“Buff Up the Rec” will cost around $63.5 million in total and is scheduled for completion in April. The Rec Center construction and redesign began in 2011 as a student government initiative called “Buff Up the Rec.” Over 70 percent of students voted in support of the initiative, which has increased student fees by approximately $100 per semester and will continue to do so for the next 25 years. “But now it seems like every CU student is coming here.” “Before this opened up, it was just the hardcore fitness enthusiasts around,” Barry said. Nelson Barry, a 21-year-old junior engineering student and personal trainer, noted the amount of people using the Rec Center.
“We’re trying to connect with those folks and let them know to come in, see what we have to offer and use it, because you’re paying for it with your student fees,” Chadwick said.ĭespite the ongoing construction all around the southwest section, attendance is increasing. There will also be exercise demonstrations, guided tours, climbing wall competitions and giveaways. 21-24, students and faculty are invited to attend “Reconnect with the Rec,” an opportunity to explore the new facilities and speak to personal trainers and equipment vendors on site. “So I think what happened was that students and faculty chose to go somewhere else.”įrom Jan. “During construction, we had very limited facilities - a basketball court and a cardiovascular weight room,” said Rec Center Interim Director Gary Chadwick. 10, providing students with a new climbing wall, three fitness studios, a renovated pool and hockey rink and a three-level weight and cardio exercise area.ĭuring the renovations to the section, the Rec Center was characterized by constant noise and overcrowded spaces as construction crews labored throughout the day. The southwest section of the building opened at 9 a.m. (Nigel Amstock/CU Independent)Īfter a long-term dry spell in attendance for CU’s Rec Center, the new facility has seen a constant flow of students every day of the first week of its reopening.
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Freshman International Affairs major Chandler Humphreys takes a shot on goal during free skate at the newly-remodeled ice rink in the CU Student Recreation Center on Saturday.
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