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Thursday, May 29, 2008
Contact: Dave Wellman, Director of Communications, (304) 696-7153
Site preparation begins for Alumni Center and Foundation Building
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Site preparation began Tuesday, May 27 on Marshall University’s Huntington campus for construction of a new Alumni Center and Foundation Building.
Construction of the 33,220 square-foot building, to be located at the intersection of 5th Avenue and John Marshall Drive, is expected to take about 16 months, according to Rebecca McPhail Samples from the Marshall University Office of Development.
The facility, which also will house the university’s Office of Development operations, is the last of three projects funded through Marshall’s Bridge Campaign to begin construction. The first two were the MU softball complex (Dot Hicks Field), which opened in March, and the Engineering Laboratory, which is scheduled to open in August.
Samples said the university is still raising funds for the Bridge Campaign, and that naming opportunities are still available for all three projects.
Dr. Ron Area, CEO of the Marshall University Foundation Inc., said the new Alumni Center and Foundation Building will be many things to many people.
“Most of all it will be a reflection of Marshall’s past, a symbol of its present, and a doorway to the future of this great institution,” Area said.
Samples said the design of the complex addresses needs critical to Marshall’s continued growth. The new facility, she said, will provide a place for alumni to interact with current students, teaching them the responsibility associated with being a top-notch alumnus, while shaping the future and membership of the Marshall University Alumni Association.
Expanded conference and meeting facilities will provide the backdrop for community activities, events and special occasions, Samples said.
“It also will provide a great location for potential employers to meet, recruit and interview our future graduates,” she said.
For more information on the Bridge Campaign and the new building, call (304) 696-3292.