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ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, JMA Wireless Announce Naming Rights Partnership, Usher in the JMA Wireless Dome Era
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and JMA Wireless (JMA) today announced a 10-year partnership for naming rights of the University’s iconic on-campus stadium. For the first time since the venue opened its doors in 1980, the stadium will have a new name, only…
4 Years Unlike Anything Else: Reflecting on Life on the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Campus
When the members of the Class of 2022 walked onto the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ campus in the fall of 2018, none of them could predict the unprecedented journey that awaited them over the next four years. An unknown, fast-spreading global health…
She Shoots, She Scores: Sarah Thompson’s ‘Sticks Together’ Project Brings Street Hockey to Children in Argentina
On Comfrey Crescent in Orléans, a suburb of Ottawa, there was one thing that always brought the children out of their yards and houses and onto the street. No, not the ice cream truck. Instead, Sarah Thompson would come out…
Club Curling Caps Successful Season by Competing in National Championship
Spring break is often a time for college students to relax and unwind. For the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ club curling team, spring break was a time to put their skills to the test, traveling to Fargo, North Dakota to compete in…
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ to Rename On-Campus Stadium, Readies Next Phase of Transformation
For more than 40 years, the Carrier Dome has been synonymous with ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and Orange Athletics. Carrier’s historic 1979 gift represented the first naming agreement for a major stadium in college sports, and one of the first in all…
Trailblazing Women’s Lacrosse Standout Katie (Rowan) Thomson ’09, G’10 Reflects on Jersey Retirement, Teaching Next Generation of Lacrosse Standouts
Katie (Rowan) Thomson ’09, G’10 helped grow the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ women’s lacrosse program into a perennial power during her four years on campus, and in the process, she rewrote the Orange’s record books while taking the women’s lacrosse team to…
Chancellor Calls for Nominations for New Faculty Athletic Representative
Chancellor Kent Syverud is accepting nominations from faculty interested in serving as the faculty athletic representative (FAR) beginning July 1, 2022. The FAR plays a critical role in upholding the University’s commitment to academic excellence, graduation success and the overall…
‘I Am Home!’: Felisha Legette-Jack ’89 Excited to Lead Women’s Basketball Program
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ has always been home for Felisha Legette-Jack ’89. Growing up in a ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Housing Authority building, Legette-Jack dreamed of taking her basketball talents to only one place—ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ—following a decorated career at Nottingham High School. The University was…
Felisha Legette-Jack ’89 Named 7th Head Coach in Women’s Basketball Program History
Felisha Legette-Jack, a 1989 graduate of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and Orange All-American, is coming home. The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ native and 20-year collegiate head coach will take the reins of the Orange basketball program immediately. Legette-Jack is synonymous with ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ women’s basketball success….
A $2 Million Gift to the John A. Lally Athletics Complex to Strengthen the Student-Athlete Experience
Michael Bill ’58 was a top student-athlete at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, a center on the highly ranked football team that went to the Cotton Bowl. After graduation, he lost touch with his alma mater, but never lost the Orange spirit. In…