Scroll down to see what others are saying, like (or dislike) and then add your new ideas! You will be asked to provide your contact information (name & email) but only your name will be visible to other users.
ergonomic cute office chairs for staff and faculty!
E
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 11:55am
Parking should be done in a way that maximizes vertical spaces, not sprawling surface parking lots. Parking garages added to existing surface lots can double or triple spaces without paving over additional open space.
Find a better way of connecting the Fort Douglas National Historic Landmark to the rest of campus life, find ways to invest in it so faculty/staff/visitors know the significance of the Fort, how the U was built on lands part of the Fort, and how this history is alive today.
Chris Merritt
Thu, 02/01/2024 - 7:31am
Create a safer network of sidewalks and bike paths around campus, especially near Hospitals and Clinics, Red Butte, and Research Park. The current situation is unsafe. Working with UTA on expanded access would also be great. More people would likely take advantage of the free UTA pass if it didn't take hours to commute.
Jen
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 1:47pm
Please prioritize an investment in a hospital(s) that is located in the Salt Lake/Utah county communities instead of prioritizing expansion within the existing University hospital location. It would be helpful if the University focused on being proactive rather than reactive when looking at growth and expansion, our system is already so far behind in providing access to care. Patients love the care we provide and want to seek inpatient hospital care close to their home, they do not like having to drive to the University hospital and deal with the parking.
KS
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 1:44pm
Dedicated EV charging charging spots. Solar on building roofs.
Michael Filtz
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 1:36pm
Do not build any more parking structures in the nucleus of the campus. Any added parking options should be around the periphery of campus with bolstered park-and-ride/active transportation options to get people to their locations without getting stuck in gridlock. Fewer cars on campus. Additionally, we need to continue to invest in transit options that will keep employees from feeling the need to bring cars to campus. UTA services are greatly reduced at night when fewer students and faculty are on campus. However, health sciences employees are working 24/7 and cannot depend on public transit when it all but stops after 11P.
John Doe
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 1:19pm
Parking access. I know this is a common theme, but specifically emergency personnel for the hospital. (I would love to see parking addressed for the hospital staff in general, and it would be a huge satisfier for the staff and decrease turnover, but baby steps first). Members of the Cath Lab, IR Lab, Surgical Services, Trauma teams, Endoscopy etc are the teams I am talking about. Other medical facilities in similar situations as the University of Utah like OHSU where parking is difficult, they reserved a select number of parking stall for each team in the patient parking structure. That way a patient who is brought up to the U for medical care due to having a heart attack, stroke, GI bleed or accident where they need emergency surgery, is not waiting on their care team arrive because there is no available parking. For example, many are having to park by the Helix building or the softball fields (Where I typically park) and then have to walk 15 min to get to the facility. 15 min is a long time when someone is having a stroke, massive GI bleed, stroke etc. Time is tissue, and the parking issue is and will continue to cause patient harm. I don't think we would want the cath lab team taking another 15 min when we or our loved one is having a heart attack. Many teaching medical facilities like OHSU, reserve parking spots for these teams for a prompt team arrival, and more efficient patient care. I strongly recommend the University of Utah adopt this, reserve 5-10 spots per team for emergencies. What I have seen is that the manager would be given a card stock signs to have the employee place int their window. When those individuals are on the response/call team, they can park in those stalls. There are only so many stalls reserved so essentially only the call team can park there and the teams regulates this by themselves. For example if a member of the cath lab parks in a cath lab designated stall on a non-call day, their manager and team will handle the issue. Parking enforcement would not have extra work placed on them. The teams will hold each other accountable. This would not be for everyone working those floors those days, only for the call teams, or response teams. That way the emergency response teams have access to close parking and we could provide more efficient patient care for community.
Ryan Smidt
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 1:11pm
Parking structures should be added before continued growth. There are times when 45 minutes are spent looking for a parking spot. This is a significant dissatisfier for students, employees, and visitors. Additionally, covered walkways are needed. If the only parking spot available is a mile from one's destination, it is quite frustrating to walk in rain, snow, etc. Covered walkways could make a longer walk more manageable/acceptable. Finally, walkways should be ADA-accessible. This is not the case today, as moving east on campus sometimes results in having to utilize stairs or walk another significant distance to find a ramp/alternative path.
