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Seems that over the weekend Drexel embarked on its latest fundraising campaign, looking to raise $750 million. Of note, in terms of athletics, was this photo tweeted out by the department.


https://twitter.com/DrexelDragons/status...6307562496

Funding Priorities:
1) Vidas Athletics Compley
2) Daskalakis Athletic Center
3) Endowed Scholarships
4) Boathouse
5) Recreation

We all know the work that has been done to the DAC over the past few years. I'm interested in what, beyond the (still?) planned new entrance, remains in the offering for renovations. Endowed scholarships could be a very significant development, and is something I don't ever recall the school explicitly fundraising for. If successful, even for only a few to start off, it could allow some of the money budgeted for scholarships to be transferred to recruiting or, maybe?, providing for full cost of attendance. Color me as very cautiously optimistic pending full info of plans coming out.

http://future.drexel.edu/

There is still so much work that needs to be done on the DAC. It still has 1990's scoreboards, and needs new stat boards and video screens. It needs new LED lighting. More seating still needs to be added in preparation for when Drexel Basketball actually becomes a hot ticket again, and there are spaces available for club level seating to be added to the 2nd level of the north side of the gym. And they have to figure out a nicer way to fix the dividers at the ends of the gym and figure out a nicer way to hang the baskets.

So while it's come a long way over the past 5 years or so, there's still a lot of work to do to be on par with other mid-major arenas.

Check off #1 from up above. We have a $1 million challenge donation for Vidas.
http://drexeldragons.com/news/2018/2/12/...paign.aspx