{"id":295,"date":"2011-10-16T13:15:56","date_gmt":"2011-10-16T13:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/sites\/gsm\/?p=295"},"modified":"2016-02-02T12:29:02","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T17:29:02","slug":"soaring-to-victory-funding-priorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/2011\/10\/16\/soaring-to-victory-funding-priorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Soaring to Victory: Funding Priorities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Phase I:<\/h3>\n

STABILIZING THE PROGRAM: $15.5 MILLION <\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

Increase annual Eagle Fund contributions to retain coaches $500,000 <\/em><\/p>\n

Football Operations Center $10 million <\/em><\/p>\n

Margin of Excellence fund to incentivize coaching salaries $5 million <\/em><\/p>\n

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Phase II:<\/h3>\n

ENHANCING THE STUDENT-ATHLETE EXPERIENCE: $2.85 MILLION <\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

Double Athletic Foundation Annual Campaign\/donor base $1,000,000 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2022 Student-athlete scholarships through private funding $350,000 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2022 Athletics Academic Support Center $250,000 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2022 Career\/life skills program $250,000 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2022 Additional recruiting staff $150,000 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2022 Maximize auxiliary income $150,000 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2022 Increase recruiting budgets by 50% $100,000 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2022 Signature competitive and travel experiences $50,000 <\/em><\/p>\n

Double scholarship endowment $1,500,000 <\/em><\/p>\n

Implement a student-athlete laptop program $200,000 <\/em><\/p>\n

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Phase III:<\/h3>\n

UPGRADING ATHLETIC FACILITIES: $7.5 MILLION <\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

Expand Allen E. Paulson Stadium $2,500,000 <\/em><\/p>\n

Soccer\/track relocation-lighting $2,500,000 <\/em><\/p>\n

New football practice complex $1,000,000 <\/em><\/p>\n

Athletics administrative office $500,000 <\/em><\/p>\n

Cowart Building\/Ticket Office expansion $500,000 <\/em><\/p>\n

Softball batting cage complex $250,000 <\/em><\/p>\n

Indoor multi-purpose practice center $250,000 <\/em><\/p>\n

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Phase IV:<\/h3>\n

IMPROVING THE FAN EXPERIENCE: $10.5 MILLION <\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

New scoreboards and PA for football, baseball, and basketball $5,500,000 <\/em><\/p>\n

Hanner Fieldhouse renovation $5,000,000 <\/em><\/p>\n

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Phase V:<\/h3>\n

EXPANDING THE TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE: $275,000 <\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

E-ticketing and scanning program $100,00<\/em>0<\/p>\n

Athletics film studio, expand broadcast ability $75,000 <\/em><\/p>\n

Upgrade Web site, on-demand programming $50,000 <\/em><\/p>\n

Availability of technology for coaches $50,000<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Athletic Building Funding Priorities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[36],"class_list":["post-295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletics","tag-fall-2011"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t