University Park was developed on land owned by the Deakins family since the mid-1700s.
This closure through University Park became permanent after a town referendum in 1993.
The soccer teams will move to University Park in 2012.
The next year, faculty from University Park began teaching night classes in the field at an area high school.
Enrollment at University Park has grown to a record 41,000, from 37,000 in 1995.
University Park accounted for 87% of the student population and 94% of housing students.
She hopes to take University Park's model and apply it on a larger scale, perhaps through consulting.
Over 23% of University Park residents have attained either college or graduate degrees, higher than the city average.
The first of these, University Park, was opened in 2005 and houses up to 450 students.
Today, University Park is home to about 87% of the student population and 94% of housing students.