Facilities Development Plan - The University of Nebraska Kearney

CHAPTER 3: Planning Process
UNK’s Facility Development Plan Update
was developed by the Vice Chancellor for
Business and Finance in a planning process
that was both expertly advised and broadly
participatory. The architectural fi rm Sinclair
Hille advised and facilitated the process, which
began with data gathering and analysis. At
this early stage, the process included several
initial consultations with UNK administrative
leaders including Vice Chancellors, deans, and
managers of major functional areas. Then, a
broad campus dialogue was conducted, which
generated a wealth of campus and community
input that has importantly shaped our concept
for the next decade’s development.
Advisory Committee
The key participatory phase of the planning
process occurred throughout the spring,
summer, and fall of 2006. In the spring of
2006, after the initial consultations described
above, the University of Nebraska at Kearney
formed an Advisory Committee to work with
consultants and UNK leaders in preparing
this Facilities Development Plan Update.
The role of the committee was to review
relevant data (including strategic planning
objectives and information about progress on
initiatives that had been completed or were still
underway), to conduct a structured dialogue
with constituencies concerning unmet needs
or advancement opportunities, and to identify
the most promising ideas for inclusion in this
planning update.
CHAPTER 3
The committee was composed of
representatives from:
Faculty Senate
– Gary Davis, Director of the Honors
Program and Professor of Music
– Steve Rothenberger, Professor of Biology
and Curator UNK Arboretum
– Beverly J. Frickel, Associate Professor of
Accounting and Finance
Student Senate
– Kevin R. Wait, Student Senate Vice President
– Amber M. Lewis, Speaker of Student Senate
Staff Senate
– Deb Schroeder, Assistant Vice Chancellor
for Information Technology
– Brandon J. Benitz, Assistant to the Dean
of Student Life
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