Facilities Development Plan - The University of Nebraska Kearney
Facilities Development Plan - The University of Nebraska Kearney
Facilities Development Plan - The University of Nebraska Kearney
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<strong>Facilities</strong> <strong>Development</strong> <strong>Plan</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> Outcomes We Seek<br />
In the main, we envision that over<br />
approximately the next decade the facilities<br />
development tasks we undertake will produce<br />
the following outcomes.<br />
RESIDENTIAL RENEWAL<br />
We will renew our residential capabilities with<br />
new or refurbished residence halls that <strong>of</strong>fer<br />
a variety <strong>of</strong> housing choices. <strong>The</strong>se facilities,<br />
along with a multi-faceted, service-oriented<br />
Student Union at the heart <strong>of</strong> campus, will<br />
provide the main infrastructure supporting<br />
student development outside the classroom<br />
and laboratory. <strong>The</strong>y also enable UNK to<br />
serve as a hub for regional cultural, artistic,<br />
and athletics/recreational activity. Improving<br />
them will be critical to achieving our vision <strong>of</strong><br />
excellence among institutions <strong>of</strong> our kind.<br />
ENVIRONMENTAL<br />
ENHANCEMENT<br />
<strong>The</strong> residential environment will feature safe<br />
and effi cient pedestrian access and movement<br />
across the entire campus. Landscaping will<br />
promote beauty as well as functionality, will<br />
provide green and open spaces for gatherings,<br />
recreation, and contemplation, and fi nally, will<br />
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foster a sense <strong>of</strong> campus heritage. Vehicular<br />
traffi c will be moved increasingly to the<br />
campus perimeter, and additional parking<br />
capacity will be added. Building architecture<br />
and grounds development initiatives will<br />
maintain the “academic village” nature <strong>of</strong> our<br />
main campus and will refl ect the residential<br />
quality <strong>of</strong> our neighborhood and community.<br />
Working with the City <strong>of</strong> <strong>Kearney</strong> and other<br />
<strong>of</strong>fi cials, we will make campus entrances<br />
more prominent, capacious, accessible, and<br />
attractive. We will seek to regulate and reroute<br />
perimeter and internal traffi c to promote safety<br />
and campus integrity. Buffer property, and<br />
currently undeveloped campus land, will be<br />
devoted to uses that serve our students and<br />
community in new ways, including innovative<br />
outreach and partnership initiatives.<br />
ACADEMIC<br />
INFRASTRUCTURAL RENEWAL<br />
We will comprehensively modernize the<br />
infrastructure supporting our academic<br />
mission. Renovation projects, such as Bruner<br />
Hall <strong>of</strong> Science which has completed initial<br />
phases addressing mechanical, safety, and<br />
accessibility needs, will proceed to phases that<br />
will upgrade the program capabilities they<br />
house. Classrooms and laboratories will be<br />
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