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III. Land and Facilities Assessment
D. Assessment of Sufficiency, Functional Adequacy and Externally Mandated Program Standards UM suffers from a lack of sufficient quantity and quality of space, which is a serious obstacle to sustaining the university's scholarly activities. Additionally, the lack of functionally appropriate or suitable space makes the fulfillment of the university's mission at an appropriately high level of quality increasingly difficult. Emphasis on graduate level education, the increased technological requirements of instruction, externally mandated program standards, (e.g., requirements set by Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care), and advances in research technologies all contribute to a growing need for renewal of existing facilities and the infrastructure. Limited capital resources have not resolved the problem of insufficient space and have only had a minimal impact on improving the condition and affecting the functional adequacy of UM facilities. |
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