Athletics and Agriculture—Today

The roads need to be repaved and improved along with signage and lights on campus. Parking needs improvement around the whole campus.

The Athletics and Agriculture neighborhood is defined by large-scale facilities, large-scale parking lots, and expansive views, all of which can continue to be leveraged as campus assets.

The Whitney Complex is the home for Alcorn’s Athletics and Physical Education programs, and contains recreation space that is used by the broader campus community. While the building is in fair condition overall, several large spaces are vacant and require renovation, including the natatorium. In addition, there is a need for indoor recreation space and enhanced event space, which have been considered in plans to renovate and expand the complex.

Provide tables in shaded or covered areas outside of each building complex area.

Despite perceptions of a deficiency of parking on campus, the Casem Stadium parking lot remains underutilized on most days. Coupled with an incentive program and safe and continuous pathways to surrounding areas of campus, this lot could better serve overall demand for parking while mitigating parking congestion in other areas across the campus.

Improving pedestrian connections along and across ASU Drive would help to slow vehicles while providing safer pedestrian travel routes through campus.

A separate Intercollegiate Athletics Master Plan will further explore needs and opportunities for the University’s athletic programs.