Expansion set for football practice facility
The University of Louisville Board of Trustees gave approval to athletics officials to start fund-raising for an expansion of Schnellenberger football complex at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium.
According to a U of L press release, the expansion would add 11,500 square feet for a weight room and an additional 4,000 square feet for training and storage facilities. It is set to cost $7.5 million and the funds would be raised privately. The expansion still needs approval by the U of L Athletics Association and the Council on Postsecondary Education.
Alisha Ward pleads guilty
Alisha Ward, a former employee of U of L’s equine industry program, plead guilty to six counts of wire fraud and money laundering on Monday, April 2.
Ward was fired from the University after an audit accused her of forging signatures, creating fake PayPal accounts and doctoring invoices to embezzle money.
U.S. Attorney David Hale, in exchange for Ward’s plea, is recommending a sentence of three years and one month along with restitution of $461,899 to the university. She will be charged on July 9.
Campus entrance construction set for April
The entrance to the Belknap campus from Cardinal Boulevard will undergo construction to install decorative walls and add landscaping and a water feature.
The construction will begin in April and will close the parking lane and sidewalk on the north side of Cardinal Boulevard between Brook street and Second street. Delays in traffic are expected.
The project will extend over the summer, over which time road closures will be necessary. The project is scheduled for completion by mid-August.
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