CT
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 12:58pm
Would love to see an expansion of services at Farmington Health Center into a full hospital to better serve the community in Davis and Weber Counties. Feels unsafe living so far away from the main campus services.
John Doe
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 12:49pm
I would consider utilizing UTA commuter services if they would reimplement the express bus from Frontrunner direct to the U Hospital main campus.
John Doe
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 12:52pm
More parking! We need more parking for faculty and employees. We cannot continue to grow our hospitals and clinics without having adequate parking to support those efforts. It's also a challenge to recruit new staff to work on campus when the parking is an obstacle.
KA
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 12:05pm
I would like to see efforts to make the commute faster and easier. The plans to run TRAX to Research Park are a great start. Some other ideas, work with UTA to bring back the express buses from areas west and south of Salt Lake County. Run some express TRAX trains during the commute.
Van R.
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 12:00pm
As campus is looking to grow there needs to be infrastructure built prior to bringing more students on campus. We are already behind on building things for students to do before the resident halls/apartments are built. There should be retail space, event spaces, etc.
Jerry Basford
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 11:20am
The CNC building needs a lactation room, please and thank you.
DClark
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:26am
Bring Trax into Research Park
Monique Hickman
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 7:05am
We should be moving away from paper towels in our restrooms. There are sanitary air dryers on the market now which work very well.
REX EDGEL
Wed, 01/31/2024 - 4:41am
In general, transportation on campus needs a serious overhaul. Biking is flat out dangerous, walking from A/U commuter lots frequently has disjointed walkways, and walking along traffic lanes inside parked cars rather than isolated from the flow of traffic is frequently encouraged by the current layout. The turn on to Mario Capecchi Drive needs to be two lanes instead of one. And timing of several stoplights on campus, based on time of day traffic flow, needs to be updated.
Seth Seay
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 4:30pm
The health sciences schools and colleges are dispersed - having them connected by walkways and flows is better than the current state of things. Ideally I would want to put them all near each other to enhance interprofessional dialogue and communication. Maintaining a mix of places for specific groups (e.g. a lounge for students in a particular program) as well as a third space for anyone (e.g. a library) is ideal as campus is more connected.
ns
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 4:15pm
1. High rise parking structures in a centrally located area for students and staff working on campus. We don't have a lot of spare land so building a high rise might work.
2. Restaurants and shops in a centrally located area for students, patients, visitors and staff on campus.
3. Housing for patients, visitors and staff on campus.
Adrienne Wilson
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 2:23pm
Implementing some system or application that would allow for Hybrid type staff to share reserved parking spots when not in use.
AH
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 12:58pm
Make the turning lane coming from south foot hill to Mario a two turning lane instead of one. This will help traffic bog down to and from the hospital.
AH
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 12:49pm
Inclusive seating should be the standard in classrooms. I am attending class in an older building for the first time, and I was surprised to find that instead of tables and chairs like in the newer buildings, there are still attached chair/desk combos with minimal space and no flexibility for size, pregnancy, or physical needs that warrant a different setup. People of all sizes and physical abilities should be able to sit comfortably in the classroom.
MS
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 11:11am
Connect with Red Butte (or Localscapes, etc) to replace water intensive and unused grass areas into people-focused native plantings. More benches and hammocks and tables surrounded by beautiful and wild plants, less muddy trampled lawn. More connection to place though local plants, connection to community with edible plants, and connection to nature with classes and research on these areas.
ZE
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 3:40pm
The U needs more EV Chargers that actually work , in more places on campus, and are positioned so people can plug in correctly. EV drivers need access to EV chargers during winter, and not have snow piled up in front of the chargers to block them like what happens at Lassonde Studios. Employees need more remote days and flexibility. TRAX needs more trains and an Express Red Line during key commute times.
E.H.
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 3:23pm
Buildings need to be remodeled to 21st-century standards of access, safety, and usability. SSB is like a throwback to the Hawkins Lab in "Stranger Things." It's dark, dank, and dismal. Locks, doors, HVAC, etc..., should all work properly.
E.H.
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 3:26pm
Sidewalks should flow with how foot traffic actually moves instead of the zigs and zags the sidewalks take now.
E.H.
