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Post by hawaii bill on Jul 22, 2014 19:43:50 GMT -5
Anything to report on the facilities front?
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Post by ic59 on Jul 22, 2014 20:32:59 GMT -5
I heard, but not first hand, is that the HAC renovation is near the top of the, "to do" list.
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Post by hawaii bill on Jul 22, 2014 20:41:50 GMT -5
Sweet. I'm still planning for a statue out front. Either E Patrick or Heidi Klum. Although I'm also thinking about Stacy Keibler.
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Post by Cjb on Jul 22, 2014 20:52:09 GMT -5
Here's the guy the statue should be modeled after. And while they're at it, toss that dandy Gaelman we have.
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Post by ic59 on Jul 23, 2014 6:49:32 GMT -5
If we can pull it off (a renovation) and do have a statue (highly doubtful) it should be one of Dr. Nyre, bow tie and all. He'd be holding a top hat with a rabbit peeking out. Because, in Iona's history, it might be the greatest magic act of all time.
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Post by hawaii bill on Jul 23, 2014 6:59:34 GMT -5
No statue? What's the point of doing a renovation. How about this?
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Post by resumeman on Jul 23, 2014 12:18:00 GMT -5
+1 Bill. You made me laugh out loud.
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Post by iona05 on Jul 24, 2015 5:03:56 GMT -5
It's been a year now since this thread first opened. Any solid updates on facilities upgrades?
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Post by hawaii bill on Jul 24, 2015 8:01:56 GMT -5
Only thing I saw officially is that they're working on renovating the weight room this summer.
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Post by hawaii bill on Jul 27, 2015 17:10:19 GMT -5
And Presto, the weight room is almost done.
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Post by Super on Jul 29, 2015 11:12:25 GMT -5
Sept 19 is scheduled for the roll out of the complete plan.
I'm expecting that, based on the overall financing structure, the athletics component will be phased.
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Post by dansimms on Sept 20, 2015 10:23:24 GMT -5
I see that the school is embarking on a 150 Million Dollar Fund Raiser. Should be enough to cover the updated arena and much more! How about a million of us each give $150.00 ?
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Post by St. Louis Gael on Sept 20, 2015 10:33:52 GMT -5
I see that the school is embarking on a 150 Million Dollar Fund Raiser. Should be enough to cover the updated arena and much more! How about a million of us each give $150.00 ? Great idea! But, there is only 400 (+/-) here.
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Post by ic1983 on Sept 21, 2015 8:17:51 GMT -5
This campaign is incredibly important for the future of the college. A high percentage of alumni participation helps attract support from non-alumni sources. Hope those who follow Iona BB all get behind this.
The quiet phase of the campaign seems to have been successful. This from Iona's press release:
"Iona’s Board of Trustees, Campaign Cabinet, alumni and friends have raised more than $61.4 million in philanthropic support during the quiet phase of Iona Forever. This extraordinary commitment underscores the belief in the critical importance of the campaign to the future of Iona College."
Nyre is providing Iona with the best leadership that it has seen in a very long time.
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Post by Super on Sept 21, 2015 8:36:12 GMT -5
Plan is to renovate HAC in 3 phases. First phase already covered by commitments. Next two dependent on ability to raise additional $$. Trying to determine if they intend to permit targeted gifting. Overall plan is comprehensive and ambitious, thanks to Nyre's leadership. Time to dig deep and support what we've been asking for. ?
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