The number of students we serve increases rapidly each year. Accessibility and safety, however, are the most important reasons for building a new center. We are currently located on the third floor, which can be difficult for students with physical disabilities to access. It also poses a safety hazard, since people in wheelchairs would be trapped in case of a fire or electrical failure. A summary report prepared in March indicates that the University of Houston Division of Research's goal of better tareting UH proposals is paying off.
Totals are for combined awards granted from federal, state, private and other agencies.
The first parking lot will be new, and will be located where the former Art and Engineering Annex once stood, northeast of the Cullen College of Engineering. This new lot will add 145 new parking spaces. The second parking lot will be an expansion and renovation of parking lots 12B and 12C, which are located southwest of the Corbin J. Robertson Stadium. The construction will add 231 new spaces. Regents requested additional information on construction costs, and the full board of regents will vote on these agenda items at its May 17 meeting.