Diamonds from Cole

Field House’s Reinvention to Fuse Academics, Sports, Research
It has hosted Elvis Presley, President Kennedy, a groundbreaking ping-pong match and basketball games that made history. (click for timeline) But the William P. Cole Jr. Student Activities Building, better known as Cole Field House, doesn’t house just Maryland’s memories. Today, the building holds the university’s ambitions. This spring, the university will begin designing a reimagined and reinvigorated Cole, one that will be a hub for innovation and a national model for integrating athletics, academics and research. The $155 million project, approved by the state Board of Regents in December, will preserve the building’s façade on Campus Drive and honor its legacy, while creating the Terrapin Performance Center, featuring a full-size indoor football field and new training facilities; a new venue for the Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship; and the new Center for Sports Medicine, Health, and Human Performance. “The new Cole Field House is not just an important project for Maryland athletics, it is a signature project for our entire institution,” says university President Wallace D. Loh.


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Philadelphia Hand Doctor
That's great news for the university community. I think it's Just the right time to revitalize Cole Field House as it will be a hub for innovation and a national model for integrating athletics, academics and research. Appreciate the share! <a href="http://www.stmaryhealthcare.org/cancer/" rel="nofollow">Philadelphia Hand Doctor</a>
Nina Liakos
No mention is made of the many employees and offices that will be displaced by the renovation of Cole, like the Maryland English Institute, which since 1980 has been housed in four different elderly buildings. Each time a building is slated for renovation, MEI is moved to yet another crumbling building! This is only the latest such move. Hopefully, one of these days UMD will run out of decrepit spaces and they will have to put us someplace decent!
Robert J Bennett
I have many fond memories of Cole Field House, but times change and memories of the past must regretably give way to the present. I question if entrepreneurialship can be taught. It seems to be a personal trait. However those with such an trait or interest can be encouraged and perhaps through case studies anticipate the issues they may face, such as monitoring cash flow and raising capital (not an easy task). Good luck. Robert J. Bennett B.S. 71, M.A. 76