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University of Oregon Student Recreation Center Spring 2011 Newsletter

Lauren Short
Lauren Short

The Rec Center is expanding based on student support. A consulting firm conducted a year-long campus consultation and found overwhelming support for expanding the Rec Center and EMU. A design group has been formed to select an architecture firm and begin schematic design in fall term. Intramural sports and wellness challenges are also highlighted.

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om e e lc W to Te rm ng te r! p ri he C en S at t on a ti ec re nt R tu de S Rec center news Spring 2011 Edition
The Rec Center is expanding! Realizing the expansion of your Student Recreation Center is creeping closer and closer to reality every day. We now have a final report on our campus consultation from the firm Brailsford & Dunlavey (B&D) that took place over the span of nearly a year. The report documents the Campus Consultation to expand both the EMU and the SRC. Included in the report are: a conceptual program of spaces for each facility, the projects construction and operational costs, pro forma modeling for each facility, peer institution benchmark data and results of campus needs assessment and valuing surveys. My thanks go out to each of you who participated in the process. The turnout on our campus was unprecedented in the experience of our consulting firm B & D with 7,947 students, faculty, and staff responding to this falls valuing survey. This number represents 27.5% of all enrolled students, and 36.1 % of faculty and staff. In addition, 79% of students and 82% of faculty and staff surveyed indicated they were very likely or somewhat likely to support the projects. You have spoken and the strength of your voice is being heard. We have formed a design user group made up of students, faculty and staff. We will be selecting the architecture firm who will design the SRC expansion this spring. The intense Schematic Design work will begin once students return for fall term. The train has left the station... SRC enthusiasts... and our expansion is on the move! Congratulations to each student who is graduating this spring. It is always our desire (and the purpose of our existence) that your participation in facilities, programs, and classes of the SRC will have a positive and healthy lifelong impact. As our Core Purpose states, we are all about Active Balanced Lives and we hope that will always be your experience as you launch the next stage of your life. Heres wishing each of you a healthy and happy Spring Term and beyond! Dennis Munroe Director, Physical Education & Recreation
Unleash your inner animal; be active at the Rec. Intramural Sports. Interested in Officiating to earn some extra cash? We are Spring term has a full slate of looking for individuals interested Intramural Sports for Students, in officiating Softball and Soccer. Faculty and Staff. Superior skill We will train you! No experience levels or previous sport needed, just knowledge of the experience are not prerequisites sport. The general information Pac 10 Well-U for participation; there is a place meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, for everyone from the novice to March 29 at 6:00pm in Challenge, April 18-22. the advanced competitor. SRC Multipurpose Room #4. Activities are offered in mens, Join the PAC-10 and all of your womens and coed divisions. If you have additional questions friends for a healthier, happier Come join us, make new friends, give us a call at 541-346-4113 or U! The challenge for a Well U is a and have fun! Check out our Web drop by our office in 102 Esslinger friendly, conference-wide Site for information related to Hall. Our friendly staff is always initiative promoting overall health Leagues in Softball, Soccer, willing to help answer your and wellness for all of our faculty, Ultimate Frisbee and 4 on 4 Grass questions. staff and students. Complete daily Volleyball. In addition to our personal wellness assessments Leagues we offer Tournaments Cindie Judy and log your wellness activities and Meets in Swimming, Golf and Assistant Director on http://welluchallenge.org. Have Track & Field. New this your name entered into a grand Spring Tournaments in Kickball prize drawing every time you and Bocce Ball. participate in one of the wellness activities during the week for a chance to win a prize! For more information, check out the PAC 10 Well U Challenge link on the healthy campus website at http://healthycampus.uoregon.edu. Marci Torres Director of Healthy Campus Initiative
