The Chick Evans Field House celebrated its grand opening Aug. 31 after a two-year, $2.3 million renovation.

“Let the games begin,” said John Sweeney, director of the Office of Campus Recreation.

More than 50 people celebrated the opening. Speakers included Sweeney, NIU President John Peters, then Student Association President Craig Marcus, and Eddie Williams, executive vice president and chief of operations for Finance and Facilities.

Renovations to the fieldhouse include the addition of two rink courts for indoor soccer and hockey and two courts for basketball and volleyball.

The fieldhouse serves as an extension of the Campus Recreation Center’s facilities. Other renovations for the fieldhouse include a fitness center with more than $100,000 in cardiovascular and weight-training equipment and two activity rooms for fitness classes and martial-arts clubs.

The fieldhouse has two smart classrooms and is the new home of NIU’s ROTC.