Campus — Growth is Good Despite the Headaches and Costs
Our University of Nevada, Reno, campus has entered its final year of accreditation. Accreditation generally means that the University had to prove it was coming up to date to stay at a certain standard on quality and acceptable growth. This growth can only be good for the University and the city of Reno.
The campus itself is proud to announce that it is once again considered a top tier university. Better and more modern facilities will attract more students to UNR. Though the growing pains might seem annoying right now, the payoff will give us nothing but a better campus in the future.
The Pennington and the new fitness facility in particular shows the dedication to growth. “This is a facility that will be of benefit to all of our students, from all walks of life, in their path toward earning a college degree”, University President Marc Johnson said quoted from ktvn.com.
Ever since the opening of the Pennington Student Achievement Center, the building has been bustling with students and facility. From utilizing the computers and studying, to grabbing a bite to eat at the NV Deli, or the plethora of resources that are stationed there, the Pennington has become a spot light for the growth of the campus.
“The classroom was awesome,” said Kyle Lethcoe. “There were 6 projectors spread out which gave a great view at any angle which I feel helped the learning process. The building and its resources were impressive.” Quoted from thisisreno.com in regards to the academic aspects of the Pennington Student Achievement Center.
The E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center is also set to open at the beginning of the 2017 spring semester in January according to rgj.com. The new fitness center will be free and open to all students. Other building project to come to the UNR campus in the coming years after accreditation is over include a new College of Engineering, A new Fine Arts, and the Great Basin dormitory. Check out some pictures posted on twitter by Jake Pereira of the progress of the new fitness center here.
Growing pains are also something to consider concerning all of this growth at one time for UNR. The growing pains are hard and inconvenient for the most part but necessary for the success of the campus and the students thereof. With all of the new buildings and resources that will soon be available, students that are graduating soon and alumni of UNR can take pride in our modern campus.
According to enrollment statistics found on unr.edu, enrollment for fall 2016 is up 2.2% in comparison to fall 2015 for current total of 21,353 students.
