Campus Planning & Facilities

Associate Vice President
for Planning & Facilities

James Maguire received his master's in architecture from the University of California, Berkeley, and double bachelors in fine arts and architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design. He is a licensed architect in California and is registered with the NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards).

At Boise State, his areas of responsibility include facilities operations and maintenance; public safety, risk management and transportation; facilities planning and design, architectural and engineering services and space planning. He also chairs the Facilities Planning Council.

Maguire most recently served as the director of capital program implementation for the University of California Office of the President, in Oakland, Calif.

In this capacity and in his previous position of associate director of State Capital Program Development, Maguire managed and coordinated the planning and development of all state-funded capital projects across the 10 campuses of the university system.

He was also responsible for interactions with numerous state agencies related to securing and implementing approximately $1.2 billion in special lease revenue bond financing. While in this position, Maguire served as a member of the university-wide working group that crafted the regents policy for "green building"® and sustainable development.