said. \u201cOne of the biggest challenges is how do you capture a vision and implement it in a physical, tangible space?\u201d<\/p>\n

Her vision in her new job includes getting campus facilities set for substantial growth.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not being afraid to push the envelope, being willing to collaborate with other professionals, and understanding what academia needs, what researchers need,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Vicky Davidson, associate vice president of facilities planning and development, has been named associate vice president of strategic real estate management. Davidson will manage Wright State\u2019s off-campus real estate portfolio, which consists of owned and leased space and buildings in territory stretching from downtown Dayton to Beavercreek Township to Yellow Springs. Davidson, who brings decades of experience in facilities planning to the new role, will work through the Office of the Provost to ensure this portfolio is managed consistent with the university\u2019s master plan.<\/p>\n

Morgan-Elliott obtained her bachelor degree in architecture from Miami University and was hired as a planner by Wright State. She owns a Fairborn-based consulting firm that designs residential and light commercial projects.<\/p>\n

Morgan-Elliott wants to continue the effort to make university facilities unique and distinctive experiences.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want people to remember they were at Wright State,\u201d she said. \u201cI would like to carry on that legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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