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To enhance the student experience, Rensselaer is initiating a historic, unprecedented ath-
letic investment––the largest in our history––the East Campus Athletic Village. The new
Multi-Purpose Stadium will be an exceptional facility for outdoor varsity, intramural, and
club sports. It will also accommodate major campuswide events, such as Commencement.
“I think that this will be a great facility forfuture Rensselaer football players. I alsosee it as a tribute to the Rensselaer foot-ball players, coaches, and administratorsof the past.” Joe King, Football Coach
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D I S C O V E R Y A N D I N N O V A T I O N
P U R S U I T O F L E A R N I N G
E X P A N D I N G H O R I Z O N S
The Multi-Purpose Stadium
F R O N T I E R S O F E X C E L L E N C E
T H E E A S T C A M P U S A T H L E T I C V I L L A G E
E A S T C A M P U S A T H L E T I C
V I L L A G E
As envisioned in The Rensselaer Plan,
the expanded facilities will meet the
expectations of our current students;
help us attract high-caliber student ath-
letes as well as non-athletes; and allow
us to host many regional and national
high school tournaments in several
sports. This will enhance Rensselaer’s
visibility and attractiveness, enabling us
to increase applications and enrollment.
The East Campus Athletic Village will
breathe life into the campus as a whole,
as it will free up existing facilities such
as the Alumni Sports and Recreation
Center for all types of programs, includ-
ing casual recreation.
Phase 1 will include major improve-
ments to the Houston Field House, a
Multi-Purpose Stadium for turf sports
and special events, and an Arena with a
1,200-spectator performance basketball
court and an administrative center with
offices for staff and coaches.
In Phase 2, we plan to build a new
natatorium, new indoor track with
indoor tennis courts, outdoor tennis
courts, and an additional artificial turf
field.
T H E M U L T I - P U R P O S E S T A D I U M
The new multi-purpose stadium for var-
sity football, soccer, and lacrosse, and
outdoor intramurals and club sports will
include seating for 4,800 spectators, a
lighted synthetic turf field, concessions,
press box, and VIP suite named for the
Rensselaer Alumni Association. During
the second phase, seating capacity will
be increased.
Facilities for athletes, coaches, and
officials will include men’s football, soc-
cer, and lacrosse locker rooms;
women’s soccer, lacrosse, and field
hockey locker rooms; coaches and offi-
cials locker rooms for men and women;
visiting team locker rooms for men and
women; and shared men’s and women’s
locker rooms for tennis, baseball, track,
and softball.
The stadium will enable us to host a
variety of championships, including high
school and youth championships, such
as high school football sectional cham-
pionships. We also will be able to
attract exhibitions of professional and
national teams. As a major venue on
campus, the stadium also will be used
for concerts, convocations, Com-
mencement, and marching band com-
petitions.
Special features include:
• VIP Function Room overlooking the
new Stadium field to the east and the
existing Harkness Field and Track to the
west;
• Open-air public Concourse with cons-
essions and café seating; and
• New batting and pitching cages.
The flexibility of the East Campus
Athletic Village will increase Rensse-
laer’s visibility and our value to the
regional community and organizations
throughout New York state and nation-
ally. It also will create a new platform
for Rensselaer to reach out globally and
attract international events of all types. >
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