UNI-Dome Renovation

[BCPanther]

Nook stated $185,000,000 has been raised during his remarks at Good Morning Cedar Valley last week. This was for a wide array of capital projects, student initiatives, programs, campanile, etc. He also indicated hitting their goal would raise more than the last 3 campaigns combined. I don't know what those campaigns raised, but someone else may have that in their memory and be able to provide some context.

The last one ended in 2006. It was originally an $80M campaign that became $105M after Hartzell got the McLeod Center done and they tacked it on.

I think you have to go back to the mid-90s and the 'Where Great Teaching Makes the Difference' campaign before that and I have zero idea what those numbers were. I just remember the slogan being said every 15 minutes at every game. Lol.

[QCPanther05]

I feel like I missed something. What is the university and/athletics raising money for?

[BCPanther]

I feel like I missed something. What is the university and/athletics raising money for?

ourtomorrow.uni.edu

[Blue42]

Nook stated $185,000,000 has been raised during his remarks at Good Morning Cedar Valley last week. This was for a wide array of capital projects, student initiatives, programs, campanile, etc. He also indicated hitting their goal would raise more than the last 3 campaigns combined. I don't know what those campaigns raised, but someone else may have that in their memory and be able to provide some context.

$185 million? In this campaign?

I don't think that's correct. Nobody wishes it were true more than me...but I can't imagine where we could have raised nearly $200 million from.

[BCPanther]

$185 million? In this campaign?

I don't think that's correct. Nobody wishes it were true more than me...but I can't imagine where we could have raised nearly $200 million from.

So, the president of the university saying it isn't enough? We've got Nook saying it and it's in the BOR master facilities plan with dates. I can't think of two more credible sources.

I mean, why are your so hung up on UNI not being able to raise money? Athletics is god awful at it but the foundation does amazing work and the steering committee is loaded with incredibly wealthy people that hang out in incredibly wealthy circles.

$185M would be 74% of goal which is right in line with where these campaigns typically go public.

[Blue42]

So, the president of the university saying it isn't enough? We've got Nook saying it and it's in the BOR master facilities plan with dates. I can't think of two more credible sources.

I mean, why are your so hung up on UNI not being able to raise money? Athletics is god awful at it but the foundation does amazing work and the steering committee is loaded with incredibly wealthy people that hang out in incredibly wealthy circles.

$185M would be 74% of goal which is right in line with where these campaigns typically go public.

I hope it's true.

When did Nook state that number?

[BCPanther]

I hope it's true.

When did Nook state that number?

Good Morning Cedar Valley last week. That's not a group that you just throw numbers at and Hoopfan is definitely reputable.

[UNIpanther99]

The skepticism is understandable, but this definitely looks real and very exciting. If any of those who have been a part of this campaign during the quiet phase monitor this board, I definitely want to say thank you so much for the commitment and dedication you've shown to the university we all love.

[ronfitch]

Nook stated $185,000,000 has been raised during his remarks at Good Morning Cedar Valley last week. This was for a wide array of capital projects, student initiatives, programs, campanile, etc. He also indicated hitting their goal would raise more than the last 3 campaigns combined. I don't know what those campaigns raised, but someone else may have that in their memory and be able to provide some context.

Goal is $250,000,000 according to a story in the WCFCourier (https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/ed...0f0e29e30.html).

[UNIAlum95]

So $50M to $57M is needed for the Dome (depends on if the roof is allocated in the $50M). I know they can start the roof right away because of the structural need there but they will need to have upwards of 90% in hand to start the west side work and interior work. Exciting times!

[BCPanther]

Go to page 21 of this report. It's UNIs master facilities plan. It's all laid out. In addition to the Roof Replacement, the first $12M in renovation is in this fiscal year, $20M the next and $10M in FY 2026.

$1.7M for the outdoor track this year.
$15M for basketball/volleyball facility in FY2025
$5M for wrestling facility in FY2025
$2.1M to turf the inside of the track for soccer in FY2025

All the GBPAC, ITCC and Campanile money is in there too.

It's a real thing. This isn't a 'We HOPE we can do this someday' thing.

https://www.iowaregents.edu/reports/page-of-reports#section_f

Go to 2022 facilities report and go to page 21.

[clenz]

The cost would be significantly more, but it would be so damn nice to get one more year out of the roof and be able to do the dome "correctly". Replacing the roof as it is is completely locking all renovations into the existing footprint. Being able to blow the roof off to pull everything west a little and then put a roof on would be amazing. Though the cost for that would skyrocket and be a non-starter is my guess.

We all knew it was the case, but it means the east side will remain largely untouched outside of "lipstick". That isn't a complaint by any stretch. Lipstick is still an improvement. Would just have been nice to stretch west and create some room. It probably would have meant becoming a dome that isn't actually a dome-like NDSU has with the FargoDome, but I think we would have been okay with that.

Any word on if the roof is going to be opaque like it is currently, goes completely solid, or get clearer? I love the ability to have the natural light fade into darkness with the 4 pm games. It does add to the feel of games compared to the FargoDome where it's just dark other than the lights and there's no concept of time of day. However, going solid roof and doing something with the doors on the south side would allow us to do some cool **** we can't currently due to lights being crap (which should be fixed with the reno) and the amount of natural light at 4 pm.

[UNIpanther99]

My understanding is the structure of the roof will be unchanged, it's just the fabric in the middle that needs to be replaced.

[clenz]

My understanding is the structure of the roof will be unchanged, it's just the fabric in the middle that needs to be replaced.

That's my understanding as well. Wasn't sure if they were staying with fabric or going with a complete hard shell.

[UNIpanther99]

I would imagine it's a fabric replacement, as a hard shell would add additional weight and likely require changes to the engineered structure.

Like you, I enjoy the natural light, even if it isn't as much as the old air-supported roof used to provide.