Spring 2012 - Houston Baptist University

Center on the first day of classes,
greater flexibility to schedule and
offer expanded programming.
“We’re incredibly excited about
the capabilities at the Fitness
Center,” said Saleim Kahleh,
director of campus recreation. “It
is a tremendous blessing for our
intramural sports to have access to
a quality venue of our own.”
An active community
A new fee grants all students
full membership privileges at
the Fitness Center during their
enrollment at the University. A
free shuttle service offering transportation
between the residential
colleges and the Fitness Center in
the evening makes access to the facility, which is within walking distance of
campus, even easier for students.
Faculty, staff and alumni of HBU qualify for special discounted membership
rates, and the University will continue to offer the full-service Fitness Center
as a resource to the community by honoring all existing memberships.
“This move strengthens the long-standing, beneficial partnership between
HBU and Memorial Hermann and sends a strong message to the southwest
Houston community that we have a keen interest in its future development,”
said HBU President Robert Sloan. “With plans to enhance and redevelop our
property, including the new Fitness Center, along the heavily traveled Southwest
Freeway between Beechnut and Fondren, we will be full participants in
the renaissance of the area.”
MEMORIES in the making
From the glow of Neon Night to a tropicalthemed
beach party around the indoor pools
on a winter night, initial interest in the Fitness
Center, which has seen a dramatic increase in
student visits and utilization of equipment,
suggests the facility is fast becoming a key
component of the University’s residential community.
“We are encouraged by the interest in and
attendance at the events we have hosted so far
to help students get accustomed to the facility,”
Goodwin said. “It was great to see the sense of
community being built through these positive
interactions and to know that the foundation
has been set for our students to continue benefiting
individually and collectively from their
time spent enjoying the Fitness Center.”
During a February dedication ceremony in the lobby of the Bradshaw Fitness Center, President
Sloan thanks existing members and staff for their hospitality while encouraging the HBU family
to take advantage of the facility's opportunities for improved fitness and community building
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