Swim the Pac-10 challenge is happening now! Swim the Pac-10 happens again this spring term. This is a self directed challenge to motivate swimmers and beginners to move to the pool for fitness. Participants can water walk, aqua-jog, or swim their way through the challenge the main point is to get in the water to realize the benefits of swimming! You have 10 weeks (spring term) to complete either the beginner or the advanced route through the Pac-10. Distances have been calculated based on general distances from campus to campus. Participants will log their own lengths by recording their Have you found the new distances on sheets kept in a log book at Leighton pool. See the event interactive touch screen yet? table located next to the bleachers Look immediately to your right as you enter on the pool deck for more the lobby and you will find a great new information. There will be both interactive plasma screen with information Beginner & Advanced categories. about Intramurals, Recreation and Fitness Jackie James Programs, Membership information and more. This is the next step in our effort to go as paperless as possible. Students at the Welcome Assistant Director of Aquatics Desk will be happy to assist you in how to use this interactive tool. You can email all The distances: Beginner Advanced information to yourself right from the screen! 5 yards = 1 mile 25 yards = 1 mile WSU to UW 312 Miles 1550 yards 7800 yards UW to Oregon State 181 Miles 900 yards 4525 yards New wait-list feature on Oregon State to Oregon 107 Miles 525 yards 2675 yards Duck Web changes Physical Oregon to Cal 520 Miles 2600 yards 13,000 yards Education course registration. Cal to Stanford 49 Miles 250 yards 1225 yards Stanford to UCLA 354 Miles 1775 yards 8850 yards The Registrars new Wait-List feature on Duck UCLA to USC 14 Miles 75 yards 350 yards Web is changing the face of registration for USC to Arizona State 388 Miles 1950 yards 9700 yards Physical Education courses. If you want a spot in a PE class, be sure to sign up for it on Arizona State to Arizona 112 Miles 550 yards 2800 yards Duck Web when youve got the chance! Classes Total 2037 Miles 10,175 yards 50,925 yards have filled this spring at an unprecedented speed and wait-lists are being highly used. The major change youll see is a drastically reduced Everyone who finishes will receive a prize! option to take PE classes Non-Credit. The wait-lists are ensuring that there arent going to be very many openings for non-credit enrollment in the future! And per our policy, you cannot enroll for credit then switch your status to non-credit, so get on board for credit and hold on tight!
New fitness options. New workout formats have been added to the Rec Fitness Program to continue to challenge your fitness levels. Boot Camp focuses on full body exercises in high intensity intervals, addressing cardio and muscular endurance, strength, agility, balance, and flexibility, without fancy choreography. Be prepared to do anything when you come Mondays at 4pm, Wednesdays at 5pm or Saturdays at 11:30am. Another fun option is to jump in the pool for the Zumba pool party! Splashing, stretching, twisting, even shouting, laughing, hooting and hollering are often heard during an Aqua Zumba workout. Aqua Zumba blends together a safe, challenging, water-based workout thats the hundreds of users that are in this weights but please be aware, that they cardio-conditioning, body-toning, and space daily. are not certified personal trainers and exhilarating on Saturdays at 1pm. are not permitted to act in that capacity. Weight Rooms Cardio Room The North Weight Room has had some Personal Training Hopefully youve taken advantage of minor equipment moves to create an The Personal Training staff have open trying the various fitness equipment demos in open functional training space as well as hours in the Weight Room (listed at the Cardio Room (including the Life an educational space for PE instructors. the Fitness Services desk in the Cardio Fitness Treadmill and Cross trainer, Techno This space will continue to morph, and Room) where they can be accessible for Gym Cardio Wave, Woodway Eco Mill and we will be posting anatomy charts in general fitness and exercise questions. Precor Recumbent bike). Temporarily trying weight rooms for patrons to self educate They can give advice on workouts, form equipment gives us an opportunity to hear and use as a reference. There is also a and technique during those open hours from our users, what your preferences are as binder at the desk full of exercises (and or you can schedule a time for personal well as give feedback to the manufacturers. pictures) to help you with your attention for a modest extra fee. We use your feedback as one factor in our workouts, just ask the staff. purchasing decision making process. We are The Weight Room Supervisors are Chantelle Russell excited to announce the two new Woodway Desmo model treadmills were purchased circulating about the room for your Assistant Director for Fitness in February as a permanent addition to our safety and to create a welcoming inventory. Youll notice some other new environment for everyone. They are equipment before the end of summer as we trained as first responders in case of an work through our equipment replacement emergency and are responsible for schedule. educating patrons on our facility and usage policies. These employees also In the Cardio Room the staff should help you help with cleaning and to make sure with the sign-up procedures to ensure patrons are in a sanitary environment. accuracy and fairness. Although there may All Weight Room Supervisors can give be a short wait time, this keeps the staff you a general orientation to our fitness active and engaged with the participants as spaces, policies and equipment as well as well as facilitating a positive experience for act as a spotter when youre lifting heavy Have an idea? Let us know! Please fill out a suggestion/comment form located at the front desk. Visit http://perec.uoregon.edu for more information on all facilities, programs, and classes available at the Rec Center.

