Health and Wellness Center (Marshall University)
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The Health and Wellness Center at Marshall University will be located at 5th Avenue and 20th Street in Huntington, West Virginia.
[edit] History
The Health and Wellness Center was proposed in a board of governors meeting on November 10, 2004 by the campus Student Government Association [1].
On October 12, 2006, Marshall University purchased the Twentieth Street Baptist Church for $1 million with the intent of demolition [2]. The church's first service dates back to December 1926 and will host its last on March 25 [1]. On January 24, 2007[1], the school's board of governors approved a contract to tear down the church in May, with ground breaking on the Health and Wellness Center to take place in the spring. The three-story, 125,000 sq. ft. structure will take the place of the church [3]. Construction is expected to begin in July 2007 [1] and be complete by January 2009 [1]. When complete, it will contain a swimming pool, running track, three or four gymnasiums and exercise rooms [4].
The Center is being funded through an agreement between Marshall and Capstone Management, the developers of the project [4]. The "off balance sheet project" means that Capstone will own and operate the buildings until their investment has been returned, upon which the ownership will transfer to the school. It will be operated by University personnel, however, they will be paid by Capstone.
The Center is part of a $95 million expansion plan that includes two new "living-learning" residence halls [1] and a baseball field near the Joan C. Edwards Stadium [2]. Construction is expected to begin in May or June on the new dormitories with a completion date on the 780-bed-total housing complex in August 2008 [3][4]. Soon after, Hodges Hall, constructed in 1937, will be demolished [4]; Laidley Hall, also constructed in 1937, would soon follow.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f LoPresti, Sarina. "Here today, gone in May, Twentieth Street Baptist Church to be demolished to make way for recreation facility, residence hall." Parthenon 31 Jan. 2007. 1 Feb. 2007 [1].
- ^ a b "MU to break ground in spring on health center." Herald-Dispatch [Huntington] 31 Jan 2007. 1 Feb. 2007.
- ^ a b "New schools, businesses expected in Tri-State." Herald-Dispatch [Huntington] 1 Jan. 2007. 2 Jan. 2007 [2].
- ^ a b c d McElroy, Justin. "MU expansion on schedule." Herald-Dispatch [Huntington] 12 Feb. 2007. 12 Feb. 2007 [3].
