University of North Florida Campus Master Plan 2020-2030
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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA Campus Master Plan 2020-2030 CONTENTS Element 1: Introduction Element 2: Proposed Master Plan Element 3: Capital Improvements Element 4: Land Use and Urban Design Element 5: Academic and Administrative Support Element 6: Housing Element 7: Athletics and Recreation Element 8: General Infrastructure and Utilities Element 9: Transportation Element 10: Intergovernmental Coordination Element 11: Conservation Posted Notice This document contains complex imagery such as maps and diagrams. For more information please contact: Paul Stewart: [email protected] | 904-620-2016 Angela Johnson: [email protected] | 904-620-2024 University of Northern Florida Campus Master Plan 2020-2030 2 Element 1: Introduction Master Planning at UNF The University of North Florida 2020 Campus Master Plan is a physical vision for development that both responds to today’s challenges and advances the University’s academic and strategic initiatives. The Master Plan embraces UNF’s beautiful campus setting unique to North Florida and seeks to preserve it for future generations. A flexible roadmap, the plan contains a series of guidelines and policies for the development of the campus in alignment with capital planning. The plan also guides a high-quality built environment by unifying the campus grounds and architecture, connecting the campus core and edges with a high-quality pedestrian experience and aligns proposed development with transportation and utility infrastructure. Master Plan Process and Outreach Beginning in September of 2019, the Master Plan is a 7-month master planning process composed of six workshops over four phases. At the conclusion of each workshop, the planning team met with a steering committee representing diverse academic, administrative, athletic and student voices. The team also coordinated periodically with executive leadership. Throughout the process, the team conducted multiple open forums for both the campus community and the general public. Meetings included presentations and posters with opportunities to provide written feedback through question and answer sessions. The planning team also participated in Market Days at the student union to directly reach students who identified high-quality areas of campus, opportunities for improvements, and their vision for the campus. Listen and Assess September 2019 – Kick-off & Workshop 1 During the first phase, the planning team reviewed previous master plans, studies, and relevant ongoing planning efforts. The team conducted multiple listening sessions organized around topic areas with students, faculty and staff to understand key issues at the master planning level and held an open forum for the campus community. Envision October 2019 : Workshop 2 The planning team developed planning principles and a concept plan that identified the key physical planning issues on the campus and held an additional campus community open forum. University of Northern Florida Campus Master Plan 2020-2030 3 Test November 2019 – February 2020: Workshop 3 & 4 During the test phase, the planning team tested and refined multiple design scenarios over the course of two workshops and held the first open public forum on December 4th, 2019. Synthesize March– June 2020: Workshop 5 & 6 The synthesize phase refined and documented the preferred design scenario. A second open public forum was held on March 12th, 2020 State of Florida Requirements and Planning Horizon Campus master planning is required by the State University System Board of Governors Regulations and governed by Florida Statute Chapter 1013.30 for the purposes of coordination between universities and local governments and ensuring consistency with planning initiatives. The planning horizon of the 2020 Campus Master Plan is 10 years. The plan also reserves future building site opportunities identified as “long term” that extend beyond the planning timeframe. The Campus Today Campus size and regional context The University of North Florida, established in 1972, is one of twelve public colleges and universities within the State University System in Florida. UNF’s 1,381-acre campus is located within Duval County, in the First Coast region of northeast Florida, centered on the banks of the St. Johns River approximately 10 miles from the Atlantic coast beaches and 14 miles from Jacksonville’s urban core. Both destinations are approximately 20 minutes away by car. UNF is bordered by Central Parkway to the north, Kernan Boulevard to the east, Florida Interstate 295 to the west and J Turner Butler Boulevard to the south. The recently developed St. John’s Town Center is across I-295 to the west. Satellite Facilities The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) is in the urban core of downtown Jacksonville. Located in the historic Western union Telegraph Building on Hemming Park since 1999 and founded in 1924, the museum serves the community and visitors with educational programs, exhibitions, collections and publications with a focus on contemporary art created from 1960 to the present. Located two blocks to the south of MOCA in The Barnett Building, the newly established Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center is part of the Coggin College of Business and supports the growing entrepreneurship University of Northern Florida Campus Master Plan 2020-2030 4 ecosystem in Jacksonville. The center has living-learning labs and resources for both UNF students and the broader community. 1,050 acres of wetlands on the intracoastal waterway, donated to the University in 2016, is the location of the William C. Webb Coastal Research Station where the Coastal and Marine Biology Flagship Program conducts research. Campus History UNF was chartered in 1965 and opened its doors in 1972 to about 2,000 students and 150,000 gross square feet of building. UNF was initially established to meet the needs of northeast Florida by offering an upper division college for junior, senior and graduate-level programs. UNF began admitting freshmen in 1984. The 1980s saw the construction of the library, the student life center, and the introduction of on-campus housing. In the early 1990s, the introduction of professional schools began with the Coggin College of Business and the Brooks College of Public Health. The University purchased 150 acres to the north to extend their landholdings up to Central Parkway which has been utilized for athletics and recreation. In the 2000’s and 2010’s, the University has developed beyond its core. The north-south road was constructed to complete the outer loop road network. UNF and Alumni Hall were acquired to shift administrative and development functions out of the campus core and construction on the east ridge commenced with the completion of the Osprey Fountains residence hall in 2009. Within the campus core, the University has constructed a new College of Education, the biological Sciences Building, Student Union, and the adjacent Recreation Center. Existing Campus Setting Nestled within a dynamic natural setting, UNF’s compact campus core is walkable with multiple plazas bounded by uniform building heights of generally 3 stories and connected by a series of covered walkways. Pathways and boardwalks cross UNF Drive encompassing the campus core to surrounding uplands engage with the campus’s natural borders. UNF is a significant contributor to the region with an annual economic impact of more than 1 billion. Current Enrollment and Schools Enrollment for the fall 2019 semester is 17,308 students, an increase of about 6% from enrollment in Fall of 2010. 86% of students enrolled are undergraduates and 69% are enrolled full time. About 38% of students are from Duval County and in total about 93% of students are from Florida. The University of North Florida has six colleges: Brooks College of Health, Coggin College of Business, College of Arts & Sciences, College of Computing, Engineering and Human Services, and Hicks Honors College. University of Northern Florida Campus Master Plan 2020-2030 5 A member institution of the State University System of Florida, UNF is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, masters and doctorate degrees. Each year, nearly 4,000 students graduate from UNF and the university offers 57 bachelor’s degrees 35 masters degrees and 5 doctoral degrees. UNF employs nearly 600 full-time faculty and over 1,200 staff members, and offers 60 undergraduate degree programs, 36 graduate-degree programs and five doctoral programs. Building Uses and Academic Zones The campus has distinct use zones with athletics and recreation uses to the north, primarily academic uses in the core, housing to the south and east and administrative services to the southeast. In the compact campus core, academic, administrative and student-centered space uses provide a mix of use types, however the student union to the north is removed from student housing to the south and east. Residential communities are scattered on the southern end of campus and have differing qualities and connectivity to the campus core. The 2020 Strategic Plan Academic and Administrative Excellence and Organizational Effectiveness The 2020 Strategic Plan emphasizes the University’s commitment to student success and excellence in seeking national prominence grounded in the North Florida region. The student-centered approach to create the next generation of thinkers and leaders envisions UNF as an institution where diverse students and faculty advance society through innovation and collaboration. The master