Holiday Closures
June 23, 2009
Due to Independence Day, the Recreation Center will be closed from July 3 - 5, 2009. It will resume normal Summer hours on July 6, 2009.
Specialty Summer Dance Classes
June 24,, 2009
Would you like to learn a few new moves this summer? Sign up for one of our Specialty Dance Classes that will keep you active and leave you with several new steps added to your repertoire. The classes being offered for the duration of the summer are: Salsa and Gyrokinesis Movement Classes. Click here for additional information.
Summer Fitness Incentive Program
June 10, 2009
The Grand Slam Fitness Challenge is about to begin. It will take place June 15 - July 27, 2009. It is a 2-person team fitness challenge for you and a friend. How it works is: Every time you and a friend work out in (or around) the Rice Rec Center, you get a chance to bat for your team and draw for GRAND SLAM prizes! Click here to sign up.
Lifeguarding Class
June 9, 2009
An American Red Cross Lifeguarding course will be offered July 18, 19, 25, 26 from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The course is open to everyone, but Rice students who want a lifeguarding job can receive a discount. Click here for more information about the course and how to register.
New Recreation Center!
April 22, 2009
It's almost here. The new Barbara and David Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center will be opening this upcoming Fall semester. Curious to see what it is going to look like? Click here to see a quick virtual tour. (You may need Flash Player in order to view. Click here to download Flash Player if you do not already have it installed).
Rice Dance Listserv
March 20, 2009
Rice Dance now features a new listserv. Join now in order to keep up-to-date on all the latest events hosted by Rice Dance. Sign Up
Summer Work Opportunity
March 20, 2009
Being a Summer Youth Activity Program counselor makes a great summer job for students still in town over the summer break. The SYAP hires hard-working students ages 18 and up for a fun summer job working with kids.
We are now accepting applications.
Summer Learn to Swim
March 10, 2009
Information about Learn to Swim classes for the Summer has been posted. Click here to learn more and/or to register.
Summer Weight Room Closures
In order to accommodate Women on Weights classes, the weight room will be closed to members during the following days and times:
- Mondays and Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- June 8 - July 24 (Except the week of July 4th)
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause!
2009 NIRSA Presentations
The Recreation Center's full-time staff led three educational sessions at the 2009 NIRSA Conference in Charlotte, NC: Summer Camp Scheduling, Registration Processes and Software... Oh My!, Retro Building, Modern Programs, and Wii Me: Using Technology in Physical Education.
Satisfaction Survery
Rec Center Results
In 2007, the Recreation Center created a Satisfaction Survey that was distributed to a random Rice sample. The Rec Center staff responded to a majority of the comments; you can view the responses to the survey.
Rec Center Listserv
The Rec Center has introduced a new listserv to keep the Rice community and members informed of all the happenings with the Rec Center. It is wholly voluntary, and is the definitive resources for closures, facility updates, etc.
Please sign up: Rec News.
Rec Center Pro Shop
The Rec Center's Pro shop is a place where you can get next to anything you could need for your recreational needs. Please view the list of available items. All items are available for purchase at the Operations Desk with either cash or check.
Facilities Status
Field Status
(as of May 1 at 1:15 p.m.):
O'Connor: CLOSED Field 1: OPEN Field 2/3: OPEN Field 5: OPEN Field 6: CLOSED Field 7: OPEN
Pool Status
The pool is currently Open.
General Information
Directions/Parking
Need directions? Parking information? Please view our parking and directions information page.
On-line Suggestion Box
We want to make your experience at the Recreation Center the best it can be. If you have a comment or suggestion, you can submit them using our On-Line Suggestion Box.
Responses: We do our best to respond to every suggestion. We post some of them here for you to check out.
Reservations
To view or search the schedule of events in the Gymnasium, please use EMS.
Rec Center Listservs
Stay on top of Rec Center happenings; join one of the
listservs we have available:
ROPE
Aquatics
Fitness
Rice Dance