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 3:28pm
An International Student Center - separate from ISSS - where students can gather, learn about campus-wide events, and ask questions to a small staff, including student workers, familiar with international student issues and that collaborates with offices that serve international students (i.e. ISSS, housing, student health, learning / writing centers, academic departments...). This would be a welcoming space for international students that is completely supportive in nature and seeking to connect international students with domestic students, programs, and resources across campus. The center would also welcome domestic students seeking opportunities to connect with international students in regard to language and cultural exchange as well as well study abroad questions and preparation. Many universities successfully operate such a space, typically called an International Student Center. to the benefit of all student and campus community.
Jon Murphy
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 3:21pm
Create a location for students to physically find and access academic advising. Academic advising (outside of new student orientation) is the only resource on campus students are required to interact with, and yet, so often advisors' offices are located in cubicles, down dark hallways, in basements, spread out across campus, perhaps no office at all and only available virtually. Let's create a space that is welcoming and easily identifiable for students. Prioritizing a space for advising sends a message to students that we as a university want students to be able to more easily find answers to their academic/curricular questions and to know they have encouragement and support while working toward their degrees.
Ashley
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 3:09pm
Highlight sustainability features in new buildings and landscape features (e.g. signage highlighting LEED certification, bio-swales, water-wise landscaping)
Jack Kay
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 12:24pm
Increased bike network signage for bike/scooter users indicating paths to transit stops as well as campus and city bike networks.
Jack Kay
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 12:27pm
Better season-long facilities for football tailgating along Guardsman Way (or alternate venue). E.g. toilets, vendor stalls.
Jack Kay
Mon, 01/29/2024 - 12:28pm
New Trax line into Research Park.
Preston Summers
Fri, 01/26/2024 - 3:13pm
In the future I would like to see Red Butte Garden integrated into the scientific development of the University. Finally fund the garden and its employees to help develop it into an absolute top tier, industry leading botanical garden. Collaborate with them to build a horticultural science department, a botany program of study for University students, expand upon Utah specific conservation research (funneling PhD seeking research through red butte for plant trialing and climate change research), and continue to build the tree collection of our states arboretum (which includes the campus grounds and red butte garden).
Jake Eiting
Fri, 01/26/2024 - 3:10pm
Please continue equity, diversity and inclusion efforts,
promote cohesion with all members of the U community (HCI, ARUP, etc.),
opportunities for healthcare staff and researchers to connect with members of the community for partnerships and/or receive education on cultural information,
increase initiatives towards climate change/making campus more green
this also includes more charging stations if there's a need, particularly in patient and staff parking areas.
Bailee Daniels
Fri, 01/26/2024 - 10:45am
Look at Fort Douglas to meet multiple campus growth needs, including health care and health sciences facilities, food and consumer services, rail/shuttle transportation services, parking, and recreation.
Steve Panish
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 11:18am
There needs to be more healthy food availability through the University as well as with private partners. Students would benefit from having less of a need to leave campus or the surrounding neighborhood for groceries, shopping, activities, nightlife opportunities, and other day to day necessities.
Jack O'Leary
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 11:16am
We need a live parking system integrated online so that students, staff and faculty can see in real time what spaces are available as well as reserve spaces in advance if they have certain parking permits.
Jack O'Leary
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 11:17am
If we are going to change how our campus functions and create a college town we also need to work to change the zoning laws around campus.
Jack O'Leary
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 11:18am
Need more dedicated bike paths away from pedestrian walkways as well as better mobility up and down campus.
Jack O'Leary
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 11:20am
PLEASE significantly increase the amount of parking available on the campus and reduce the cost! This is a HUGE stress/deterrent to all students, staff (especially healthcare), and faculty!! The roadways need to be maintained better because the potholes we drive through are like off-roading to work and class. Large grassy/open areas are nice, but we could use more picnic tables and places to sit.
LR
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 9:52am
Consider walkability and biking/scooter paths more seriously - provide reasonable routes that connect campus hubs and are safe (don't suddely end in a road or parking lot), direct/signposted, and have shade options for the hot summer months.
Provide more pleasant outdoor spaces with seating and shade.
Convert large grassy areas to xeriscape; in other areas and near sidewalks, plant more trees to provide shade and cooling.
