A preliminary sketch of the Center for Athletics, Recreation and Fitness

GETTYSBURG, Pa. - A new $200,000 grant by the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations (AVDF) will support the construction of a new athletic, recreation and fitness center at Gettysburg College.

The AVDF grant will support a 55,000-square-foot addition to Gettysburg College's Bream/Wright/Hauser Athletic Facility. The new Center for Athletics, Recreation and Fitness will include an eight-lane competition natatorium with a four-lane warm-up pool and 350-seat spectator gallery; a 10,000-square-foot weight and fitness room; multipurpose spaces for aerobics, yoga, Pilates, spinning and martial arts classes; a renovated athletic training room with a Hydroworx therapy pool; and expanded facilities for campus recreation and experiential education programs. Preliminary plans call for the facility to open in Fall 2009.

AVDF grants support projects identified as high priorities by colleges or universities. The Center is a high priority for Gettysburg College since more than 80 percent of incoming students are involved in sports and recreation. The Center will ensure that the College continues to support the active lifestyle of its students.

Gettysburg College received a grant from AVDF in 2000, which helped to establish one of the finest undergraduate geographic information systems (GIS) programs in the country. The GIS program is part of the college's Department of Environmental Studies, but the laboratory and equipment are accessible to all students and faculty.

The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, based in Jacksonville, Fla., are a national philanthropic organization established through the generosity of the late American industrialist Arthur Vining Davis. The purpose of the foundations is to provide financial assistance to tax-exempt educational, cultural, scientific and religious institutions in the United States.

Gettysburg College is a highly selective four-year residential college of liberal arts and sciences with approximately 2,600 students. It is located on a 200-acre campus adjacent to Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania. The college was founded in 1832.

Issued: 2/14/08

By: Kendra Martin 

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