Renovation Lessons Learned from Building Blocks Experts

Anyone who’s ever gone through a rec center construction project knows nothing ever goes as expected. Layouts change, dates get pushed back and budgets have to be adjusted. At the end of...

Facility Basics Help Rec Centers Run Smoothly

Several components make up a successful campus rec department, but what can...

The Basics of Facility Maintenance

Great programming and staffing won’t amount to much if your rec center...

12 Tips for Preparing Your Upcoming Budget

Programming, marketing and facility management are all critical components of campus recreation,...

Why You Should Know Conversion Metrics

More and more, operators are moving away from emphasizing website-only metrics like...

Engaging Students Through Fitness Floor Layout
By Bobby Dyer on March 13, 2018
Designing your recreation facility doesn’t end with just the ceiling, floors and walls. You have to take into account your fitness floor layout and the...
Kansas State Completes Performance Zones Project
By Bobby Dyer on February 20, 2018
Back in September, we published a story about an ambitious project underway at Kansas State University. The school’s campus rec department decided to convert its...
Lessons Learned from the Top 10 Most Read Stories
By Bobby Dyer on January 23, 2018
Sometimes, the best and truest words have already been spoken. The same is certainly true for this website — we’ve had the pleasure of speaking...
The Greatest Thing in Bowling Green
By Heather Hartmann on January 15, 2018
When Stephen Kampf called the former director of campus recreation at Westchester University, Steve Gambino, neither could have guessed a 25-year friendship would ensue. “From that...
Creating Space
By Bobby Dyer on January 15, 2018
Back in May, Georgia State University began a renovation project of its recreation center. The renovations were centered on the free weight area and squash...