2008 Woodie Awards
Rec. Center Grand Opening
Students and Staff Say It's a Hit!
By Andrew Aschenbrenner
9/3/07 - News
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The SRC houses the new home of the Outdoor Recreation Center, which has moved down from Mines Park. The SRC is also home to a variety of excellent additions to the athletic facilities of CSM. An 8-lane swimming pool and 2,500-seat Lockridge Arena provide competition venues for swimming, diving, and varsity basketball and volleyball teams.
The Grand Opening ceremony, hosted by Dean of Students Harold Cheuvront and President Myles Scoggins, was attended by students, parents, alumni, and donors. Dean Cheuvront said it was "a special day for Mines." President Scoggins, who took over for John Trefny in Fall 2006, called the new SRC the "newest campus landmark," making a point that it was built entirely with private funding, using no state funds. He thanked sponsors, notably the Adolph Coors Foundation, which has its name on the new Fitness Lab, and John and Erika Lockridge, who donated the money that built Lockridge Arena.
Following the ceremony, the Recreation Center was opened for tours and the first sporting event in the new arena, the Days Inn Oredigger Classic volleyball tournament. The building seemed to impress all. The new Juice Lab, which includes the old coffee cart along with some new offerings, served free smoothie samples.
Memberships to the Student Recreation Center are included in student fees, and can be purchased at varying rates for CSM faculty, staff, alumni, and their spouses and children. The members' area of the Rec Center offers a Fitness Lab, locker rooms, a multi-purpose 'rec gym' with an elevated track above, and two activity rooms. Also available for use is an indoor climbing wall that is one of the best college walls in the country. Equipment can be checked out at the front desk for use.
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