Facilities Development Plan - The University of Nebraska Kearney

land (the Cranewood property) adjacent to
the northeast corner of this tract. Motel-style
apartments and a trailer park are now located
on the Cranewood property. An additional
11.62 acres adjacent to the southeast corner
of the cornfi eld is occupied by the Nebraska
Center for Safety Education. The Center was
established by 1978 legislation to provide
instruction in traffi c, industrial, home, fi re, and
recreational safety. Its driving range facility is
a regional hub for driver training and safety
education.
In 2006 the Nebraska Department of Health
and Human Services transferred to UNK
252.33 acres of farmland located about one mile
west of campus and south of US Highway 30.
As the western part of Kearney has developed
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over the last decade in particular, land between
the main campus and this new property
features a variety commercial, residential, and
community recreational uses. Just to the north
of the property, across Highway 30, are two
developments of mainly large, single-family
homes and Meadowlark Hills, a municipal golf
course.
In the City of Kearney UNK uses, but does
not own, two major buildings. The Alumni
House, located in a residential neighborhood
two blocks south of the main campus, houses
the Alumni Association and is owned by the
University of Nebraska Foundation. The
Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA) is located
in downtown Kearney and is owned by the
MONA Foundation.
In addition, UNK activities use a number
of Kearney facilities under longstanding
partnership arrangements. UNK’s track teams
use the outdoor track facility at Kearney High
School while the baseball and softball teams
use city fi elds for practices and intercollegiate
games. In return, Kearney Public School teams
use UNK’s Foster Field for football and soccer
competitions and the Cushing Field House for
indoor track and swimming meets. We are also
developing a partnership that will enable UNK
to use the newly renovated Robert M. Merryman
Performing Arts Center, located a few blocks
to the southeast of the main campus.
The University of Nebraska Medical Center
houses its Kearney Nursing Program on the
UNK Campus. UNK also provides space for the
University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Masters in
Social Work Program.
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