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University of Oregon Student Recreation Center Spring 2011 Newsletter

  • 1. om e e lc W to Te rm ng te r! p ri he C en S at t on a ti ec re nt R tu de S Rec center news Spring 2011 Edition
  • 2. The Rec Center is expanding! Realizing the expansion of your Student Recreation Center is creeping closer and closer to reality every day. We now have a final report on our campus consultation from the firm Brailsford & Dunlavey (B&D) that took place over the span of nearly a year. The report documents the Campus Consultation to expand both the EMU and the SRC. Included in the report are: a conceptual program of spaces for each facility, the projects construction and operational costs, pro forma modeling for each facility, peer institution benchmark data and results of campus needs assessment and valuing surveys. My thanks go out to each of you who participated in the process. The turnout on our campus was unprecedented in the experience of our consulting firm B & D with 7,947 students, faculty, and staff responding to this falls valuing survey. This number represents 27.5% of all enrolled students, and 36.1 % of faculty and staff. In addition, 79% of students and 82% of faculty and staff surveyed indicated they were very likely or somewhat likely to support the projects. You have spoken and the strength of your voice is being heard. We have formed a design user group made up of students, faculty and staff. We will be selecting the architecture firm who will design the SRC expansion this spring. The intense Schematic Design work will begin once students return for fall term. The train has left the station... SRC enthusiasts... and our expansion is on the move! Congratulations to each student who is graduating this spring. It is always our desire (and the purpose of our existence) that your participation in facilities, programs, and classes of the SRC will have a positive and healthy lifelong impact. As our Core Purpose states, we are all about Active Balanced Lives and we hope that will always be your experience as you launch the next stage of your life. Heres wishing each of you a healthy and happy Spring Term and beyond! Dennis Munroe Director, Physical Education & Recreation
  • 3. Unleash your inner animal; be active at the Rec. Intramural Sports. Interested in Officiating to earn some extra cash? We are Spring term has a full slate of looking for individuals interested Intramural Sports for Students, in officiating Softball and Soccer. Faculty and Staff. Superior skill We will train you! No experience levels or previous sport needed, just knowledge of the experience are not prerequisites sport. The general information Pac 10 Well-U for participation; there is a place meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, for everyone from the novice to March 29 at 6:00pm in Challenge, April 18-22. the advanced competitor. SRC Multipurpose Room #4. Activities are offered in mens, Join the PAC-10 and all of your womens and coed divisions. If you have additional questions friends for a healthier, happier Come join us, make new friends, give us a call at 541-346-4113 or U! The challenge for a Well U is a and have fun! Check out our Web drop by our office in 102 Esslinger friendly, conference-wide Site for information related to Hall. Our friendly staff is always initiative promoting overall health Leagues in Softball, Soccer, willing to help answer your and wellness for all of our faculty, Ultimate Frisbee and 4 on 4 Grass questions. staff and students. Complete daily Volleyball. In addition to our personal wellness assessments Leagues we offer Tournaments Cindie Judy and log your wellness activities and Meets in Swimming, Golf and Assistant Director on http://welluchallenge.org. Have Track & Field. New this your name entered into a grand Spring Tournaments in Kickball prize drawing every time you and Bocce Ball. participate in one of the wellness activities during the week for a chance to win a prize! For more information, check out the PAC 10 Well U Challenge link on the healthy campus website at http://healthycampus.uoregon.edu. Marci Torres Director of Healthy Campus Initiative
  • 4. Swim the Pac-10 challenge is happening now! Swim the Pac-10 happens again this spring term. This is a self directed challenge to motivate swimmers and beginners to move to the pool for fitness. Participants can water walk, aqua-jog, or swim their way through the challenge the main point is to get in the water to realize the benefits of swimming! You have 10 weeks (spring term) to complete either the beginner or the advanced route through the Pac-10. Distances have been calculated based on general distances from campus to campus. Participants will log their own lengths by recording their Have you found the new distances on sheets kept in a log book at Leighton pool. See the event interactive touch screen yet? table located next to the bleachers Look immediately to your right as you enter on the pool deck for more the lobby and you will find a great new information. There will be both interactive plasma screen with information Beginner & Advanced categories. about Intramurals, Recreation and Fitness Jackie James Programs, Membership information and more. This is the next step in our effort to go as paperless as possible. Students at the Welcome Assistant Director of Aquatics Desk will be happy to assist you in how to use this interactive tool. You can email all The distances: Beginner Advanced information to yourself right from the screen! 