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Athletics breaks ground on new athletic and academic center

The Schmidt Family Complex for Academic and Athletic Excellence is set to open in July 2018.

From left, Pat McKay; Anthony Barbar, chair of FAU's Board of Trustees; Abdol Moabery, an FAU Board of Trustees member; Christine E. Lynn; Dick Schmidt; FAU President John Kelly; Barbara Schmidt; Barbara Campbell; Bobby Campbell; Eleanor R. Baldwin; Lane Kiffin, FAU football head coach. Photo courtesy of FAU Media Relations

Florida Atlantic University broke ground on the Schmidt Family Complex for Academic and Athletic Excellence on Friday. The new center is set to open in July 2018 if “everything goes according to plan,” according to FAU Athletic Director Patrick Chun.