Athletes get new place to learn
Tuesday, Apr. 29, 2008 @ 12:19 am
Wolf Pack athletics finishes building new academic center for student athletes
The Nevada athletic department has finished building the Marguerite Wattis Petersen Athletic Academic Foundation Center located between Mackay Stadium and the Joe Crowley Student Union.
“We wanted to build a facility that could serve all athletes in one location,” associate athletics director Keith Hackett said.
Athletes who used to study at the old academic center in the Virginia Street Gym will be able to study at the new $6 million Petersen Academic Center next semester.
The facility is 7,000 square feet and includes a computer lab, eight rooms for tutoring, a kitchen and a study lounge.
The new facility is decorated Nevada blue with high rising windows, giving a perfect view of Mackay Stadium.
The facility can boast a high-rise ceiling in the lounge room.
It will also house athletic advisors.
The facility is leading the way in environmental protection because it is Leadership in Environmental and Energy design certified, Hackett said.
The facility was LEED because the building’s base was made from asphalt from the former parking lot in front of Legacy Hall and bricks from the old ticket building.
“Energy conservation must be thought about and built into each project we do here on campus,” Hackett said.
The facility is the first building on campus to be LEED certified.
Donations for the building came from the Marguerite Wattis Petersen Foundation, E.L. Cord Foundation, the Hart Foundation and the Wilber D. May foundation.
Mark Fox, UNR basketball coach and his wife Cindy also donated money to the facility.
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