Athletic Center Construction Underway
Harold Alfond Athletic Center Set to Open in the Fall

           Construction for the Harold Alfond Athletic Center is underway at Thomas College.
           Conrad Ayotte, chair of the Thomas Board of Trustees, said the facility will assist the College in continuing to attract and retain quality students.
           “This facility will enable the College to attain an even higher level of distinction in the education and community services we provide, and it will be a critical element in meeting our enrollment growth goals,” said Ayotte.
           The 38,000 square-foot field house will be the centerpiece of Thomas’s 70-acre campus and will feature a three-court surface with synthetic flooring, jogging track, comprehensive fitness center, multipurpose aerobic exercise room, men’s and women’s locker rooms, training room, administrative offices and equipment storage space.
           The College has raised $3.9 million toward the goal of $4.6 million for the Harold Alfond Field House. Construction is expected to be completed in the fall.
           The facility is the centerpiece of a five-year, $9.6 million campaign that also includes funds for scholarship endowment and annual operations. The Thomas Challenge: Guaranteeing the Future campaign is the largest in the College’s history and was launched in response to strategic planning that calls for doubling the size of the undergraduate division from 500 to 1,000 students over a 10-year period. To date, more than $8.3 million has been pledged toward the $9.6 million goal.
           “The Guaranteed Job Placement Program puts a spotlight on the solid academic preparation Thomas provides its students. This new field house will do that same for the athletic, co-curricular and community activities that the College is so proud of,” said Ayotte.

Coming in September

Construction of the $4.6 million Harold Alfond Athletic Center is currently underway on the Thomas campus. The facility is expected to be open in September 2006.