Sojka Pavilion is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena

Arena

An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...

 in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

Lewisburg is a borough in Union County, Pennsylvania, United States, south by southeast of Williamsport and north of Harrisburg. In the past, it was the commercial center for a fertile grain and general farming region. The population was 5,620 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Union...

. It was built in 2003 and is home to the Bucknell University

Bucknell University

Bucknell University is a private liberal arts university located alongside the West Branch Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the town of Lewisburg, 30 miles southeast of Williamsport and 60 miles north of Harrisburg. The university consists of the College of...

 Bison basketball

Basketball

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 team

Team

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. It is named for Dr. Gary Allan Sojka

Gary Allan Sojka

Gary Allan Sojka was president of Bucknell University from 1984–95.Sojka received his BA from Coe College, and his MS and PhD from Purdue University. Sojka later became the President of the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Universities. Sojka holds honorary doctorates from Lycoming...

, a former president of the university who remained at the university after the end of his term as a professor of biology, until his retirement in 2006.

In 2011 Sojka Pavilion hosted Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament Championship final game after previously doing so in 2006.

External Links

• [www.bucknellbison.com/facilities/buck-sojka-pavilion.html Official website]