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Stadium Advisory Committee
Updated March 30, 2012
The Stadium Advisory Committee has been convened to look in-depth at the issues involved with building an on-campus stadium and to make a recommendation to CSU President Tony Frank.
Committee Meeting - May 30
The next full meeting of the Stadium Advisory Committee will be at 7 p.m. on May 30 in the Lory Student Center North Ballroom.
Background & Resources
Key issues that will be examined include:
- The process that will be used to take input from and communicate to the public and various stakeholder groups;
- Site selection;
- Fundraising and naming opportunities;
- Hiring appropriate professionals and contractors necessary to analyze, plan, design and build the new stadium.
Recommendations must fall within the following parameters outlined by President Frank:
- CSU won’t consider putting the stadium on existing open green space, including the intramural fields.
- CSU won’t consider putting the stadium in front of significant existing view sheds so as to protect views of the mountains.
- All recommendations from the Advisory Committee must take into serious account any impact on neighbors in areas adjacent or near a new stadium.
- State appropriation, tuition, fees or taxes will not be considered as funding sources for a stadium project.
Public Meeting - April 20
Stadium Advisory Committee met April 20 at the Lory Student Center. Resources presented at the meeting are available below.
Presentations & Subcommittee Reports [PDF]
- Visioning
- Alumni, Campus and Public Engagement Subcommittee
- Sustainability
- Market Analysis and Funding Sources
- ASCSU Feedback Report
- ASCSU Feedback Documents
- Gameday Traditions
- TCF Bank Stadium Tour, Minnesota
- Stanford Stadium Tour
- Site Selection Subcommittee
- Recent Media Coverage: Coloradoan Articles
- Recent Media Coverage: Social Media
- Recent Media Coverage: Additional News
Archive: previous meetings, background documents, public input, and videos
Center for Public Deliberation Leading Public Input Process
The Center for Public Deliberation, an institute dedicated to facilitating public dialogue around civic issues, is coordinating a comprehensive process for gathering public input, including gathering feedback through public forums, online outreach, independent research and input gathered from emails, letters and phone calls. Feedback collected will becompiled into a report to the Stadium Advisory Committee and posted on www.cpd.colostate.edu.
- Input from Public Hearings held April 16-17 is available for download [PDF]
- Input from the initial Public Input Sessions (February 23 - March 7) is available on www.cpd.colostate.edu
- Additional public input documents are included in the Resources Archive
Public Input Forms
CSURams.com Suggestion Box
The Stadium Advisory Committee will consider every suggestion submitted via CSURams.com. Please note, the committee will not respond to suggestions.
Committee Members
- Co-Chair – Jack Graham, CSU Director of Athletics
- Co-Chair – Amy Parsons, CSU VP for University Operations
- Brett Anderson, CSU VP Advancement
- Eric Berlinberg, ASCSU President
- Farrah Bustamante, CSU staff representative
- Todd Donavan, CSU College of Business faculty
- James Francis, CSU Faculty Athletics representative
- Mark Gill, Chief of Staff, CSU President’s Office
- Connie Hanrahan, community representative
- Blanche Hughes, CSU VP Student Affairs
- Diane Jones, City of Fort Collins
- Stu MacMillan, community representative
- Tom Milligan, CSU VP External Affairs
- Darshan Shah, CSU Alumni Association Board
- Jim Smith, community representative
Sub-Committee Assignments
Design and Best Practices
Facilitator: Jack Graham
Committee Members: Jim Smith, Stu MacMillan, Blanche Hughes and Mark Gill
Alumni, Campus and Public Engagement
Facilitator: Tom Milligan
Key Resource: Martin Carcasson at the Center for Public Deliberation
Committee Members: Farrah Bustamante and Connie Hanrahan
Site Selection
Facilitator: Amy Parsons
Committee Members: Eric Berlinberg, Diane Jones, Jim Francis and Blanche Hughes
Market Analysis and Funding Sources
Facilitator: Brett Anderson
Committee Members: Darshan Shah and Todd Donavan
Public & Media Inquiries
Kyle Henley
Interim Director of Public Relations / Denver Director of PR
(303) 717-2766
kyle.henley@colostate.edu
Press Releases
- Stadium Advisory Committee to Host Public Input Sessions - Top Global Architectural Firm Retained to Consult on Design
- ICON Venue Group to Help Assess Stadium Feasibility and Conduct Additional Public Engagement
- CSU Announces Parameters for Stadium Analysis, Public Forums Schedule
- Center for Public Deliberation to Lead Public Input Process for CSU Stadium Committee
- CSU Stadium Advisory Committee to Hold First Meeting
