A ANATOMY OF A DEAL
WITH CONSTRUCTION BEGINNING ON THE RIDGE OF THE PROPERTY AT THE SOUTHERN END OF RIDGE MALL, THE FIRST PHASE OF THE $100 MILLION PROJECT CALLS FOR A LOOP DRIVE WITH BOTH ENDS ON PRESTON ROAD, A BUILDING BETWEEN 110,000 AND 148,000 SQUARE FEET, A LANDMARK BELL TOWER, AND A NATURE PAVILION, WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.
Master Plan Team MASTER PLANNING & ARCHITECT: AYERS SAINT GROSS MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING CONSULTANT: SHAH SMITH & ASSOCIATES TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT: DATACOM DESIGN GROUP LANDSCAPE CONSULTANT: SWA GROUP ASSOCIATE ARCHITECT: TREANORHL CIVIL & STRUCTURAL CONSULTANT: JQ INFRASTRUCTURE WAYFINDING & SIGNAGE CONSULTANT: FOCUSEDG TRANSPORTATION CONSULTANT: WALTER P. MOORE
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also realized they needed to have an educational partner that could be there with them to educate workforce at the undergraduate level and the graduate level.” Randall cites what he calls new literacies that students will need to compete for the best jobs: Digital, creative, quantitative, connection, and commerce. “So in all of the studies that we’ve done, we’ve come up with these new literacies for the fourth industrial revolution,” Randall said. “We think just like reading and writing, we need to make sure that all of our students comprehend digital, because it’s becoming the backbone for all human interaction and exchange.” In the creative literacy, Randall said, “We know that to be successful, whether you’re running a nonprofit, a for-profit, or working in government, you need to use the knowledge and ability you have to make changes so that tomorrow, you’re able to provide a product that isn’t the identical capability of your competitor, it’s 5 percent more.” UNT has a lot of expertise in creativity. Its music program has produced 14 Grammy winners, for example. “The next thing we want all of our students to do is understand quantitative,” Randall said. “This doesn’t mean they all need to be modelers, but they must be able to measure the impact of change.” Students must master connection by being good communicators. “All of our students need to understand communication. They need to understand human-to-human connection,” Randall said. “They need to have storytelling. Why? Because they need to have the ability to inspire change or to advocate where change is needed.” It’s about articulating an important message, Randall added. “I need students who are in governmental or non-governmental or charitable organizations who are able to articulate the need for healthcare in an underserved neighborhood,” he said. “They must have the ability to inspire change either by explaining desperate need or by explaining new value propositions.”
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