Brian Sandoval’s “state of the university” address Tuesday afternoon lasted more than an hour as the president touted the school’s latest positive developments before a crowd of around 1,000.
Interestingly enough, the update that got the most applause was the university’s purchase of the Walgreens located between campus and downtown Reno. That Walgreens has been a regional fascination since opening in 2002 because it sits above I-80, with residents and out-of-town visitors driving directly under the building on a daily basis.
One of the few active commercial structures built in the airspace above a major thoroughfare, Walgreens will operate for one more year before the building and land are transferred to the school. Sandoval said the university has not determined what it will do with the 14,904-square-foot building that sits on 1.762 acres, adding there are many possibilities once the school gets the parcel in 2027…