Encourage restaurant/coffeeshop business development near and throughout campus. The medical campus in particular is a food desert.
Replace huge parking lots with space-efficient parking structures, but also advocate for expansion of transit services so that more people will not need to drive. Phase out most of the reserved parking spaces, many of which seem empty most of the time and take up large amounts of room.
GS
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 3:53pm
Make the campus more bike friendly and reduce traffic density/parking burden. This would include improving safe bike routes on and around campus that connect employees and students to residential corridors, providing accessible, convenient and secure bike storage, protecting bikers and pedestrians from the torrent of commuter cars, restrict/limit cars for students that live on campus.
Natalie M
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 12:40pm
More student housing is needed - and that includes graduate students! Parking woes could be alleviated if students didn't have to live in Magna to find affordable rents.
EC
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:16am
Disperse student housing throughout campus and put new housing closer to academic buildings. When student housing is more than a mile from class, are students really living "on campus?"
EC
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:19am
Prioritize quality in new construction and renovation. Shoddy construction of a pretty-looking building gives great photo ops when it's opened, but then the building starts breaking within ten years. Ask the actual building occupants what they need - letting form lead instead of function leads to occupants having to work around the constraints of their buildings.
EC
Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:26am
More direct access to campus for people commuting from the north end of the valley. 3 Trax transfers just to catch the redline to campus encourages driving. I would use Trax, but I feel like I can't.
Jenifer B
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 4:11pm
Support active transportation with secure bike storage for daytime users (e.g. not just in dorms) and with covered bus stops and posted schedules
Lissa
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 3:43pm
Build campus to invite students, staff, and faculty to appreciate how our institution runs. Give a peak into mechanical rooms with one-line diagrams on the glass to show how design decisions are made. Invite people to appreciate our state arboretum with signage ways to learn more.
Lissa
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 3:45pm
Work with developers to promote local businesses around campus including grocery stores and restaurants to facilitate the "college town" feel
Lissa
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 3:35pm
Universal design should be a priority in every "refresh" "renovation" and "new construction". Don't add accessible features as an after-thought. Everyone can use ramps. Everyone can feel comfortable in an all-gender restroom with changing table for parents and a nursing room for young mothers. I want to commend the team that advocated for, designed and built the new restroom in the Marriott Library. It should be a model for every new restroom built or renovated on our campus and beyond.
I work in PAB. It is a cool historical building that doesn't tell ANY of its story, unfortunately. It's barren. It looks forgotten. The second floor it terribly patched up and looks nearly abandoned. Windows are inefficient and inoperable under decades of paint layers. The window cleaning has sometimes been skipped/delayed due to us having some offices with lower occupancy. There is no elevator or lift for people with wheelchairs to get to our offices on the 2nd floor. More upsetting is, our lab 101 and the classroom 103 have no access to a restroom for wheelchair users without them having to exit the building, wheeling to the opposite end of the building and coming up the ramp to the floor with the restrooms. Science departments, theater and our summer program are using room 103 at a much higher rate this year, and a resolution hasn't yet been communicated to us. This is basically unfathomable to me in our day in age so many decades after the ADA has been in place.
Universal design in every renovation project must be included. Even the recent re-fresh of room 103. There are stairs to the emergency exit at the back of the classroom. So many large classroom spaces only have one entrance/exit, which can be very dangerous in the case of an active shooter or other emergency where we need to evacuate. Also, many offices do not have windows or peep-holes which can be a safety concern, especially as I have heard expressed by some female faculty and faculty who are concerned about guns on campus. Adding a window to existing doors can cost $300-500. Would be great if those safety features could be integrated from the start, not the financial burden of the organization after the fact.
Walkability and pedestrian safety need improvement. To go from the bookstore to the Wellness Center in the Dentistry building on Wakara, you have to walk along incredibly busy roadways with few overpasses and some long stretches between safe crossings (like on Mario Capecchi). There is a path that kind of crosses the creek behind the Professional Health Building, but there is a barb-wire gate there as you have to cross onto military property to walk through their parking lot to end up back on Mario Capecchi. Prioritize walking/rolling and better cross-campus to Research Park connections.
Angie Keeton
Mon, 01/22/2024 - 2:08pm
- « first
- ‹ previous
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- next ›
- last »