Butte College invites the community to ‘leave a mark’ on the new Kinesiology and Athletic Performance Center building on Wednesday, May 15 at 11:30 a.m. at 3536 Butte Campus Drive, adjacent to the Men’s Locker Room Building and Parking Lot 1A. The budget for the 16,437-square-foot building is $10.5 million and is funded through Measure J, a $190 million bond measure approved by voters in November 2016.
The new Kinesiology and Athletic Performance Center will expand the Kinesiology and Athletics program significantly. To kick the construction off, Butte College’s kinesiology students, student-athletes, along with trustees, faculty, staff and community members are invited to participate by signing their names on a beam that will become part of the building.
“I want to express our excitement for this new building which replaces the fieldhouse trailer which originally came from our Durham campus in 1968. It also offers additional teaching space and establishes a dedicated performance center for our athletes,” said Samia Yaqub, Butte College president.
The facility will include three classrooms, a 5,450 square feet strength and conditioning area for student-athletes, new restrooms, faculty offices, and concession facilities, and allow for increased class offerings. This project also includes the replacement of the stadium press box and stadium scoreboard. The construction contract was awarded to United Building Contractors of Chico, who has partnered with Rainforth Grau Architects from Auburn and will be utilizing 94 percent local subcontractors for the project. The building is slated to open in October 2019.
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