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 />
We have clearer focus on the potential<br />
<strong>of</strong> the property south <strong>of</strong> West Center to<br />
address long-standing residential and<br />
recreational/sports needs.<br />
We have a long-term renewal strategy for<br />
our residential core—the residence halls<br />
and their environs supporting campus life<br />
activities.<br />
<strong>Development</strong> momentum on the east<br />
part <strong>of</strong> main campus has highlighted<br />
the importance <strong>of</strong> several initiatives. In<br />
cooperation with neighbors and community<br />
planners, we seek to improve perimeter<br />
traffi c regulation, enhance our parking<br />
capacity, and use buffer property to serve<br />
campus interests.<br />
<strong>The</strong> design <strong>of</strong> our new residence halls, and<br />
associated landscape planning, provides<br />
new opportunity to develop green/open<br />
space, pedestrian malls, and campus<br />
landmarks, all <strong>of</strong> which serve important<br />
aesthetic goals.<br />
Existing Land Use<br />
<strong>The</strong> several broad categories <strong>of</strong> land use are<br />
depicted in the Existing Campus Land Use map.<br />
Academic/Research: Land and buildings<br />
whose primary function is for teaching and<br />
research. This includes academic support<br />
<strong>of</strong>fi ces, along with galleries, theaters and<br />
auditoriums, a radio station, distance education<br />
facilities and related spaces that support the<br />
university mission.<br />
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2006 - 2015<br />
Campus Life: Land and buildings whose<br />
primary function is to enhance the university<br />
experience by creating community spaces to<br />
encourage interaction. <strong>The</strong>se include student<br />
union, dining facilities, and on- and <strong>of</strong>f-campus<br />
student housing. (Recreation fi elds and interior<br />
recreation spaces are noted separately.)<br />
Green Space: Land whose primary function<br />
is to enhance the university experience by<br />
providing open space such as lawns, gardens,<br />
public plazas where plants are displayed for<br />
their aesthetic, educational, historical or<br />
cultural value. <strong>The</strong>se include research and<br />
display plots. UNK maintains an affi liation with<br />
<strong>Nebraska</strong> Arboretum as a landscape steward,<br />
to demonstrate its ongoing commitment to<br />
excellence in design and plant diversity.<br />
Recreation/Athletics: Land and buildings<br />
whose primary function is for recreation or<br />
intercollegiate athletics including playing and<br />
practice fi elds, courts, running tracks, stadiums,<br />
arenas, dining and study facilities, training<br />
facilities and coaching and administrative<br />
<strong>of</strong>fi ces.<br />
Recreation Fields: <strong>The</strong>se are noted separately,<br />
as they also serve as additional green spaces.<br />
Institutional Services: Land and buildings<br />
whose primary function is the support <strong>of</strong><br />
daily non-academic university functions.<br />
<strong>The</strong>se include: support for buildings and<br />
grounds, utilities, mail delivery, transportation,<br />
inventory, thermal production and distribution,<br />
public safety, and related functions. Services<br />
in direct support <strong>of</strong> academic and research<br />
operations, such as general administration,<br />
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