Bowling Green State University Athletics
BGSU Selects Sink Combs Dethlefs As Architectural Partner For Facility Master Plan
January 18, 2007 | General
Jan. 18, 2007
Bowling Green, Ohio - Bowling Green State University Assistant Vice President/Director of Athletics Greg Christopher has announced that Denver-based Sink Combs Dethlefs (SCD) as its architectural partner for a facility master plan designed to evaluate and assess current and future needs for the 18-sport NCAA Division I program.
"Sink Combs Dethlefs is well positioned to partner with BGSU on this project," said Christopher. "Their work as the architect for the Sebo Center has been first-rate and their facility master plan experiences with other athletic departments helped them stand out in our evaluation of firms."
The facility master plan is an important part of the path the department will take in the next few years. The planning process is designed to help the intercollegiate athletic program and the University to take a department-wide look at its priorities and develop a cohesive approach to facility needs in the coming years. The plan also will include an unbiased assessment of the program's facilities, from a structural and operational standpoint. Coaches, administrators, and University leaders also will work with SCD to lay out their respective facility issues, breaking items into immediate, mid- and long-term priorities.
"The facility master plan is a critical step as we develop a direction for BGSU Athletics, said Christopher. "Done well, this becomes a 20-year blueprint for the university and department to follow." SCD is well qualified for the BGSU Athletics facility master plan project. Besides their work on the Sebo Athletic Center. SCD has completed a number of athletic facility master plans, including recent work with Boise State, Fresno State and the University of Colorado.
"Having worked with Bowling Green on the Sebo Athletic center, we are really excited to have this opportunity," said Don Dethlefs, President of Sink Combs Dethlefs. "We are looking forward to working with all the programs to find out what the long-term and short term needs are."
The Sebo Athletic Center is the first athletics-only facility built on campus since 1966 and will open later this academic year.
"We have a number of pressing facility challenges and this process will help us on three key fronts," said Christopher. "First, we will prioritize needs and have a cohesive plan to address our facility deficiencies. Second, part of the process will include benchmarking peer institutions, so we know beyond anecdotes where we come up short. And third, the plan's end result will be a road map we can use to tell our story and vision for the future. Private fundraising is an important part of improving our facilities and donors will need to see the plan in order to consider investing in the future."
