This research aimed to investigate the opinion of managers, of the Federal University of São João del-Rei (UFSJ), about the impacts produced by adhesion of the institution to the Support Program Restructuring and Expansion of Federal Universities Plans (REUNI), in the life of them in university terms and in the city. The theoretical framework is that of environmental psychology that aims to investigate the inter-relationship between man and his physical and social context. The qualitative method was used to conduct semi-structured interviews with four managers from the University. Participants described their opinion about the changes in the University, the city and the demands of their work. The expansion process was presented in particular ways and related to the reality of UFSJ and city. Finally, there is the need to better understand the phenomenon of expansion extending the research and addressing other groups in the city and the university.
Environmental psychology; expansion of Federal Universities; REUNI; managers