After examining the condition of all athletic facilities, the athletic department is holding preliminary meetings to discuss the renovation of the Joyce Center.

According to associate athletic director for Game Management and Facilities Tom Kelly, the department examined all game, practice, support and conditioning facilities and compared them with facilities of other schools during the fall semester, as well as conducting over 50 hours of interviews with people who use the facilities. As a result of this process, the Joyce Center emerged as a facility that the department would like to improve.

"It's a big part of our facility package," said Kelly. "Such a large number of functions take place just in the arena, like basketball and volleyball games, freshman orientation and commencement."

According to Kelly, since the Joyce Center opened in 1968, only minor improvements have been made to the facility.

"We're anxious to get started but do not yet know the implications of what will be done," he said.

In the next weeks, the athletic department will hold meetings to determine what work will be completed. The department will be working with the University during this process and the construction will be done in cooperation with the University master plan.

"We will try to keep the facility available during construction, like the stadium was, so we won't be able to do everything we want to do at the same time," said Kelly.

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