Reflections Magazine Issue #60 - Fall 2003 | Page 19

Kresge Challenge Update
It’s official – Siena’s Fieldhouse will be
bigger and better after a $1.7 million
renovation and expansion project is
completed next spring.

that date will count toward the campaign
total — including annual fund support
as well as gifts designated for specific
campaign projects.

“With the recent momentum of the
campaign, we are confident of receiving
the Kresge challenge grant for the Fieldhouse project and the Board of Trustees
has authorized the commencement of
the project,” President Rick Artman said
recently. “We look forward to meeting, and
exceeding, our goal for The Campaign
for Siena Heights University.”

Gifts and
Giving

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“It would be terrific if we were able to
reach $13 million or go even further,”
Artman added. “There is always so much
we want to do at the University, so many
ways we would like to strengthen Siena’s
Education With a Mission and improve
service to our students across the state.”

The $12.5 million campaign concludes
December 31, 2003. All gifts (and multiyear pledges through 2005) received by

Make it happen!
Use the return envelope in this magazine
to send your annual fund gift or pledge to
Siena Heights. To learn more about giving
opportunities, contact any member
of the University Advancement Staff
at [phone] or toll-free at
[phone].

When qualifying gifts and pledges to all
projects reach $12.5 million, the Kresge
Foundation will contribute $750,000
to Siena Heights for the Fieldhouse
expansion project.

Expanding the Fieldhouse
Opened in 1978, the Fieldhouse is
home to the successful Siena Heights
Saints intercollegiate athletic program. A hub of activity on the main
campus

throughout

the

school

year, the Fieldhouse is also used
extensively by the community for
meetings and special events, and by
students and faculty for general
fitness activity. Expansion of the
Fieldhouse will equip the facility
with an up-to-date fitness center,
and bring all athletic offices together
in one location. Plans also include
improved rest rooms and public
areas, a spacious new lobby and
a modernized training center. An
outdoor entry plaza will feature
commemorative bricks recognizing
all donors who contribute $1,000
or more to the Campaign.