The University of Indianapolis is launching a capital campaign for a proposed
103,000-square-foot Student Athletics & Recreation Center, which will
provide much-needed space for sports teams and related academic programs
as well as fitness facilities for the entire campus community.
The overall cost of the project is estimated at $7 million to $8 million,
most of which will be covered through bonding, but we hope to generate $2
million or more in broad-based private support.
The campaign was announced formally during UIndy's football home opener against
Hillsdale College on September 20.
Current plans for the proposed two-story Student Athletics & Recreation
Center include office space and a training room for the athletics program;
a Hall of Champions; an optional indoor track and intramural basketball
courts; and offices and locker rooms for football, men's and women's soccer,
and men's and women's track and field. The likely construction site is north
of Key Stadium along State Street.
The new center would help alleviate crowding and scheduling issues in the
University's existing Ruth Lilly Fitness Center, where the ball courts,
weight rooms, and other facilities are shared by athletes and non-athletes
alike. Moving athletics offices out of the Ruth Lilly Center also will create
classroom space for UIndy's popular academic programs in kinesiology and
sports medicine.
University trustees Michael Watkins, president of Mike Watkins Real Estate
Group, and Thomas Martin, president of Bloomington Ford, are chairing the
capital campaign. Both are alumni of the University.
For information on how to support the Student Athletics & Recreation
Center, contact Director of Development Andy Kocher at (317) 788-3493 or
akocher@uindy.edu.
View complete plans of the facility. [10pgs | 1.4 MB]
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