Couple of things:
1.
Scorcho: This is because when they did their big fundraiser to re-build Demoss as the building it is today, one of the big things they collected on was a fountain with nameplates/stamped bricks which would contain the names of all the donors. Since people ponied up, there are probably a lot of people wondering where their bricks are, given what they paid for them.
This will make that area more collegiate looking...so I like the fact they are finally following through on this...maybe they can use this fountain to mount an eagle icon on it like Montana's Grizzly or other schools.
2.
Scorcho: There may be a master plan. Do you expect them to post it on the splash page? I mean, seriously. Then again, maybe there isn't. However, our administration is competent. Things will be handled well. If you disagree and it concerns you that much, put in an application and start working your way to the top.
I say yes and here's why. Now that the school is out of debt and they've established a definable goal (25,000 on-campus students), you can start planning specifically for what the final build-out should look like. They should devise what they want, commission the plans, and then render it in conjunction with the Google Earth College project they just completed....and post it on the main site along with a stand alone donation site with the moniker Liberty 20/20...The Vision Realized. Then they should price out everything down to the support beams that way people can donate in smaller sums also...this is what the President at High Point did and they undertook like 6-10 major separate capital improvements projects at once. (check out their site for more on that.)
People get excited and are more apt to give when the can "see" what they are buying into. It would be cool to be able to virtually explore a "final" cut of what the dream LU campus would look like. Of course minor changes are inevitable even when master planning, but I submit this would energize and jumpstart the capital campaign for both the physical campus and the endowment.
3. As far as the book store location, it makes some sense from Barnes & Noble's perspective due to the new Collonade and the road improvements that will be made as someone can get off the highway and come up that road (name?) next to the east campus and have access to it also.
They should eventually build some type of parking garage in the central area of campus and perhaps some at the edge of campus....when they do, for the one in the central part of campus they should include some restaurant and shop areas incorporated into the design on the first floor.
Also, Scorcho, glad to see your RP2008 conversion
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