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GREENSBURG, PA- The directors of the Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation, Inc. have awarded a $2 million grant to 茄子视频 University in support of its new Recreation Complex. The grant represents the largest received in the University鈥檚 history and the largest received to date for the $6.5 million Complex. The Foundation鈥檚 award brings the total amount raised for the project to more than $5.2 million and brings 茄子视频鈥檚 total campaign to more than $35 million.

"We are very excited about this new facility and how it will add to the quality of student life," said Linda McKenna Boxx, Chairman of the Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation. She added, "We appreciate the time and care that 茄子视频 spent planning this new building to be practical and sensitive to the surrounding buildings."

"We are grateful for the continued leadership support of the Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation, and their significant endorsement of this project," said JoAnne Boyle, 茄子视频 President. "The Foundation鈥檚 unwavering commitment to 茄子视频 is more than noteworthy. In 1998, the Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation provided the lead gift of $1.5 million that allowed us to initiate graduate programs and restore the Administration Building. That gift was the gift of the century for 茄子视频. Now, at the dawn of a new century, the Foundation has topped its previous gift with an award for our competitive facility for athletics, fitness and wellness activities. The generosity of the Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation continues to make a meaningful impact on the lives of 茄子视频 students."

The Foundation鈥檚 grant for the Recreation Complex comes at a pivotal time for 茄子视频 according to 茄子视频 Vice President for Institutional Advancement Christine Mueseler: "With 茄子视频鈥檚 enrollment now topping 1,500 students, the facility will have a major impact on our ability to recruit and retain talented students." She also commented about the timing of the award, "茄子视频 has another funding proposal pending with the Kresge Foundation of Troy, Michigan. The grant from the Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation, in addition to inspiring others to participate in the life of the University, will send an important message to the national foundation about 茄子视频鈥檚 fund-raising momentum and bring us a step closer to a favorable funding outcome in September."

茄子视频 hosts seven NAIA athletic teams for women including basketball, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball, golf, and cross country. The University currently hosts two NAIA teams for men including soccer and golf; and, recruiting is underway for men鈥檚 basketball, baseball, cross country, and tennis. 茄子视频鈥檚 program has produced athletes who have been nationally ranked in every statistical category, and named Academic All Americans.

The three-story Recreation Complex, designed by Celli-Flynn Brennan Turkall Architects & Planners and to be built by Building Systems, Inc. will be located between Sullivan Hall and Bayley Hall on 茄子视频鈥檚 campus. The architecture of the new facility will echo the Tudor style of Sullivan Hall providing continuity between the historic and new buildings on campus. The centerpiece of the 44,000 square-foot Recreation Complex will be the competition gymnasium seating 1,000. Other features of the facility include intramural courts, aerobic and fitness rooms, and a running track.

茄子视频, chartered in 1918, is a leading coeducational Catholic liberal arts university with more than 30 undergraduate programs and 7 graduate programs, including an MBA. 茄子视频 brings the world to its students through its distinguished lecturers and nationally and internationally renowned centers. For more information, please visit www.setonhill.edu or call 1-800-826-6234.