Timeline:
- First mentioned in the Master Plan in 2018
- Formally announced in 2020
- Board approved Arena & Sports Complex groundbreaking in 2022
- Arena & Sports Complex broke ground in 2023
- Arena & Sports Complex opens 2025
Other Notes:
- Part of a promise made to former Pitt BoT member and Olympian Herb Douglas
- Impacts 84% of the student athlete body at Pitt
- $250M project funded through university debt financing per Gallagher
- Donations used to offset cost but not contingent on a certain percentage per Lyke/Gallagher
https://www.utimes.pitt.edu/news/pitt-makes-financial
- First mentioned in the Master Plan in 2018
- Formally announced in 2020
- Board approved Arena & Sports Complex groundbreaking in 2022
- Arena & Sports Complex broke ground in 2023
- Arena & Sports Complex opens 2025
Other Notes:
- Part of a promise made to former Pitt BoT member and Olympian Herb Douglas
- Impacts 84% of the student athlete body at Pitt
- $250M project funded through university debt financing per Gallagher
- Donations used to offset cost but not contingent on a certain percentage per Lyke/Gallagher
https://www.utimes.pitt.edu/news/pitt-makes-financial
