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Syracuse University to move fitness equipment out of Archbold Gymnasium during Thanksgiving break

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Syracuse University officials on Wednesday, in a campus-wide email, detailed how preparations for multimillion-dollar renovations to Archbold Gymnasium will unfold during the next few weeks.

By Jordan MullerSenior Staff Writer

Syracuse University is using Thanksgiving break to start moving fitness equipment out of Archbold Gymnasium before the building closes at the start of the spring semester, SU officials announced in a campus-wide email on Wednesday.

Gym equipment will be relocated to Flanagan Gymnasium and the Women’s Building while Archbold undergoes multimillion-dollar renovations. The renovations, a part of Chancellor Kent Syverud’s Campus Framework infrastructure plan, are expected to be completed by fall 2019.

Here’s the preparations work that will occur during Thanksgiving break, according to Dolan Evanovich, senior vice president for enrollment and the student experience, and Pete Sala, vice president and chief facilities officer:

  • Free weights in the Archbold fitness center will be moved to the Archbold basketball court
  • The orange synergy jungle gym will be disassembled. It will be moved to the Women’s Building and be made available for use in January 2018
  • Two racquetball courts in Flanagan Gymnasium will be converted to dance studios

Here’s additional Archbold work planned for the coming weeks:

  • The televisions and truss system in the Archbold fitness center will be moved to the Women’s Building by Dec. 15
  • The free weight equipment will be moved to the Women’s Building by Dec. 18. The equipment will be available for use in Women’s Building room 129C on Jan. 3
  • Cardiovascular and weight machines will be moved to the Women’s Building. The equipment will be available in Alternative Gym B on Jan. 3
  • The conversion of two Flanagan Gymnasium racquetball courts to dance studios is scheduled for the week of Dec. 18

SU plans to expand Archbold by 7,000 square feet. When the gym reopens, it will be renamed “The Arch” and feature a new multi-floor fitness center, rock climbing wall and multi-activity sports court.



The university’s health services programs, including the Counseling Center and health services office, will be moved into the new facility.

Sala previously estimated the project would cost about $50 million. SU Board of Trustees Chairman Steven Barnes and his wife, Deborah, donated $5 million to the project this summer.





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