{"id":117730,"date":"2024-12-05T08:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T14:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=117730"},"modified":"2024-12-05T08:29:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T14:29:04","slug":"unmc-ice-rinks-skating-season-opens-friday-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/12\/05\/unmc-ice-rinks-skating-season-opens-friday-2\/","title":{"rendered":"UNMC Ice Rink’s skating season opens Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The UNMC Ice Rink will open for the skating season Friday, Dec. 6, with a new signature feature and further improvements to the icing system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The visible change is the installation of a canopy over the ice rink, serving as a new decorative centerpiece for the rink, covering it during winter and setting up an even larger shade structure for warmer seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The canopy was made possible by the generosity of UNMC supporters Ruth Scott and her late husband, Bill, who also made a previous gift to establish the Ruth and Bill Scott Student Plaza. The plaza has become a campus gathering place, and the ice rink has become a seasonal attraction for the community and campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRuth and Bill Scott have built our academic campus through their philanthropy,\u201d said Amy Volk, senior vice president for UNMC with the University of Nebraska Foundation. \u201cThe Scotts care deeply about UNMC students and the student experience. They made the initial gift to add the skating rink to provide students with a fun place to gather on campus and take a break. The Scott family is pleased to enhance the space with the new canopy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, said UNMC is grateful to the Scotts \u201cfor continuing to care deeply about our students and for their generosity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis improvement will have a major impact in enabling our students, staff and faculty to enjoy use of the rink for more outdoor events and ceremonies throughout the year, under conditions that would have previously proven challenging,\u201d Dr. Davies said. \u201cThe longstanding generosity of the Scotts continues to impact all aspects of our campus life, and this gift will help create wonderful memories for so many for years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI invite everyone to come out and enjoy skating in this improved facility this winter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

University of Nebraska President Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, said, \u201cThe Scotts have demonstrated over and over again their care for UNMC and the surrounding community. This gift will help even more students, their friends and families, and all the visitors to the UNMC campus to make wonderful holiday memories.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work on and around the rink this year follows improvements made last year to the rink\u2019s icing system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the improvements this year is a new panel around the base of the ice rink and a new hand railing around the rink that sits better on the ice, said Mark Bollig, facilities project manager with UNMC Facilities Management and Planning. The expectation is the ice will stay in better condition throughout the skating season, barring very warm days, Bollig said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other improvements include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n