MINOT, N.D. - Minot State University showed members of the local media an exclusive look at a new seasonal air-supported multisport dome, currently under construction, at Herb Parker Stadium Tuesday.

This structure will soon provide the greater Minot community and region year-round access to an artificial turf field. The nearly $1.9 million air-supported dome will be erected in November and removed in late April or early May.

The structure was paid for by non-university funds, including a $1 million Community Facility Fund grant from the City of Minot, and another nearly $900,000 privately raised.

Artificial turf was installed at the stadium in summer 2010, and the seasonal air-supported dome enables the turf to be utilized for a number of additional events such as weekend tournaments in youth, adult and collegiate soccer and softball, and non-tournament usage such as MSU softball, soccer, baseball and football, area schools soccer, softball, baseball, football, public walking and jogging, community events, Minot Recreation Commission activities, a golf driving range, and much more.
           
For questions, contact Rick Hedberg, vice president for advancement, at 858-4483 or rick.hedberg@minotstateu.edu.

About Minot State
Minot State University is a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) and NCAA Division II offering 14 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletics programs. The NSIC is a premier NCAA DII, 16-member conference featuring teams in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska and Iowa. The Beavers are the only public NCAA Division II institution in the state of North Dakota.