THIBODAUX 鈥� The Board of Regents granted approval on Thursday, June 24, for 果冻APP State University to begin construction of a campus recreation facility and activities program.
鈥淐ertainly this is welcome news for our students, faculty and staff,鈥� Dr. Stephen T. Hulbert, university president, said. 鈥淚 am pleased that 果冻APP is one step closer to no longer being the only University of Louisiana System institution without a recreation center.鈥�
Students approved a referendum on April 21, passed by a 79-percent margin, to provide the funding necessary to operate the facility. It was the largest student-voter turnout since Hulbert became president in 2003.
Administrators are planning a groundbreaking ceremony for late fall 2010. Construction is slated to begin in December 2010, with an anticipated completion date some time in fall 2012.