Our Mission
Founded in 2003, the University Neighborhoods Development Corporation (UNDC) seeks to build a thriving campus and community environment by improving the physical and economic infrastructure of the neighborhoods surrounding the University of Memphis; and by encouraging and strengthening partnerships among University District stakeholders. The UNDC is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
Read more about the UNDC’s impact here.
Shared prosperity in the university district
In October 2018, the University of Memphis Department of City and Regional Planning and its Design Collaborative (UMDC) worked together with the University Neighborhoods Development Corporation to position the organization as a local leader in equitable economic development. As a vehicle for building this knowledge, CRP and UMDC designed a six-credit hour graduate planning and design studio course aimed at generating a strategic plan to center the UNDC as a driver in framing the University District as a launchpad for shared prosperity.
The full report of the spring 2019, 6-credit hour, combined Comprehensive Planning (PLAN 7006) and UMDC (PLAN 7801) Studios can be found below. Acting as consultants to the UNDC, and the University District community, eight graduate planning students worked under the advisement of CRP Faculty and UMDC staff to define the approach, summarize the story of the district and its communities, and outline a strategy to drive the district’s development agenda toward a shared, equitable vision.
Full report PDF: Shared Prosperity in the University District (2019)