FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, Oct. 26, 2007
Contact: Dave Wellman, Director of Communications (304) 696-7153
 

Foundation Announces ‘Bridge Campaign’

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Foundation today joined university officials, students, athletes and alumni to launch its new campaign, “The Bridge,” and to announce three upcoming construction projects on campus.

“The Bridge” is a united fund-raising effort to support academics, athletics and alumni through the building of new facilities. The goal for the campaign is to raise funds to construct the College of Information Technology and Engineering Lab facility, a new women’s softball facility and the new Alumni Center and Foundation offices.

“It is an exciting time for Marshall University and the Marshall University Foundation,” said Dr. Ron Area, CEO of the Marshall University Foundation. “The Bridge for the Future will help propel Marshall to a new level in academics, women’s athletics and alumni relations with the construction of the three new facilities. In addition The Bridge for the Future will provide a facility which will increase the impact of the University and Foundation advancement team at a time when private funding is quickly becoming the lifeblood of our growing university.”

The new Alumni Center and Foundation offices will serve as a home away from home for alumni. The center will also house the staffs of the foundation, Alumni Relations and the Development Office.

The College of Information Technology and Engineering Lab Facility (CITE Lab) is a 16,000-square-foot facility. It will play a critical role in both the education of a new generation of engineers and the accreditation necessary to ensure that Marshall’s engineering graduates compete at the highest level.

The new softball complex will upgrade the university’s women’s softball facilities to make them among the finest in the eastern United States. The program has been very competitive in Conference USA, boasting all-conference players and All-Americans.

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