The University of Kentucky has recently announced that they will be building a new building to house their basketball team. The team has spent the past 31 years living in Joe B. Hall Wildcat Lodge, located across the street from Memorial Coliseum and the new Craft Center. The Difference Makers, a committed group of [...]
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Kentucky receives donation to build new student housing
Posted in Facilities, Major Gifts, tagged athletics development, Basketball, Joe Craft, Major Gifts, Memorial Coliseum, University of Kentucky on November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
WSU uses town hall meetings to generate renovation interest
Posted in Capital Campaigns, Events, Facilities, Tips, Uncategorized on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Washington State University is using town hall meetings to speed the process of Phase III of its Martin Stadium Renovation. The third step in the four-phase process will feature the addition of luxury suites, loge boxes, and club seats atop the north stands of the stadium. The WSU Athletic Foundation hopes that the town hall [...]
North Carolina launches new website for stadium additions
Posted in Facilities, Major Gifts, tagged athletics development, Colleges and Universities, Facil, Gridiron Club, Kenan Stadium, Knight Arena, UNC, University of North Carolina on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The University of North Carolina‘s Athletics Department has recently launched a website dedicated to the explanation of their football stadium renovation. This site joins a growing trend in college athletics of schools using a website to inform the public of the project, give great visual examples, and grow awareness of the avenues for support. The [...]
Wisconsin improves facilities by setting a new course
Posted in Engaging Former Student Athletes, Facilities, Tips on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The University of Wisonsin-Madison dedicated the newly created Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course on Saturday, October 3. The course is the first dedicated cross country course the UW cross country team has competed on in decades. The course was spearheaded by gifts from Thomas Zimmer, a long-time supporter of Badger athletics and collegiate runner at [...]
September Facility Updates
Posted in Facilities, tagged Capital Ca, Capital Campaigns, Colorado State University, Facilities, Major Gifts, University of Arizona, University of Tennessee on September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Every month Athletics Development Frontier chooses a few facility projects being completed across the nation. This month we have chosen Colorado State, which will open two facilities this month, Arizona, which recently announced a 12-project plan and Tennessee, which has begun the second phase of their baseball stadium renovations. Colorado State University The CSU Rams [...]
Kansas commits $40 million to academics with stadium expansion
Posted in Capital Campaigns, Facilities, Major Gifts on September 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Chancellor of KU and Kansas Athletics has submitted to the University Board of Regents for an expansion of their football stadium. The proposal seeks to add 3,000 seats on the east side of Memorial Stadium. On the surface, this may look like a traditional announcement to expand a stadium. However, the athletics department is [...]
Mississippi State gets boost for new facility
Posted in Facilities, Major Gifts, tagged athletics development, College basketball, Facilities, Major Gifts, Mississippi State University on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mississippi State University recently announced their receipt of a $2 million gift to aid in the construction of a new practice facility for the men’s and women’s basketball program. The gift comes from a major supporter of the university, both academically and athletically. Richard Adkerson has been a long time supporter of the school, having [...]
Oregon begins education process for switch to new arena
Posted in Facilities, Ticketing and Development, Tips, tagged athletics development, capital giving, Matthew Knight Arena, Oregon Duck, reseating, University of Oregon on August 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The University of Oregon is taking an interactive and innovative approach to handling the reseating that will occur during their move to the Matthew Knight Arena. The athletics department has recently launched this site to help educate their donors on the giving levels necessary to obtain certain seats. The site, which has been designed with [...]
August Facility Update
Posted in Facilities, Major Gifts on August 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Bowling Green State University Bowling Green has just set the date of their groundbreaking ceremony of their new basketball arena, The Stroh Center, to be on September 3, 2009. The facility will house both men’s and women’s basketball as well as the volleyball program. The building is named after a donor who provided $8 million [...]
Brick Paver Programs enable personalization of buildings
Posted in Facilities, Major Gifts, tagged athletics development, brick paver campaigns, donors, Facilities, fundraising, Indiana University, Major Gifts, Northwestern University, Practices, Texas State University, University of Georgia on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Often during the construction of a new facility, athletics departments will make bricks available for inscription to provide donors with the ability to personalize the new building. It is also a great way for the public support of the program to be commemorated in a permanent location. Many schools currently offer some type of brick [...]
