Athletic Facilities Expansion and Renovation

The Rathje Athletic Center

$10 Million Athletics Facility

  • Facility details:

    • Located at the current site of the Old Gym
    • Weight Room/Performance Center
    • Locker Rooms
    • Meant to accommodate student-athletes from all sports
    • Training Room
    • Team meeting room for multi-purpose use
    • Athletics Director Suite
    • Coaches Offices
    • Conference Room
    • Alleviates congestion in Griswold Locker Rooms for other sports
    • Ability to host CCIW and NCAA championship competitions
  • On Sept. 15, 2023, we celebrated this important first step in construction of this new Millikin facility, which will help us recruit and retain the finest student-athletes and coaches, improve the environment for coaching, teaching and learning, and enhance our ability to compete at the highest levels of the CCIW and NCAA. 

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  • Rathje center
  • Giving Options:

    Naming Opportunities:

    • With a donation of $1,500 your name or the name of your choice will be displayed on each of the new lockers that you sponsor.
    For more information on the Athletic Facilities Expansion and Renovation capital initiatives, please contact Gina Bianchi ’93, vice president of alumni and development, at 217.424.6383 or gbianchi@millikin.edu