{"606832":{"#nid":"606832","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Athletics Kicks Off Initiative to Improve Facilities","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech athletics publicly unveiled its \u003Cstrong\u003EAthletics Initiative 2020 \u003C\/strong\u003Eon Thursday, which aims to raise $125 million for athletics facilities, endowments and operations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAthletics Initiative 2020 addresses the following needs for Georgia Tech athletics:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFACILITIES - $88 Million\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEdge\/Rice Center Renovation \u003C\/strong\u003E- $70 million\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERuss Chandler Stadium Renovation, Phase II\u003C\/strong\u003E - $9 million\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFootball Locker Room Renovation \u003C\/strong\u003E- $4.5 million\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMen\u0026#39;s\/Women\u0026#39;s Basketball Locker Rooms Renovation\u003C\/strong\u003E - $4.5 million\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EENDOWMENTS - $25 Million\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOPERATIONS - $12 Million\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAthletic Scholarship Fund - \u003C\/strong\u003E$4.5 million\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESport-Specfic\u003C\/strong\u003E - $4.5 million\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAthletics Director\u0026#39;s Initiative \u003C\/strong\u003E- $3 million\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Athletics Initiative 2020 stays true to Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s DNA, with a goal of launching our athletics programs to new heights of excellence and innovation while helping us strengthen key areas and target strategic priorities with determined spirit, minus excess and frills,\u0026rdquo; Georgia Tech Director of Athletics \u003Cstrong\u003ETodd Stansbury \u003C\/strong\u003Esaid.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The goals of Athletics Initiative 2020 are simple \u0026ndash; to ensure that we can recruit the special type of student-athlete that can excel both athletically and academically at Georgia Tech, provide the tools and technology needed to build a better student-athlete once they\u0026rsquo;re here and to reach our expectations of winning at the highest level of intercollegiate athletics,\u0026rdquo; Stansbury continued. \u0026ldquo;Excellence and innovation are in our DNA. 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