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Take a study break, participate in a wide variety of intramural sports, connect with a hobby, or get your heart rate up at the Recreation Center.
Recreation and Wellness Hall
This complex includes a main gym, strength training/cardio room, aerobic room, craft room, music room, racquetball courts, plus locker rooms, and equipment available for checkout. This building also hosts intramural sports, exercise classes, and other campus events. Each student has the ability to bring one guest with them to use the facility at no charge.
Important: Some policies, sports, activities, and amenities may be different or have changed.
Leisure Options
Offered year-round, we have a wide variety of intramural sports available to help you break a sweat and socialize with students from your program, as well as the other programs on campus. Sports vary by season and include:
- Flag Football
- Outdoor Soccer
- Racquetball
- Bean Bags/Cornhole
- Sand Volleyball
- 6-on-6 Volleyball
- 4-on-4 Volleyball
- Wallyball
- Dodgeball
- Futsal
- 3-v-3 Indoor Soccer
- 3-on-3 Basketball
- 4-on-4 Co-Rec Basketball
- 5-on-5 Basketball
- Tennis
- Softball
Registration is done online through a website called . Schedules and results are also posted on the website. Intramural Champion T-shirts provided to the champions of each league. An email is sent out each quarter with all information for registering and using the site.
The gymnasium is one full-court basketball court. A divider curtain can be dropped down to create two short-court basketball courts or 2 volleyball courts.
An assortment of selectorized weight equipment stations by Body Masters. Cardio Equipment includes: 10 treadmills, 5 recumbent bikes, 2 upright bikes, 2 spin bikes, 2 concept 2 rowers, 1 versa climber, 2 step mills, and 6 elliptical machines.
There are two racquetball courts available, which may also be used for handball. One court is available for playing Wallyball. Each court may be used for one hour at a time. In addition, there is a limited supply of racquets and balls available for use.
With a mirrored wall and hardwood floors, the items available for use in the Aerobic Room are a good addition to your workout:
- Mats for doing floor exercises and stretches
- Dumbbells
- Steppers for doing aerobics
- Body Balls in a variety of sizes
- Jump ropes and exercise tubes/bands
- Pull Up Bars
- Heavy Bag, gloves and target pads
- Bosu Balls
- TV/VCR/DVD Player for use with exercise videos/dvd鈥檚
- P90X, P90X2, Beach Body and Insanity DVD鈥檚 available for check-out
- Medicine Balls, CorBalls & Kettle Bells
Exercise Classes also take place in the Aerobic Room and include:
- Step Aerobics
- Circuit Training
- Kick Boxing
- Zumba
- Yoga Sculpt
- Hip Hop
- Belly Dancing
- Vinyasa Yoga
- Self Defense
The multi-purpose Craft Room is set with tables and chairs, and includes a sink, sewing machines, board games, and puzzles. Craft programs are offered throughout the year:
- Sewing
- Cake Decorating
- Knitting
- Bead Jewelry Making
- Stained Glass
The Music Room includes a piano, drum set, and a sound-proof practice room, available on a first-come-first-served basis. Tables and chairs are set up in the room.
The two outdoor sand volleyball courts are located just South of the Recreation/Wellness Center.
Outdoor athletic fields:
- Flag Football
- Outdoor Soccer
Lockers may be used on a daily basis unless you register your locker with the Campus Recreation Office. Registration forms are located on the literature rack across from the Locker Rooms and also in the Campus Recreation Office. The charge is $10/quarter for a locker and can be billed to your student account. You supply your own lock.
Available equipment checkout includes:
- Racquetball racquets and balls
- Basketballs, soccer balls, volleyballs (indoor and outdoor), dodge balls, and footballs
- Softball equipment
- Wallyball equipment
- Volleyball equipment
- Badminton equipment
- Bean Bags/Cornhole
- Frisbees, Croquet set, Bocce ball
- Exercise DVDs
- First Aid supplies and ice packs