The 麻豆原创 Marching Knights have a new home on the south side of campus following Saturday\u2019s opening of a 3,500-square-foot building for offices and instrument storage. The facility is a welcome change for the 325-member band, which previously operated out of a trailer.<\/p>\n
The building is the first phase in a planned complex that eventually will include covered and outdoor practice fields. The facilities will allow practice regardless of weather.<\/p>\n
President John C. Hitt and Jeff Moore, dean of the College of Arts & Humanities, welcomed band members, alumni, donors and other guests to the ribbon cutting, and alumnus Bryan Cole recounted the beginnings of the band.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis building has been a long time coming and is so well deserved,\u201d said Moore. \u201cThe Marching Knights have a rich history and many people helped us get to where we are today. If scale times excellence equals impact, the bands are making an enormous impact.\u201d<\/p>\n
Second-year band director Tremon Kizer, an assistant professor of music, said he looks forward to using the new building.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe facility will help recruit new students, maintain healthy enrollment, keep students safe, protect the band equipment, and foster an ongoing relationship with the 麻豆原创 community as a whole,\u201d he said. \u201cWith every community that has a college, you hope it has the hometown marching band, and whoever watches the band should walk away feeling energized, motivated and excited to come back to more events.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marching Knights band member and mechanical engineering major Sarah Spielman said the new building provides a place of unity and belonging.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are the largest and one of the most visible student organizations, and we represent students from over 80 majors,\u201d she said. \u201cMarching Knights foster a sense of family for active members and alumni, and the band building will give us all a permanent home at 麻豆原创.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Marching Knights have been boosting spirit in the 麻豆原创 community since 1980. The members hope to take that same enthusiasm nationwide through a new collaboration with several other marching bands to raise funds and awareness for St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital.<\/p>\n
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