Florida Atlantic University celebrated the Schmidt Family Complex for Academic and Athletic Excellence this evening with a ceremonial groundbreaking, marking a major milestone for the transformational facility that will play a central role in FAU’s athletics program and help student-athletes excel in the classroom and on the field.
FAU President John Kelly; FAU benefactors Dick and Barbara Schmidt; Anthony Barbar chair of FAU’s Board of Trustees; and Lane Kiffin, who was named head coach of FAU’s football program in December, stuck shovels in the ground at the construction site just west of FAU Stadium. They were joined by other university leaders, community officials and FAU benefactors, to ceremonially break ground as part of a large celebratory event.