The faculty and staff parking lot near Willingham Hall will be getting a makeover this weekend. 

UNA facilities sent out an email stating that they will be restriping and sealing the lot if the weather permits. 

“We will have PD begin closing the entrances Friday afternoon ([Aug. 22]) around 5 P.M. and will remain closed until late Sunday night or early Monday morning before 7 A.M.,” said Keith Fields, the Multi-Craft Maintenance Manager at UNA. “I have communicated to the contractor that the lot must be complete and ready for use first thing Monday morning.”

They ask that any drivers who use the lot for overnight parking move their vehicles. The lot should be empty before work can begin.

UNA has been improving parking infrastructure in other ways as well.

The Student Government Association met with President Kitts in January of this year with new data collected by UNA’s Office of Institutional Research to address UNA’s parking areas. These areas include parking for residential students, commuter students, faculty and staff during the rush hours of the school week.

The then SGA President Kerigan Mardis assembled a Parking Ad Hoc committee to advise and represent the UNA community and administration in addressing these parking issues. Since the demolition of the LaGrange residence hall, SGA, Housing and Residence Life and the OIR have conducted research to survey student parking throughout the day.

SGA surveyed 65 senate representatives for UNA students, faculty and staff, and found that 95% of them felt the university needed more parking.