5 yards = 1 mile 25 yards = 1 mile WSU to UW 312 Miles 1550 yards 7800 yards UW to Oregon State 181 Miles 900 yards 4525 yards New wait-list feature on Oregon State to Oregon 107 Miles 525 yards 2675 yards Duck Web changes Physical Oregon to Cal 520 Miles 2600 yards 13,000 yards Education course registration. Cal to Stanford 49 Miles 250 yards 1225 yards Stanford to UCLA 354 Miles 1775 yards 8850 yards The Registrars new Wait-List feature on Duck UCLA to USC 14 Miles 75 yards 350 yards Web is changing the face of registration for USC to Arizona State 388 Miles 1950 yards 9700 yards Physical Education courses. If you want a spot in a PE class, be sure to sign up for it on Arizona State to Arizona 112 Miles 550 yards 2800 yards Duck Web when youve got the chance! Classes Total 2037 Miles 10,175 yards 50,925 yards have filled this spring at an unprecedented speed and wait-lists are being highly used. The major change youll see is a drastically reduced Everyone who finishes will receive a prize! option to take PE classes Non-Credit. The wait-lists are ensuring that there arent going to be very many openings for non-credit enrollment in the future! And per our policy, you cannot enroll for credit then switch your status to non-credit, so get on board for credit and hold on tight!
  • 5. New fitness options. New workout formats have been added to the Rec Fitness Program to continue to challenge your fitness levels. Boot Camp focuses on full body exercises in high intensity intervals, addressing cardio and muscular endurance, strength, agility, balance, and flexibility, without fancy choreography. Be prepared to do anything when you come Mondays at 4pm, Wednesdays at 5pm or Saturdays at 11:30am. Another fun option is to jump in the pool for the Zumba pool party! Splashing, stretching, twisting, even shouting, laughing, hooting and hollering are often heard during an Aqua Zumba workout. Aqua Zumba blends together a safe, challenging, water-based workout thats the hundreds of users that are in this weights but please be aware, that they cardio-conditioning, body-toning, and space daily. are not certified personal trainers and exhilarating on Saturdays at 1pm. are not permitted to act in that capacity. Weight Rooms Cardio Room The North Weight Room has had some Personal Training Hopefully youve taken advantage of minor equipment moves to create an The Personal Training staff have open trying the various fitness equipment demos in open functional training space as well as hours in the Weight Room (listed at the Cardio Room (including the Life an educational space for PE instructors. the Fitness Services desk in the Cardio Fitness Treadmill and Cross trainer, Techno This space will continue to morph, and Room) where they can be accessible for Gym Cardio Wave, Woodway Eco Mill and we will be posting anatomy charts in general fitness and exercise questions. Precor Recumbent bike). Temporarily trying weight rooms for patrons to self educate They can give advice on workouts, form equipment gives us an opportunity to hear and use as a reference. There is also a and technique during those open hours from our users, what your preferences are as binder at the desk full of exercises (and or you can schedule a time for personal well as give feedback to the manufacturers. pictures) to help you with your attention for a modest extra fee. We use your feedback as one factor in our workouts, just ask the staff. purchasing decision making process. We are The Weight Room Supervisors are Chantelle Russell excited to announce the two new Woodway Desmo model treadmills were purchased circulating about the room for your Assistant Director for Fitness in February as a permanent addition to our safety and to create a welcoming inventory. Youll notice some other new environment for everyone. They are equipment before the end of summer as we trained as first responders in case of an work through our equipment replacement emergency and are responsible for schedule. educating patrons on our facility and usage policies. These employees also In the Cardio Room the staff should help you help with cleaning and to make sure with the sign-up procedures to ensure patrons are in a sanitary environment. accuracy and fairness. Although there may All Weight Room Supervisors can give be a short wait time, this keeps the staff you a general orientation to our fitness active and engaged with the participants as spaces, policies and equipment as well as well as facilitating a positive experience for act as a spotter when youre lifting heavy Have an idea? Let us know! Please fill out a suggestion/comment form located at the front desk. Visit http://perec.uoregon.edu for more information on all facilities, programs, and classes available at the Rec Center.