Funding has been approved for a new event center at Sacramento State University that could host indoor field days, live entertainment and guest speakers as early as fall 2024. The university announced the secured funding in a release Thursday, saying the new facility is part of its first facility in 2020 to better serve the campus community and bring the Sacramento community to campus. The vision of Sacramento State President Luke Wood. Union WELL Inc.’s board of directors reached a unanimous decision Wednesday to approve a resolution providing up to $5.2 million from reserve funds for the project. Union Well Inc. oversees University Union and The WELL fitness and wellness facilities. “It’s time to update the venue,” said Director of Athletics Mark Orr. The university will pay an estimated $300,000 for the project design. Sacramento State’s student government, Associated Students Inc., passed a resolution in favor of the project on Nov. 9, according to a release. This project is an expansion of The WELL design, which already features four indoor courts for recreational and intramural sports. Orr said the current facility, the Nest, is old and has a capacity of only 1,000 people. “We have had great success with our student-athletes and we are proud of them, but our facilities are old,” Orr said. “At 69 years old, it’s certainly old. It doesn’t have all the amenities you’d find in a Division I basketball, volleyball, or gymnastics facility.” | Learn more | Cal State trade workers across the state The strike court will continue to be used for recreational sports, but will be surrounded by seats that can be expanded and retracted to accommodate spectators for NCAA sporting events. Seating capacity for the new event center is not yet known, but plans include new lighting, a scoreboard, video board and public address system. “The (Union Well) board’s decision shows that we are on an upward trajectory,” Wood said. “Sacramento State University is the only public university located in the capital of the world’s fifth-largest economy, and we act as such. We are grateful for their support of our vision to position the university to better support the arts, culture, recreational sports, and culture,” said the president of Associated Students, the governing body representing students. Stated. The plan was approved knowing that students were not paying the fees. “They promised they wouldn’t raise student fees, and that’s our biggest concern is they won’t pay over the $400 we currently pay for the well,” he said. Natalie Andrade-Dominguez.
Funding has been approved for Sacramento State’s new event center, which could feature indoor athletics, live entertainment and guest speakers as early as fall 2024.
The university announced the secured funding in a release Thursday, saying the new facility is part of first-year Sacramento State President Luke Wood’s vision to better serve the campus community and bring the greater Sacramento community to campus. Department.
Union WELL Inc.’s board of directors reached a unanimous decision Wednesday to approve a resolution providing up to $5.2 million from reserve funds for the project. Union Well Inc. oversees University Union and The WELL fitness and wellness facilities.
“The time has come to update the venue,” Director of Athletics Mark Orr said.
The university will pay an estimated $300,000 for the project design.
Sacramento State’s student government, Associated Students Inc., passed a resolution in favor of the project on Nov. 9, according to a release.
This project is an expansion of The WELL design, which already features four indoor courts for recreational and intramural sports.
Orr said the current facility, the Nest, is aging and has a capacity of only 1,000 people.
“We have had great success with our student-athletes and we are proud of them, but our facilities are old,” Orr said. “It’s 69 years old, so it’s certainly old. It doesn’t have all the amenities that you would find in a Division I basketball, volleyball or gymnastics facility.”
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The court will continue to be used for recreational sports, but will be surrounded by seating that can be expanded and retracted to accommodate spectators during NCAA sporting events.
Seating capacity for the new event center is not yet known, but plans include new lighting, a scoreboard, video board and public address system.
“The (Union Well) board’s decision shows that we are on an upward trajectory,” Wood said. “Sacramento State University is the only public university located in the capital of the world’s fifth-largest economy, and we act as such. , recreational sports, and supporting our vision to position the university to better support arts and culture.”
The president of Associated Students, the governing body representing students, said he approved the plan after learning students were not paying fees.
“They promised us they wouldn’t raise student fees, and our biggest concern is that they won’t pay more than the $400 we currently pay for the well,” Natalie Andrade Dominguez said. ” he said.