By Kyle O’Malley and Chantell Cosner, Administrative Services PULLMAN, Wash. – As students return from break determined to exercise away extra holiday pounds, the Student Recreation Center celebrated its 10 millionth users this week at Washington State University.
By Steve Nakata, Administrative Services PULLMAN, Wash. – When Washington State University opened its Student Recreation Center (SRC) in 2001, students were in awe of the state-of-the art $40-million facility. It quickly became the hot spot on campus. Fast forward 14 years and it’s still one of the most heavily used buildings at WSU.
John Vanderschalie (left), Andrew Appleton (center), and Rich Alldredge (right) stretching before a little run. Three members of the Pullman community and WSU staff have qualified to run April 21 in the Boston Marathon, one of the world’s most prestigious running events and oldest annual marathons. John VanderSchalie, immunodiagnostics section manager; Andrew Appleton, director […]
Enter your photos in the Outdoor Photography Contest by March 20 for a chance to have them on display. Submissions will only be taken via www.photocontest.wsu.edu and all entries will be judged according to their relativity to human or naturally powered outdoor recreation. There is no cost for entries and all participants may […]
Yesterday was the seventh anniversary of the University Recreation Center’s All Campus Challenge, which is URec’s way of celebrating National Recreation Sports and Fitness Day as well as the anniversary of the Student Recreation Center. In 1997, students passed the recreation center referendum; in 2001, the front doors opened to serve WSU and the community. To celebrate […]
Take care of yourself and get educated with regular health screenings provided by the College of Pharmacy and University Recreation. The next screening will be at the Student Recreation Center on October 15 from 3:30 to 6:30p.m. The screening will consist of a free blood pressure and glucose test. Participants can choose to have […]
University Recreation is working to launch a campuswide employee wellbeing initiative this spring. It will be developed and delivered by multiple campus departments and organizations, said Kathleen Hatch, executive director of UREC. “The main goal of the wellbeing initiative is to improve people’s livelihood,” said Brad Stewart, employee wellbeing coordinator at UREC. Among the initiative’s […]
PULLMAN – The 2007 All Campus Challenge will be held Feb. 22 at the Student Recreation Center. The 6th annual event celebrates the National Recreation Sports and Fitness Day where students, SRC members and the community are welcome to visit the SRC for free. The challenge lasts from 6 a.m. until 11:30 p.m., and includes […]