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Demmer Shooting Sports, Education and Training Center

This 23,000-square-foot, multipurpose facility is under construction and will support NCAA shooting programs and team sports, the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP), and hunter safety and 4-H youth programs. It will also house MSU club shooting sports -- including small-bore, air rifle and archery -- and academic programs in shooting sports, law enforcement and related curricula. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Glassen Foundation are also major supporters of the center and its allied activities. All funding for the center has come from contributions to the university rather than state or federal appropriations.

The facility is named in honor of MSU alumni and longtime supporters John Demmer and his late wife, Marnie. Demmer, who is founder and chairperson of the Lansing-based Demmer Corporation, provided principal support for the building.

The center will be the second largest indoor shooting facility in the Midwest. It will integrate and expand academic and certification capacity for MSU programs requiring firearm safety and education certifications, including the conservation officer specialization and environmental crime certificate offered through the departments of Fisheries and Wildlife and Criminal Justice, and ROTC training and recruitment. It also will accommodate DNR conservation officer and MSU police officer certification training.

Indoor Facililty Layout (draft design)

Outdoor Facility Layout (draft design)

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