is entrusting us and our University System of Georgia colleagues to act boldly over the next two years to realize a new vision for our downtown campus,” Georgia State President M. Brian Blake said, thanking the foundation for their support and partnership.

encouraging students to walk across the park to Georgia State buildings farther east. “The gift allowed us to take our plan and just put it on steroids,” said Jared Abramson, the university’s executive vice president and chief operating officer.

An $80 million gift from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation has put the university one step closer to its "largest transformation project ever."