A $14.5 million project to enhance student wellness and academic research was completed with a grand opening and blessing ceremony on August 29, 2014. The doors are now open to the facility that features nearly 52,000 square feet of subdivided indoor space for year-round athletic, intramural, open recreation and fitness activities; an 80-yard indoor field house and a Human Performance Laboratory. In addition to the spacial enhancements, new locker rooms and a healthy refreshment snack bar are quickly helping to establish the Recreation and Wellness Center as a new campus focal point.
FRONT DESK
- Gannon University ID card scan, guest pass and membership purchase, equipment check out, facility reservation and general information area.
GYMNASIUM
- 100 x 70 foot area consisting of three courts with a rubberized surface convertible to basketball, volleyball and badminton.
- A suspended 8-foot wide, 10 laps-to-the-mile rubberized track used for recreational walking, jogging or running.
POOL
- A six-lane, 25-yard pool constructed to NCAA specifications featuring both one- and three-meter diving boards and a 250-seat observation deck.
RACQUETBALL/HANDBALL COURTS
- Three regulation courts with viewing windows.
- Two courts may be set-up as Walleyball Courts.
- All courts can be reserved for use.
- Eye protection is mandatory.
GROUP FITNESS
- Group Fitness classes are now offered to all Gannon University faculty, staff and students! For more information, visit the front desk of the Reacreation and Wellness Center or call 814-871-7770.
BUILDING HOURS
- Monday - Friday (6:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.)
- Saturday - Sunday (8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.)
POOL HOURS / OPEN SWIM
- Monday - Friday (7:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. / 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. / 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.)
- Saturday - Sunday (1 p.m. - 4 p.m.)
Recreation and Wellness Center hours will vary based on University breaks and holidays. Hours of operation during these times will be announced prior to the break/holiday period.
