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CALIFORNIA (Nov. 28) – California University of Pennsylvania will introduce the public to its new, $59 million Convocation Center when the Vulcan men's and women's basketball teams host Mansfield for the New Convocation Center Tip-Off on Saturday, Dec. 3.
Doors open at 11 a.m. The women's team plays at 1 p.m., followed by the men's team at 3 p.m.
Admission and parking on campus are free. The public is invited to attend.
The first 1,000 fans to enter the Convocation Center will receive free commemorative T-shirts.
A brief dedication ceremony for the new arena will be held between the men's and women's basketball games. Music, family activities and giveaways are planned throughout the event, and two $1,000 scholarships are among the prizes that will be awarded to Cal U students in attendance.
Guests are invited to bring new, unwrapped toys for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots of Washington, Pa. The campus toy collection is being organized by Cal U's Student Government Association.
The Tip-Off celebrates Cal U athletics and the University's new 142,000-square-foot Convocation Center, the largest indoor venue between Pittsburgh and Morgantown, W.Va.
Fans will enter the Convocation Center from a courtyard that doubles as a convenient outdoor gathering space. Digital images on the 80-foot tower in the courtyard are visible across campus.
The arena can accommodate about 5,000 fans in comfortable fixed and retractable seating, with room for 1,000 more seats on the floor. It features a suspended electronic scoreboard and sound system, NBA-caliber baskets and a premium hardwood floor that can be removed for events such as farm shows and trade shows.
The building also features two wings equipped with “smart” classroom and videoconferencing technology for academic use and executive-level conference services.
Details about the Tip-Off and other Cal U events are available on the University's website,
www.calu.edu.
Additional events this month at the Convocation Center include:
• Basketball, Dec. 4, Cal U vs. Bloomsburg. Women's game starts at 1 p.m.; men's game at 3 p.m. Admission and parking are free.
• Museum exhibition, Leonardo DaVinci: Machines in Motion. This free exhibition, opening in mid-December, features 40 full-size, hands-on devices based on the work of the great Renaissance inventor.
• Commencement. Cal U graduate students receive master's degrees at 7 p.m. Dec. 16. Undergraduates receive their diplomas at 10 a.m. Dec. 17.
