Emily Wolfe, Campus Carrier Staff Reporter
Construction of the football stadium, which has been named Valhalla, and the welcome center will not begin until all of the funds are raised.
“The stadium will be built directly across the Cage parking lot in what is now a wooded area,” Brian Erb, vice president for finance, said.
It will take roughly nine months to finish the stadium. The design will be unique to Berry and the preferences of its students.
“The stadium is currently being designed to accommodate 1,800 bleacher seats in addition to the approximate 750 capacity…on the far side of the field which will allow for people to bring blankets and chairs and create their own space to cheer the team on,” Erb said.
Berry College President Stephen R. Briggs said there are current plans to expand seating capacity of the stadium.
This decision was made after consideration of attendance for this season’s football games.
Briggs said about half the funds needed to build the stadium have already been raised.
In addition to the unique design, the stadium will have many purposes. It will not only accommodate football but track and lacrosse as well.
The space will also be able to host concerts and other outdoor events. The Shipyard football tailgate will be located in the Cage parking lot for easy access to the stadium.
There are no current plans to build additional parking. Overflow will have to park in different lots on campus.
Along with the new stadium, there will be a new welcome center built 100 yards from the gatehouse. The current gatehouse has been serving Berry since the 1960s. One half of the new building will accommodate the dispatch duties and security operations, and the other half will serve as the actual welcome area.
“The new center will be much better equipped to check in guests to the college 24 hours a day, instead of just after normal business hours,” Bobby Abrams, chief of campus police, said.
This will help make sure our campus is safe at all hours of the day and guests are appropriately directed to wherever they may need to go on campus. The location of the new gatehouse is currently marked with small white flags on the side of the road.
Erb said that the new welcome center will “help our campus safety office, and others, such as perhaps our admissions staff at certain times, to provide better customer service in a more modern facility.” Construction of the football stadium, which has been named Valhalla, and the welcome center will not begin until all of the funds are raised.
“The stadium will be built directly across the Cage parking lot in what is now a wooded area,” Brian Erb, vice president for finance, said.
It will take roughly nine months to finish the stadium. The design will be unique to Berry and the preferences of its students.
“The stadium is currently being designed to accommodate 1,800 bleacher seats in addition to the approximate 750 capacity…on the far side of the field which will allow for people to bring blankets and chairs and create their own space to cheer the team on,” Erb said.
Berry College President Stephen R. Briggs said there are current plans to expand seating capacity of the stadium.
This decision was made after consideration of attendance for this season’s football games.
Briggs said about half the funds needed to build the stadium have already been raised.
In addition to the unique design, the stadium will have many purposes. It will not only accommodate football but track and lacrosse as well.
The space will also be able to host concerts and other outdoor events. The Shipyard football tailgate will be located in the Cage parking lot for easy access to the stadium.
There are no current plans to build additional parking. Overflow will have to park in different lots on campus.
Along with the new stadium, there will be a new welcome center built 100 yards from the gatehouse. The current gatehouse has been serving Berry since the 1960s. One half of the new building will accommodate the dispatch duties and security operations, and the other half will serve as the actual welcome area.
“The new center will be much better equipped to check in guests to the college 24 hours a day, instead of just after normal business hours,” Bobby Abrams, chief of campus police, said.
This will help make sure our campus is safe at all hours of the day and guests are appropriately directed to wherever they may need to go on campus. The location of the new gatehouse is currently marked with small white flags on the side of the road.
Erb said that the new welcome center will “help our campus safety office, and others, such as perhaps our admissions staff at certain times, to provide better customer service in a more modern facility.”