On Monday the University of Florida opened the doors to the Otis P. Hawkins Center for Academic and Personal Excellence at Farrior Hall following a $25 million dollar renovation. The new facility promises to offer more than 500 student-athletes a number of amenities geared towards helping them excel outside of their respective fields and courts of play.
“I was part of a small championship team,” Athletic Director Jeremy Foley said. “Memories of those championships they do fade. What doesn’t fade is a championship in the arena of life and this building involves a lot of that. What will happen form this building will really shape the rest of the lives of the athletes that come through this program.