Facilities Development Plan - The University of Nebraska Kearney

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