Project Overview

This is an archived version from July 19, 2020

2020 Focus: Finalize a working vision

  • Confirm stance on pursuit of varsity
  • Establish initial project timeline
  • Clarify collaboration between men’s and women’s teams
  • Prioritize field/fieldhouse
  • Estimate total campaign fundraising goal
  • Create working vision presentation to share with potential supporters and donors

Unspecified timeline

Current projects

Gather additional input or solicit additional working group help

  • Trenary and Bodner discussed with full team
  • Palladino contacting 2010s players
  • Rose and Haldane contacting Gress
  • Trenary reached out to Steve Cohen and other alumni
  • + Ad-hoc conversations occurring
  • All members are encouraged to continue reaching out to their network
  • Presentation available for other conversations

Confirm stance on pursuit of varsity

Share initial vision thoughts with Rec Sports development team

  • Trenary and Bodner will share + shared with Rec Sports development team and arrange are arranging a meeting

Clarify collaboration between men’s and women’s teams

  • Unanimous support for collaboration
  • No issues with soliciting for joint projects
  • Clarity of vision and mechanics of fundraising will determine exact collaboration
  • Will continue gathering input (Cohen, Rec Sports development, women’s alumni, other projects, etc.) to inform collaboration

Prioritize field/fieldhouse

  • Address outstanding Elbel questions and feasibility study
    • Waiting on: Guidance from Rec Sports development team after introductions
    • Can still research and discuss prior to Rec Sports development team guidance

Upcoming Projects

Introduce Forwards to Rec Sports development team

  • Waiting on: Initial vision presentation share + meeting

Estimate total campaign fundraising goal

  • Waiting on: Confirmation of stance on pursuit of varsity
  • Waiting on: Field/fieldhouse prioritization
  • Waiting on: Clarity of collaboration between men’s and women’s teams

Milestone: Finalize working vision

Beyond Milestone Projects

  • Identify initial supporters and donors to contact, and map out working group’s connections
  • Share working vision with Rec Sports development team
  • Share working vision with Spectators
  • Establish order of admissions assistance pursuit, and consider when to connect with Spencer, Martin, John Paul, Athletics
  • Decide upon donation mechanics (gift account, endowment, MRF, new account?)
  • Further breakdown fundraising goal into milestones