UCLA Announces Plans for Mo Ostin Academic Center
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CAPITAL PROJECTS UCLA Announces Plans for Mo Ostin Academic Center State-of-the-art facility will be dedicated toward the academic success of UCLA’s student-athletes The UCLA Athletic Department announced Fame in 2003, and receiving the National plans to build a new on-campus student- Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences’ athlete academic facility, to be known Grammy Icon Award in 2007. as the Mo Ostin Academic Center for Student-Athletes. UCLA announced this “It is my hope this academic center for decision in Feb. 2019, embarking upon a student-athletes will serve as a resource capital campaign to fund this project. for the most elite student-athletes in the country, at the country’s number The new, state-of-the-art academic center one public institution, to excel not only will enhance the many academic and athletically but also academically,” Ostin student development services that are said. “For decades UCLA has developed provided to UCLA’s nearly 700 student- talented student-athletes, including athletes. The new facility will centralize Academic All-Americans like Mike Warren, academic and student services to bettter John Sciarra, Bill Walton, Denise Curry, prepare student-athletes to achieve and Jamaal Wilkes, to not only perform academic success. The facility will be at their best athletically, but thrive in a located in the heart of UCLA’s campus, very competitive academic environment. just west of Ackerman Student Union Assisting future student-athletes to reach and adjacent to the east side of the J.D. their academic best is extremely important Morgan Center. to me, and I am thrilled to be a part of this new academic center.” UCLA’s new academic facility will be named An artist’s rendering of the proposed Mo Ostin Academic Center for Student-Athletes. for Morris “Mo” Ostin, a legendary music The new building will span three levels industry executive and philanthropist who and include offices for UCLA Athletics’ be more efficient with their time in order academic and athletic space that helps to has generously committed the lead gift Academic and Student Services staff, to balance their academic and athletic promote collaborative learning and more of $15 million for this proposed project. individual and group study spaces, tutorial responsibilities. efficient communication, collaboration and A proud graduate of UCLA, Ostin earned areas, and state-of-the-art technology problem-solving. The building will alllow Additional highlights of this new academic his bachelor’s degree in economics and labs in nearly 20,000 square feet of for expanded office space for athletic resource center will include dynamic is currently Chairman Emeritus of Warner space. The center’s proximity to the J.D. department academic staff and will learning environments from casual Bros. Records. His legacy in the music Morgan Center will centralize the Athletics include an enhanced and relocated Hall individual study spaces to regimented world is vast and includes the founding Department’s academic services with of Fame entry area that faces the iconic one-on-one and group tutorial sessions. of Reprise Records with Frank Sinatra, UCLA’s coaching and administrative Bruin Bear. The new facility will provide unified induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of staff and allow the student-athletes to Tennis Programs Unveil Katz Family Scoreboard UCLA’s men’s and tennis programs gathered at the Los Todd Katz competed as a student-athlete for the UCLA Show Control. RGB LED lights allow for a more vast Angeles Tennis Center for the official ribbon cutting men’s tennis program in the early 1980s under legendary graphics ability. Audio at UCLA’s tennis matches have been ceremony, as they unveiled the state-of-the-art Katz head coach Glenn Bassett. Katz served as team captain improved, thanks to a new custom JBL speaker system. Family Scoreboard on Wednesday, Jan. 9. during his senior season (1982-83). UCLA won its 14th The ceremony began with remarks by Director of Athletics NCAA title in men’s tennis in 1982. Situated high above the east end of the Los Angeles Tennis Dan Guerrero, Women’s Tennis Head Coach Stella Center, the Katz Family Scoreboard became the latest The Katz Family Scoreboard features an 18-foot-high and Sampras Webster, Men’s Tennis Head Coach Billy Martin, contribution to UCLA’s tennis programs by the Katz Family, 31-foot-wide Daktronics high definition display and is and Senior Associate Athletic Director Josh Rebholz, which has also established an endowed scholarship for among the largest LED video screens in collegiate tennis. who thanked Ron Katz and Dana and Todd Katz for their men’s tennis and has made possible the renovation of Stationed at the east end of the main stadium courts, generous contributions. Following the remarks, the Katz