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»sustainability is VERY important so that we can teach current students these practices before they go into the workforce. Having a sustainable campus will be an educational tool for engineering, architecture, and landscape architecture students especially. We need to be teaching the future, not the past.
»It would be cool to mix in some prairie grasses and forbs to some areas though. Some open green spaces manicured lawns but to little to use functionally. These could incorporate native plants to reduce mowing and irrigation, and remind people what ecosystem they live in. Reconnecting humans with nature is very important mentally.
»I think it would be great to be on the leading institutions in sustainability in the Midwest. There are lots of great things going on all over the country, and by fully embracing sustainable practices it would increase our exposure and our popularity. Sustainability is something that is becoming increasingly important to the younger generation, and we would bring higher caliber students to campus.
»As a horticulture student we used the campus grounds extensively to study plant materials. Since we are a land grant university we need to recognize the landscape as an extension of the classroom for horticulture and landscape architecture programs.
»Manhattan also seems to have terrible line-of-sight at intersections (including those around campus) due to signs, utility boxes, parked cars, ect., making it harder for cars to see pedestrians and bicyclists. While this obviously isn't the solution, I think clearing up the line-of-sight at intersections and cross-walks would definitely help to improve safety.
»I really like ("love") the Flilnt Hills, but campus is pretty much a separate thing. I'm not sure there's much of a way to link the main campus to Manhattan's further-out surroundings, and if we did so, it might be at the expense of the current campus amenities (big trees, etc).
»Need more
»Weather control: Less hot & humid days.
»I would like to not worry about getting run over on the sidewalk.
»This is one of my favorite parts about campus...and makes me hate the buildings that don't fit in!
»It makes us an integral part of the city, and not a separate entity.
»I still would like to see improved bicycle access.
»Agreed...I think its hilarious, and a little sad, watching people wait in the cars in the engineering parking lot for a spot to open up. It would be great if people felt they had more alternatives to driving to campus that are appealing to students. It seems we've been making slow progress in this area...let's keep it up.
»There are pockets here and there, but not always easy to find. We can do more with the space we have.
»I think these ideas are all things that make K-State so unique, and appeal to prospective students. As an out-of-state student, I've always appreciated certain qualities about K-State that make it unique...the landscape, the small town feel, and the community at K-State and Manhattan. I especially love the first suggestion about the prairie. I think it would be cool to see more of the landscaping on campus evoke that of the tallgrass prairie which is the natural landscape of this region.
Random idea: we have all these weird abstract sculptures around campus...what if we had a sculpture of a bison, or something like that? Not important, just something I always thgouht would be cool.

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