Thanks to Virginia's appearance at the second annual Continental Tire Bowl Dec. 27, the entire University community will benefit from a gift given by the athletics department.
University Athletic Director Craig K. Littlepage announced Dec. 22 that the department would donate $50,000 of its proceeds from the Continental Tire Bowl to finance an upcoming University music festival.
Littlepage said the athletic department's decision to give the money to the music festival was made after discussions with Madison House and the Provost's Office. University officials said they believe the music festival was a worthy endeavor that would resonate well in the University community.
"This gift to the music festival is just one of many things that the athletic department does throughout the year that don't always get publicity," Littlepage said. "For example, right now we're helping to renovate Memorial Gym, and that will be an asset to the volleyball and wrestling teams, as well as the rest of the University community."
Littlepage added that giving back to the University financially is just part of being a good colleague. The athletic department has demonstrated giving on an annual basis since the football team's first postseason appearance in the 1984 Peach Bowl. Since then the department has donated more than $830,000 toward academic projects like the music festival.
The University received a total of $1 million to attend the Continental Tire Bowl to compensate for traveling expenses, according to Keith Vanderbeek, associate athletics director for business operations. He added that the final outcome of the game does not affect the amount of money that the University receives from the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The music festival will be presented by the University's McIntire Department of Music.
"We're currently in the planning stages, but fall [of 2004] is most likely," Music Dept. Chair Elizabeth Hudson said. "This is a great opportunity for our department and we don't want to rush."
She added that the festival will consist of a range of events, including public performances and workshops. Hudson said she hopes that the University community as well as the community at large will be able to take advantage of the festival.
The Music Department plans to use venues such as Old Cabell Hall and Newcomb Ballroom to highlight performances, Hudson said, adding that she hopes the department will be able to showcase a wide range of musical artists in order to appeal to a large majority of University students.
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