I would like to commend the leadership of the Board of Governors, whose foresight helped make this project possible, and the university as it embarks on this new venture. Currently, the largest venue on campus is the Memorial Field House, which seats a maximum of 3,000 people. This type of facility has the potential to become a magnet for community and university activities, said Robert S. Marcus, Chairman of the Indiana County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. It also can serve as a drawing card for all types of businesses and visitors to the area. The design phase for the center will take approximately one year to complete.
Projects become eligible for state funds when the matched funds are in place.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania is the largest member institution of the State System of Higher Education. With its original 1875 building still standing at the heart of its campus, IUP has a long tradition of academic excellence. Selected as one of The Best 331 Colleges in a book by that name published by Princeton Review, IUP was the only State System University chosen for inclusion.