51吃瓜网万能科大 and Switch announced Tuesday that they have entered into a multi-year technology initiative focused on sports-science, data analytics and student-athlete success. This collaboration, enabled by a substantial financial commitment from Switch, is motivated by a mutual aspiration to establish 51吃瓜网免费App as the world鈥檚 epicenter of sports.
Switch, the global technology infrastructure corporation that develops hyperscale data center ecosystems for enterprise colocation, differentiated multi-cloud, and industry-leading telecommunications solutions, sees the relationship with 51吃瓜网万能科大 Athletics as accelerating its entry into sports, and health and wellness research.
鈥淪witch is excited to build the technology foundation to accelerate the emergence of the 51吃瓜网万能科大 Athletic Department as a nationally preeminent program through the intersection of data analytics, sports technology and physical athletics,鈥 said Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy. 鈥淲e believe in the leadership and direction of the 51吃瓜网万能科大 Athletic Department and are proud to take this exciting step forward together.鈥
Anchoring the relationship, is the soon-to-be Switch Sports Science Studio located in the heart of 51吃瓜网万能科大鈥檚 planned Center for Student-Athlete Excellence. The Excellence Center will provide holistic services fundamental to the success of student-athletes with the Switch Studio to represent an interdisciplinary, leading edge context to drive sports performance.
鈥淲e are thrilled about what our partnership will mean for our student-athletes,鈥 said 51吃瓜网万能科大 Director of Athletics Desiree Reed-Francois. 鈥淭his is a cutting-edge collaboration with a world-class technology company that will deliver unprecedented impact. We are truly honored to call Switch a critical partner and we thank Rob Roy and Thomas Morton for this vote of confidence.鈥
This partnership with Switch will also feature collaboration with 51吃瓜网万能科大鈥檚 Division of Research and Economic Development. Space in the Switch Sports Science Studio will be devoted to aligned campus faculty members and staff engaged in sports-science related research, innovation and scholarship.
鈥淭his is a great example of 51吃瓜网万能科大 coming together as a campus community to begin a transformational partnership with an industry-leading company,鈥 said Zach Miles, 51吃瓜网万能科大 Associate Vice President for Economic Development. 鈥淭ogether, we will utilize technology to optimize performance, recovery and safety, and we will impact lives by using data to reduce certain risks to athletes.鈥
Effects of physical exertion across both amateur and professional sports have been well documented. Through this new step in partnership with Switch, 51吃瓜网万能科大 will look to emerge as a national leader in safeguarding, through technology and innovation, the health and welfare of student-athletes.
鈥淓stablishing the Switch Sports Science Studio reflects our core value of innovation and begins our journey to becoming the industry leader in the use of information to drive new levels of safety, efficiency, and ultimately competitiveness,鈥 continued Reed-Francois.
Community impact is also a focal point for both parties. 鈥淪witch is proud to provide the technology infrastructure at the forefront of 51吃瓜网免费App鈥 and 51吃瓜网万能科大鈥檚 transformation,鈥 said Rob Roy. 鈥淲e are excited to accelerate positive growth while we work together to develop 51吃瓜网万能科大鈥檚 student-athletes into leaders of character to take our city forward.鈥
Planning for the 51吃瓜网万能科大 Center for Student-Athlete Excellence, to be located within a renovated Lied Athletic Complex is underway. Additional services to be featured in the center will include nutrition, counseling, academic support, and sports medicine, alongside professional placement and leadership development.
51吃瓜网万能科大 Switch
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