C A M P U S A rendering depicting the renovated Cundey Varsity House Athletics Complex to be Renovated, Expanded An ambitious renovation and expansion of the Goodman Campus Athletics Complex has now been launched, thanks to an anonymous $8 million gift made by parents of a current Lehigh student-athlete. The gift will provide for the renovation and expansion of the Cundey Varsity House, and also allow Lehigh to move forward with design planning for a new indoor feld facility on Goodman Drive South, directly behind the varsity house. Cundey Varsity House improvements include an expanded sports medicine facility, a new and signifcantly expanded strength training area, a high-tech pitching and hitting facility, a student-athlete nutrition lounge and new or improved locker room facilities for all Lehigh sports programs based on the Goodman Campus. The planned new indoor feld facility will house a roughly 94,000-square-foot turf feld and accommodate full-scale training for Lehigh feld sports year round. Together, these two projects will transform the Lehigh Athletics experience. “This is about giving our athletes the opportunity to develop and become the best they can be,” said Murray H. Goodman Dean of Athletics Joseph Sterrett ’76 ’78G ’03P ’05P ’07P ’09P. President Joseph J. Helble ’82 thanked the donors for their generosity. “They understand that by elevating our facilities and our capabilities, we can do an even better andmore distinctive job in developing our student-athletes,” he said. In making the gift, one of the parent donors said, “I’m inspired by the athletics here and inspired by what Lehigh does to produce leaders that will ultimately have an impact on our country going forward.” He said the lessons learned are valuable. “In every contest, half the people playing are always going to lose. In a league or a tournament, 90%of the people are not going to get what they want. And when you don’t, it can be painful. Athletics done right is a foundation that catapults you into being better at embracing those moments. It teaches you something about confdence, about your ability to emotionally understand the anguish of not always coming out on top, and that prepares you for life, because life is a journey.” Other gifts have been made to the projects, and the anonymous gift has begun to inspire others to consider their support. Athletics is seeking a total of $30million in philanthropic gifts fromalumni and friends to bring the vision to fruition. R E N D E R I N G C O U R T E S Y O F A L L O Y 5 GIVING DAY BY THE NUMBERS The Lehigh community came together on April 27, 2022, to raise money in support of students’ education and experience. 58% Percentage of unique alumni donors 2,565 Total gifts $696K Amount raised 47 states and 9 countries represented Liked by lehighlts, lehighuand 320 others Among the Giving Day Challenges was one that unlocked fnals week pizza for students, courtesy of Library & Technology Services. To learn more about GO: The Campaign for Lehigh, visit gocampaign.lehigh.edu. S UMM E R 2 0 2 2 | 9
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