Mission
The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) champions well-being through play, connection, movement and adventure. The mission of the institution is to inspire generations of the CU Boulder community to build the mindset, confidence and connections to live well.
Facility Descriptions
The Main Student Recreation Center (Rec Center) is a state-of-the-art, 300,000-square-foot LEED Platinum-certified facility offering a variety of activity spaces and amenities attracting over a million visits per year. The Rec Center offers several strength and conditioning spaces, six multi-purpose courts, six group fitness studios, a climbing gym, an indoor turf gym, an ice rink, martial arts spaces, three swimming pools, rooftop tennis and pickleball courts.
Williams Village Recreation Center is a smaller facility designed to support students living on the Williams Village campus. The facility has 10,000 square feet dedicated to strength and conditioning spaces, multi-purpose rooms for drop-in exercise and group fitness, and event space.
Programming Highlights
Fitness and Wellness (FitWell) provides quality fitness and wellness opportunities to encourage development, community and lifelong well-being through one-time fitness classes, in-depth instruction courses, personal training opportunities and a wellness suite. FitWell offers over 65 group fitness classes and several instructional courses within martial arts, dance, tennis and more.
Intramural sports at CU Boulder provide an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to compete against each other in a variety of sports and activities. The department offers over 25 recreational and competitive sports opportunities annually to over 6,500 students per year. Sports clubs give students the opportunity to compete while building community and leadership development with 30 clubs, 45 teams, 2,000 athletes and over 70 national championships.
Outdoor Pursuits serves as a gateway for students to enjoy the outdoors while emphasizing skills acquisition and community building. The program offers incoming student trips, semester trips and courses, rental equipment, a climbing gym and a challenge course. Additionally, CU Inclusive Recreation creates an accommodating, welcoming and open environment while providing accessible and respectful opportunities for all. The program offers adaptive sport and recreation offerings, unified sports and fitness, inclusive facilities, and a variety of programs supporting students representing a variety of backgrounds and identities.
Fun Facts
- Built in 1973, the first CU Boulder Student Recreation Center was the largest collegiate rec center of its kind.
- CU Boulder is the only college campus to have a pool shaped like its university mascot, the buffalo.
- Rooftop tennis and pickleball courts offer amazing views of the iconic Boulder Flatirons and Folsom Football Stadium.
- CU Boulder’s campus rec department manages an ice rink within its primary rec center.
- Campus Recreation and Well-Being partners with the Department of Athletics to provide an annual Inclusive Sports Summit.
More from University of Colorado Boulder
Website: https://www.colorado.edu/recreation/
