CALLAN ATHLETIC CENTER DEDICATION Sixteen months after Cedarville University broke ground on the $8 million Callan Athletic and Academic Expansion, the University officially opened the facility at a dedication program on August 10 inside the facility's new weight room. Funded by generous donors through Cedarville's One Thousand Days Transformed: The Campaign for Cedarville, this facility includes a new athletic weight room and a 2,000-square-foot team room for the athletic staff and student-athletes to meet, review film, host events, and recruit students. It will also include program space for faculty offices, classrooms, and labs for the new Master of Athletic Training and the PA Studies graduate programs. This expansion is a part of Cedarville's 10-year campus master plan, which is being funded, in part, through the One Thousand Days campaign. To date, the comprehensive campaign has received $116.1 million in contributions toward the $125 million goal. In the new expansion, the second floor offers additional classrooms, lab space, and offices for the School of Allied Health. Cedarville’s new Master of Athletic Training program, which began enrolling its first graduate students this summer, will use this space. The PA (Physician Assistant) program is also housed in the Callan facility. “We are grateful to the Lord for the opportunity to grow and expand our academic and athletic facilities,” noted Cedarville University President Thomas White. “The transformation of the Callan Athletic Center will bless our allied health majors, our athletes and athletics staff, and our entire campus. We thank God for the resources He has graciously provided.” During the dedication ceremony, White announced the naming of the office of the PA program director, Jason Grahame ’98, in honor of Dee Morris, Professor of Allied Health and Coordinator of the Allied Health Program. Grahame and the PA faculty are excited for what the future holds as they plan to welcome PA students in May 2023. CAMPUS NEWS 38 | Cedarville Magazine
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