LATC’s men’s and women’s team rooms in recent years. the board has a 13HD pixel pitch capable of switching family was joined by Guerrero and both head coaches for between content playback mode and video mode using the ceremonial ribbon cutting, followed by a reception for both the men’s and women’s teams and invited guests. The UCLA men’s tennis team was to first showcase the Katz Family Scoreboard in a dual meet vs. Nevada and UC Davis, but was postponed due to rain. They were finally able to showcase the new scoreboard on January 25 with a 4-1 win over Indiana. The women’s team showcased the new scoreboard on January 26 with a 4-0 victory against Minnesota. “It makes us so proud to have a scoreboard like this,” Sampras Webster said. “I want to thank the Katz Family. It really makes a difference. It completes this stadium and it will help in so many ways with our fans, with our recruits, with our student-athletes.” “This tennis stadium would not be here, in my opinion, if it wasn’t for Ron Katz,” stated Martin. “We’re getting a great scoreboard from the Katz Family but this wouldn’t be here. It was his idea, his brainstorming with Leonard Straus that really started the tennis stadium to be here on campus. I’ve always been so grateful for that, much less the other things [he’s] done for our school and for our tennis team.” UCLA unveiled the Katz Family Scoreboard on Jan. 9, 2019. 12 CAPITAL PROJECTS UCLA Athletics Makes Key Contributions to University’s Centennial Campaign Athletic department surpasses 2018-19 fundraising goal by 17 percent UCLA’s athletic department received $41,221,002 in private donations during the 2019 fiscal year (July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019), surpassing its annual gual of $35 million by 17 percent. The year-long total came from nearly 9,000 individual gifts and helped to bring the department total to $317,862,228 raised in private support as part of the University’s $4.2 billion Centennial Campaign, surpassing a recently-increased goal of $300 million. The original goal had been $260 million. The UCLA Centennial Campaign began in 2013 and will conclude in Dec. 2019, moving past its initial goal of $4.2 billion. The UCLA athletic department’s goal of raising $300 million has been among the most aggressive fundraising efforts in the history of intercollegiate athletics. The campaign strives to provide student-athletes with unparalleled experiences, both academically and athletically. Three distinct ways in which this campaign directly benefits UCLA’s student-athletes are through operational support for additional resources (of nearly 650 student-athletes), support through endowments, and capital projects that lead to state-of-the-art facilities. UCLA’s fundraising success was highlighted in 2018- 19 by one eight-figure contribution – Mo Ostin’s $15,000,000 leadership gift toward the planned planned Students and alumni gathered in Royce Quad on May 18, 2019, to celebrate the University’s 100th anniversary. Mo Ostin Academic Center for Student-Athletes, and four seven-figure donations that included a $1 million gift donors to create an everlasting endowment, directed to Record giving from nearly 17,000 individuals over from Ted and Danielle Ackerley for the planned Mo Ostin the sport of choice, to support the educational and athletic the past few years has translated into impactful, Academic Center for Student-Athletes. It also included experience of UCLA student-athletes for years to come. tangible results in these three areas: an anonymous $1 million gift toward the THEN NOW These generous donors enjoy exclusive, lifetime benefits FOREVER fund in support of UCLA Football, a still-to-be- through the Wooden Athletic Fund. UCLA has generated Capital Gifts announced $1 million gift toward UCLA Baseball, and an more than $18 million in new scholarship endowment • The addition of the Wasserman Football Center and the anonymous $4 million gift in support of student-athlete funding over the last three years. Mo Ostin Basketball Center, facilities supporting UCLA scholarships through the Wooden Athletic Fund. Capital projects funding amounted to more than $18 football and men’s and women’s basketball student-athletes, respectively Eighty-five individuals, members of UCLA’s exclusive million in the 2019 fiscal year. UCLA opened the new 1919 Society, have made contributions of $1 million or home for the men’s and women’s soccer programs, • Capital renovations and upgrades to Elvin “Ducky” Drake Stadium, Easton Stadium, Jackie Robinson Stadium, Acosta more in their lifetime in support of UCLA Athletics. Sixty of Wallis Annenberg Stadium, in August 2018, and the Athletic Center and Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion. those 85 individuals have eclipsed the milestone since the Bruins’ tennis programs debuted the new state-of- Centennial Campaign began in 2013. the-art Katz Family Scoreboard in January 2019.