Reflection of Student Recreation Center

Last Thursday our class had the opportunity to tour the Student Recreation Center on the campus of Bowling Green State University. Thad Long as the Director gave us an extensive presentation and tour of the facility as well as a look into the history of the recreation center. There were many sections of the building that I never knew existed or knew were available to me as a student. I really found it interesting that we had two pools and room for students organizations as well as birthday parties.

I was also surprised that the section where the aerobic equipment is located on the second floor was originally open space where intramural teams could compete and practice. I hope that Mr. Long and his administration can succeed in their plan to remodel the facility in the near future. After seeing all of the construction on campus now, which is geared towards target groups of students such as athletes and art students; the student recreation center serves any and all students. This remodel would be incredibly valuable to the campus and attracting new students to enroll at BGSU!

More information can be found about other state of the art student recreation centers at the following universities:

University of Cincinnati : http://www.arcspace.com/architects/morphosis/univ_cinc/

University of Maine : http://www.nikiomahe.com/architecture-design/university-of-maine-student-recreation-and-fitness-center-united-states-by-cannon-design/