![]() Since the closing, other facilities offered to students became more populated, as some students struggle to find space and equipment. “It is disappointing that the Rec closed during my time as a student, but in a few years I look forward to using it,” Graham Robertson, a first-year in the College of Business, said. ![]() The closure may not have had that much impact on student employment, but some current students are frustrated that the Rec Center will be closed during the majority of their time at Marquette. ![]() “I do not think the closing really impacted anyone’s job, because now we have three or four sites to be moved around to, and we still need all the workers that we can get to cover extra shifts at the extra facilities,” Moran said. Moran said Marquette placed employees in facilities like O’Donnell based on preference, availability and location to their dorm or apartment. “I was a front desk worker for the Rec before, and now I work in the main office at the Rec Plex, and I think that Marquette was fair in making sure the employees was well accommodated,” Bridget Moran, a first-year in the College of Nursing, said. Some recreational service staff who were employed at the Rec Center up until closing transferred to the Rec Plex and O’Donnell. O’Donnell offers cardio and weight training equipment, a spin room, and a group exercise area. Open play and intramural sports are being offered at the Marquette Gymnasium, with gym space at the Annex also being utilized for intramurals and open play alongside group exercise classes while the Rec remains under construction.Ĭlub sports are welcome to practice at the gymnasium in Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, located about two miles off campus, and the Valley Fields dome, located off North 16th Street, about a five-minute drive from the Rec.įor the duration of the construction, Marquette students will have access to workout equipment that has moved to O’Donnell Hall, a previous dorm on campus. The building will be renovated with 180,000 square feet dedicated to campus fitness and the integration of recreation facilities with the Counseling Center and the Marquette University Medical Clinic. Since the closure of the Rec Center, one of Marquette’s larger gyms, the Rec Plex still remains partially open.Īfter raising 19.9 million in funds, the Rec Center began renovations and is set to reopen in January 2025. The “Nest,” an additional cardio space being built in the Rec Plex, is currently still under construction and is not set to open until February, limiting 30%of Marquette’s total cardio equipment from use. With the Rec Center closure and the Rec Plex still under construction, club sports and active students have to adjust to the fitness changes on campus.
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