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A few More Members

November 16, 2009

Starting at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, the Barbara and David Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center will be offering memberships on a limited basis to Rice alumni and community members and to their spouses/domestic partners. There will be an annual prorated fee of $405 per person. All applications must be received in person at the Administration Offices before 4:30 p.m. Spots will fill up quickly, so don’t delay!

Don't Forget Your Goggles!

November 2, 2009

The new competition pool at the Barbara and David Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center is finally open! The indoor pool at the old Recreation Center building is now closed. Click here for new competition pool hours.

Intramural Highlight Video

October 13, 2009

The Intramural Highlight Video for 2008-2009 is now on-line! Click here to view the highlights.

Rec Center Map

September 28, 2009

The New Recreation Center is now open. If you would like to see the layout of the new building or download a map of the layout, please do so here. Click here for the map.

New Dance Classes

September 28, 2009

All new dance classes are starting this week, such as Gyrokinesis Movement and Contact Improvisation. Click here to access a full listing of what the dance program has to offer.

Membership Rates

August 17, 2009

Membership rates for the new Recreation Center have been posted.
Click here to view the rates and other membership information.

Want to Learn a little more about what the new Recreation Center offers?

Click here for a list of amenities, locker fees, and images.

For more information, check out this recently published news story: Article.

Rec Center Registrations

Rec Center Membership Registration

Specialty Fitness Programs

Fitness Incentive Programs

Specialty Dance Classes

Swim Lessons

Intramural Sports Registration

ROPE Trip Registration

Rec Center Accolades

We will periodically post announcements on this page concerning honors, recognitions, or special happenings of the people of the Rec Center. Check here frequently to see what is going on.

Accolades

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.

FAQ's

As the new Recreation Center is about to open, new questions are arising all the time. Click here to see a list of the latest FAQ's and their responses. If you would like to ask a question, please do so here.

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 November 16 at 9:30 a.m.):

  • O'Connor: CLOSED
  • Field 1: CLOSED
  • Field 2/3:CLOSED
  • Field 5:CLOSED
  • Field 6: CLOSED
  • Field 7: CLOSED

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:
Rec News
ROPE
Aquatics
Fitness
Rice Dance

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