210-foot-long pedestrian overpass will increase campus mobility, providing direct access to the Student Center Complex

By Robert C. Jones Jr.
UM News

From left, UM President Julio Frenk, Hannah Weese and her mom, Elizabeth Grass Weese, and Sergio M. Gonzalez, senior vice president for University Advancement and External Affairs, dedicate UM’s new Fate Bridge in classic style—throwing up the U after a ceremonial first crossing of the 210-foot-long pedestrian overpass.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (October 28, 2015) – Over the past three years, Elizabeth Grass Weese has received her fair share of text messages from her daughter, Hannah. But none quite like the one that flashed across her smartphone screen eight months ago.

“Hey, mom. Want to build a bridge?” it read.

Weese was puzzled. So rather than respond via text, she phoned her daughter, a student at the University of Miami, to find out just what she meant. UM, Weese learned, wanted to build a pedestrian bridge across its iconic Lake Osceola, and Hannah wanted to know if Weese would fund the project. She agreed, and now the 210-foot-long, 13-foot-wide Fate Bridge spans the eastern portion of Lake Osceola. Read the full story