{"id":25,"date":"2009-09-29T21:15:54","date_gmt":"2009-09-30T00:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/boston.local\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2025-06-05T12:47:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T16:47:44","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Mission Statement<\/h2>\n<p>Campus Planning &amp; Operations advances Boston University\u2019s mission by planning, building, and maintaining inclusive, resilient, safe, and sustainable environments where students, faculty, staff, and researchers can thrive. We deliver reliable, high-quality operations through innovation, service, and stewardship\u2014driving institutional excellence, enabling strategic priorities, and fostering a culture of collaboration and care.<\/p>\n<h2>About CPO<\/h2>\n<p><span>With nearly 900 employees reflecting a wide range of specialties and expertise, CPO is responsible for renewing, developing, and maintaining the University\u2019s built environment, including real estate purchases and sales, residential and commercial leasing, space planning, design and construction, engineering and building systems, and facilities and grounds management. With great pride as stewards of the University\u2019s physical environment, our offices create programs to promote capital renewal, improve the resiliency of BU operations, and maintain University facilities to the highest standards in partnership with stakeholders across our community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>CPO comprises four main departments:\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/who-we-are\/officeofvp\">Office of the Vice President<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/who-we-are\/operations-services\">Facilities Management &amp; Operations<\/a>,\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/who-we-are\/planning-design\">Planning, Design &amp; Construction<\/a>,\u202fand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/who-we-are\/real-estate\/\">Real Estate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:375}\"> Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/cpo-org-chart\/\">CPO org chart<\/a> to learn more.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>CPO Values<\/h2>\n<p>At Campus Planning &amp; Operations, our values and strategy shape how we organize to support the Boston University community\u2014today and for the future. We are committed to:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Safety &amp; Integrity<\/strong><br \/>\nWe are committed to operating safely, respectfully, and ethically. These are the foundations of trust\u2014with each other and with the communities we serve.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reliability &amp; Excellence<\/strong><br \/>\nWe deliver high-quality, dependable services rooted in a deep sense of responsibility to the University. We strive for consistency and accountability.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Collaboration &amp; Communication<\/strong><br \/>\nWe engage openly, listen carefully, and partner across departments to solve problems and implement creative solutions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sustainability &amp; Stewardship<\/strong><br \/>\nWe embrace our responsibility to protect and nurture the campus environment for today and tomorrow. Guided by a campus vision that enables learning, research, and community well-being.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Innovation &amp; Growth<\/strong><br \/>\nWe adapt, improve, and embrace change. We value professional development, creative problem-solving, and learning from feedback to grow individually and as a team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Inclusion &amp; Belonging<\/strong><br \/>\nWe foster a workplace culture that is welcoming, inspiring, and respectful, where everyone is valued, supported, and empowered to contribute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission Statement Campus Planning &amp; Operations advances Boston University\u2019s mission by planning, building, and maintaining inclusive, resilient, safe, and sustainable [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1963,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":16,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1963"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":53,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26300,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions\/26300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}