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的熊,
I am writing to share an update on UNC’s new facilities comprehensive plan and invite
you to join me and other university leaders for an informal, small-group discussion
to learn more about what UNC might look like in the future.
Facilities Comprehensive Plan
3月4日，周一，下午2点.m. 到下午3:15.m.
纪念大厅
请登记 在这里.
The UNC 校董会 last Friday approved the university’s new ten-year Facilities Comprehensive Plan, which includes ideas such as the campus paseo shown in the header designed to connect
人和地方. This action was the culmination of 18 months of work beginning
with a project launch in August 2022. While this is an important milestone, the work
ahead of us now is to use the plan as a framework to guide the near and long-term
physical development of 我们的 campus in alignment with 我们的 划船，不要漂流 战略计划.
UNC has a history of planning that is integrated with 我们的 academic and programmatic
needs, and we have submitted each year to the Colorado Department of Higher Education
我们的 优先级 for state-funded capital construction. However, 我们的 capital planning process has
progressed beyond the relevance of the last facilities plan that was completed in
2003. When we launched 我们的 university 战略计划 in 2020, it was clear we needed
to also update 我们的 approach to managing and developing 我们的 physical assets to help
us realize 我们的 vision for the future.
In 2022, we retained SmithGroup as 我们的 partner in the campus planning process. 在一年的时间里, a planning team engaged in a process to understand the current campus by conducting
a comprehensive assessment of its layout, infrastructure, facilities, and the needs
大学社区的成员. The team then conducted workshops, surveys, and collaborative
discussions with hundreds of students, faculty, and staff. 参与者被问及
what they think will make 我们的 campus even more dynamic, connected, usable, and beautiful,
and their feedback was used to help create a shared vision for the future of 我们的 physical
空间与景观. Finally, the planning team worked to develop an actionable plan
through an iterative process of sharing ideas with and receiving feedback from stakeholders,
a project steering committee, and leadership groups, including my Cabinet and the
校董会. Many of those presentations can be found 在这里.
While the result of this multiphase effort is a facilities comprehensive plan, the
benefit is not the document itself but the roadmap it provides now and for many years
来. A well-designed plan like 我们的s includes specific recommendations for projects
we can and will prioritize and also serves as a flexible guide that will adapt and
evolve to meet the changing needs of UNC into the future.
What remains unchanging is the shared set of guiding principles developed following
stakeholder input to inform 我们的 decisions about capital improvement and development
投资. Our six guiding principles are: promote a Students First plan, enhance
learning environments, connect campus, promote a resilient and sustainable campus,
strengthen campus identity, and right-size the campus. 设施齐全
plan draws on these principles and presents a Future Framework composed of elements
pertaining to facilities, open space, student life, and sustainability along with
a set of recommended projects for consideration, which are summarized 在这里.
For example, we are already envisioning what the campus will look like once a facility
is constructed to support the proposed osteopathic medical college, how design features can be enhanced to help connect all parts of campus and create
places for people to gather, and w在这里 we have opportunities to further implement
可持续的做法. In addition, UNC’s plan for the future of 我们的 campus will also
continue to enhance 我们的 connection and collaboration with the surrounding community.
The 校董会 also on Friday approved an 地役权的协议 with the City of Greeley, which formalizes 我们的 shared commitment to revitalizing
16thStreet corridor that runs along the north side of campus. 这些只是一些
examples of how 我们的 plan is already informing decisions about UNC’s physical campus
和景观.
T在这里 is a lot to be excited about as we continue integrating the new facilities comprehensive
plan with all we are doing to envision the future of UNC. 我们有一所充满活力的大学
community, and it is fitting that we work together to nurture physical spaces to match.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the development of the plan. 我希望你会
join me in embracing this shared vision for the future of 我们的 campus.
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