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Fundraising for Facilities Upgrades - Letter from Damon Evans

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday surrounded by friends and loved ones. I wanted to take a few moments to share an update about what’s happening within Maryland Athletics.

In a few weeks, we will launch a campaign to improve the facilities for hundreds of our student-athletes. We recently announced a fundraising campaign for the new Maryland Basketball Performance Center. This will be the premier training facility in the country and will ultimately allow us to upgrade facilities for several other Olympic programs. To see a special preview of the project, please visit umterps.com/bpc.

It will also – finally – allow us to use XFINITY Center for campus hackathons, special events and concerts. This will help us drive revenue for Maryland Athletics and more fully integrate into our campus community.

But that’s just the beginning. Our vision is to improve the academic, training and athletic environment for every team, for every one of our student-athletes. In January, we will announce plans to invest in other projects that will impact hundreds of our student-athletes, including:

  • Expansion and renovation of the Field Hockey/Women's Lacrosse Complex
  • New Track and Field facility
  • New indoor hitting facility for Softball
  • New indoor hitting facility for Baseball
  • New indoor hitting and putting facility for Golf
  • Expansion and renovation of Ludwig Field for Soccer
  • And a renovation of Gossett Football Team House to include an expanded and enhanced academic center for all student-athletes

I would like to mark your calendars now to join me for an interactive online "ONE MARYLAND" address on January 8 at 12:00 noon EST. I will give an update on the state of our athletic department, look to what lies ahead in 2020, share a few renderings of these new facilities, and open it up for questions from you -- all topics welcome! You can register HERE.

In this season of thanks, I want to share how thankful I am for every one of you -- our loyal Terrapin Club members, M Club members, season ticket holders and friends. Without you, there is no Maryland Athletics. With your support, we will continue to work hard to represent you, our University, and the great state of Maryland.

Here's to wishing each of you a wonderful holiday season and Go Terps!

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