Marquette still seeking partner for Performance Research Center

[Macallan 18]

Hopefully Lovell can close a deal with another partner, or a Scooper who is looking to divest some Bitcoin profits

https://marquettewire.org/3994100/sports/university-still-seeking-partner-for-ahprc/

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University still seeking partner for AHPRC

John Steppe, Executive Sports Editor • August 28, 2018

Three months following Aurora Health Care’s abrupt exit from the Athletic and Human Performance Research Center project, the university is still looking for a partner to finance the 46,000 square-foot facility.

“We’ve been having dialogue with a number of other partners,” University President Michael Lovell said at a press conference last week. “I can’t announce anything formally today, but we should be able to talk more as the fall goes on, but it is intended that we have another partner.”

Construction is slated to begin early 2019. If the athletic department wants the facility to be ready for men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse and golf seasons — the three teams most affected by the facility — the university has five months to finish the project.

Vice president for planning and strategy Lora Strigens said the delay in a partner agreement should not be an issue because of the universality of lab equipment. Regardless of who the partner will be, some of the equipment will be the same.

“Any of our partners in that research are going to use that same type of thing,” Strigens said. “But we also allow a fair amount of flexibility, so once we’re able to move forward with those partners, we can customize the space as needed.”

Aurora Health Care’s exit from the deal came a day before Advocate Aurora Health announced a $250 million hospital and medical office near the proposed Foxconn site in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin.

If the university cannot find a partner, it will have to dip into its cash reserves or rely on individual donations. Strigens said capital projects involve a mix of three financial sources: cash reserves, individual donations and partnerships. The AHPRC has money from all three categories.

“It’s a common model that you’ll see on all of our projects, and the proportion you’ll see varies from project to project,” Strigens said.

While the university could pull from the capital projects fund, Lovell said this is not the desired option.

“We have money for capital projects in the university that we always have access to,” Lovell said. “We want to hold (capital projects) money for projects that won’t have potential partners or other funders for.”

The facility is still expected to have the same features regardless of the sponsorship situation — 41,000 square feet for the athletic department and 5,000 square feet for academic research. The athletic portion will include a larger weight room and locker rooms for men’s and women’s lacrosse and men’s golf.

Marquette Athletics estimates the facility to directly impact 250 of the university’s 310 student-athletes because the weight room could benefit teams like track and field, cross country and soccer that still could train in the AHPRC.

The AHPRC, initially called the Athletic Performance Research Center, was supposed to be a 250,000-300,000 square-foot facility on Michigan Avenue. The university downscaled the project, moved it to a significantly smaller location and pushed the groundbreaking from 2017 to early 2019 at the end of last year.

[barfolomew]

I'll chip in,  but only if they rename the facility to be the Scoop Center for Optimized Occupational Performance.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Hopefully Lovell can close a deal with another partner, or a Scooper who is looking to divest some Bitcoin profits

https://marquettewire.org/3994100/sports/university-still-seeking-partner-for-ahprc/

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University still seeking partner for AHPRC

John Steppe, Executive Sports Editor • August 28, 2018

Three months following Aurora Health Care’s abrupt exit from the Athletic and Human Performance Research Center project, the university is still looking for a partner to finance the 46,000 square-foot facility.

“We’ve been having dialogue with a number of other partners,” University President Michael Lovell said at a press conference last week. “I can’t announce anything formally today, but we should be able to talk more as the fall goes on, but it is intended that we have another partner.”

Construction is slated to begin early 2019. If the athletic department wants the facility to be ready for men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse and golf seasons — the three teams most affected by the facility — the university has five months to finish the project.

Vice president for planning and strategy Lora Strigens said the delay in a partner agreement should not be an issue because of the universality of lab equipment. Regardless of who the partner will be, some of the equipment will be the same.

“Any of our partners in that research are going to use that same type of thing,” Strigens said. “But we also allow a fair amount of flexibility, so once we’re able to move forward with those partners, we can customize the space as needed.”

Aurora Health Care’s exit from the deal came a day before Advocate Aurora Health announced a $250 million hospital and medical office near the proposed Foxconn site in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin.

If the university cannot find a partner, it will have to dip into its cash reserves or rely on individual donations. Strigens said capital projects involve a mix of three financial sources: cash reserves, individual donations and partnerships. The AHPRC has money from all three categories.

“It’s a common model that you’ll see on all of our projects, and the proportion you’ll see varies from project to project,” Strigens said.

While the university could pull from the capital projects fund, Lovell said this is not the desired option.

“We have money for capital projects in the university that we always have access to,” Lovell said. “We want to hold (capital projects) money for projects that won’t have potential partners or other funders for.”

The facility is still expected to have the same features regardless of the sponsorship situation — 41,000 square feet for the athletic department and 5,000 square feet for academic research. The athletic portion will include a larger weight room and locker rooms for men’s and women’s lacrosse and men’s golf.

Marquette Athletics estimates the facility to directly impact 250 of the university’s 310 student-athletes because the weight room could benefit teams like track and field, cross country and soccer that still could train in the AHPRC.

The AHPRC, initially called the Athletic Performance Research Center, was supposed to be a 250,000-300,000 square-foot facility on Michigan Avenue. The university downscaled the project, moved it to a significantly smaller location and pushed the groundbreaking from 2017 to early 2019 at the end of last year.

I would think Silk would want to get in on Human Performance Research, ifyaknowwadImean.

[cheebs09]

I thought construction already began on this. Is this the building across from the Al?

This almost seems like the Fiserv Forum naming rights process.

[Benny B]

I'll chip in,  but only if they rename the facility to be the Scoop Center for Optimized Occupational Performance.

How about the Strong Center for Optimized Occupational Performance?


"Be right there.  Just need to swing by the Dick SCOOP."

[Macallan 18]

I thought construction already began on this. Is this the building across from the Al?

This almost seems like the Fiserv Forum naming rights process.

Yes, this is the building across from the Al and construction has started. They probably have enough money to get the building up, but not enough money to get equipment for the labs and weight-rooms.

This is probably the same thing happening with the new PA building going up behind the Rec Center. Enough money to get a building up, but not enough to equip the simulation labs unless there is an outside donor/partner.

[Coleman]

I would think Silk would want to get in on Human Performance Research, ifyaknowwadImean.

How about the Art's Performance Research Center?

[Oldgym]

Building's up and running.

https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2019/03/15/friday-photos-marquettes-hub-for-athletic-performance-opens/

[GooooMarquette]

Building's up and running.

https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2019/03/15/friday-photos-marquettes-hub-for-athletic-performance-opens/

Did they find a partner? I assume not, since there is no mention in the article....

[Jon]

Did they find a partner? I assume not, since there is no mention in the article....

Really, really tough to improve performance without a partner. 

[Bocephys]

Really, really tough to improve performance without a partner.

Marquette is just sitting on their hands long enough to pull a friendly stranger.