Campus facilities should be viewed as a valued asset that contribute in numerous ways to the university's mission. Facilities are the single largest asset on the institution's budget balance sheet. Facilities provide a location for instruction, lectures, forums, and workshops. Facilities house laboratories and scientific equipment necessary to conduct research and experimentation. Facilities offer spaces to conduct business and perform workday tasks.
Facilities are where meetings are held and planning is accomplished.
Facilities accommodate rehearsals and practice sessions as well as performances, recitals, and concerts. Facilities afford food and lodging, recreation and entertainment. Facilities generate first impressions. Facilities can offer a diversity or continuity of design, construction, and usage. Facilities are used to advance teaching and learning.