The mission of the Department of Recreational Services is to provide recreational facilities, programs, and developmental opportunities for the university community. Recreational Services provides exposure to a variety of activities that contribute to individual physical fitness. The Department also creates opportunities for cooperative and competitive play in the game form. Recreational Services instills in participants a lifelong appreciation for physical activity as well as enhancing the social, psychological and physiological development of the university community members it serves.
Department Service Areas
The Department is comprised of five service areas:
- informal recreation
- intramural sports
- extramural sports
- fitness
- club sports
Intramural sports programming provides structured contests, meets, tournaments and leagues limiting participation to individual members of the university community.
Extramural sports programming provides structured tournaments, contests and meets between participants from different institutions. The champions from intramural events are the teams or individuals competing in these programs.
Fitness programming provides opportunities and assistance to participants who wish to be involved in a personal exercise program. This voluntary program is designed to motivate individuals, assess their level of fitness, and influence their decision to maintain a positive fitness lifestyle.
Club sports The purpose of the program is to serve student sport-related interests while providing athletic competition with off-campus rivals. It should be emphasized that the program is for and by the students; each club is student initiated and sustained.