{"id":13369,"date":"2026-08-07T14:21:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T19:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/?p=13369"},"modified":"2026-08-07T14:21:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T19:21:36","slug":"caring-for-campus-building-for-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/2026\/08\/07\/caring-for-campus-building-for-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Caring for campus, building for excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/facilities2026-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1704\" src=\"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/facilities2026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Staff member Josh \u201cJP\u201d Pemberton outside the new Michael L. Parson Meat Science Education &amp; Learning Laboratory.\" class=\"wp-image-13370\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/facilities2026-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/facilities2026-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/facilities2026-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/facilities2026-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/facilities2026-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/facilities2026-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Staff member Josh \u201cJP\u201d Pemberton outside the new Michael L. Parson Meat Science Education &amp; Learning Laboratory<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The start of the fall semester is just a few weeks away, and crews are hard at work ensuring Mizzou remains a beautiful, safe and welcoming place for all Tigers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout the summer, around 750 full- and part-time Campus Facilities staff, including student workers, helped prepare Mizzou for the thousands of students, faculty, staff and guests we host each year. Their important work included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2022\u00a0<\/strong>Converting 60% of exterior lighting to LED, improving visibility<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2022\u00a0<\/strong>Installing additional security cameras for enhanced safety<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2022\u00a0<\/strong>Completing essential repairs and maintenance, including for roads, landscaping, student housing, classrooms and laboratories<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to their dedication, Mizzou continues to be recognized as <a href=\"https:\/\/showme.missouri.edu\/2026\/views-that-inspire-mizzou-named-one-of-the-nations-most-beautiful-campuses\/\">one of the most beautiful universities in the country<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we care for Mizzou\u2019s historic campus, we\u2019re also building innovative new facilities that support student success, advance critical research and strengthen engagement with the communities we serve. In the coming weeks, we\u2019ll celebrate a ceremonial groundbreaking for the <a href=\"https:\/\/energy.missouri.edu\/\">Energy Innovation Center<\/a> and a ribbon cutting for the <a href=\"https:\/\/mutigers.com\/memorial-stadium-centennial-project\">Memorial Stadium Centennial Project<\/a>, among other transformative investments. Together, these projects build on our 187-year legacy of excellence and expand our impact in Missouri and across the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I want to recognize all Campus Facilities team members, as well as our construction partners, for their work throughout the summer and their year-round contributions to our land-grant mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Mun<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The start of the fall semester is just a few weeks away, and crews are hard at work ensuring Mizzou remains a beautiful, safe and welcoming place for all Tigers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13369"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13369\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13379,"href":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13369\/revisions\/13379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}