WREC Year End Report

"WREC en Fuego was
AWESOME! We should have this
event every semester!"
WREC PROGRAMS
"Zach is
my personal trainer
and he is amazing. He is
very understanding about
my littel experience and works
wth it very kindly and patiently.
Also, I came into my training
yesterday with a pain in my
necka nd my back. He said 'Ok,
let's get rid of it'... Now I don't
have to go to a chiropractor.
He really knows what he is
"We loved
doing."
Ballroom Dance — please
have more workshopes like
this one."
WREC Programs encompass AO, Personal Training, Aquatics, Safety
Courses, Special Events and Campus Collaborations. For the purposes
of this report, AO has been addressed in a separate section
due its size, uniqueness of services and inherent risks. Similarly, Recreational
Sports has its own section.
In 2016/17, the WREC hosted 42 Special Events and 15 Campus
Collaborations. Special Events are defined as WREC self-initiated
programs. Most of these activities center around fitness and wellness
such as Fuego Remixed, Cumbia Workshop, and Walktober while
others are part of a larger awareness campaign either with campus
or nationally such as National Pink Shirt Day and Love Everybody
Week.
Campus Collaborations are programming partnerships aimed at
reaching a larger or targeted audience of students. Some of this
year’s successful collaborations include Yoga for All Bodies (Trans
Week), EOP Pool Party, hosting Cats in the Community rallying point
and of end of day BBQ and Housing’s Hall Leaders Sleepover. Other
collaboration partners include GSEC, Housing, and Sustainability.
In total, WREC Special Events and Campus Collaborations totaled
61 days of programming. This figure does not even include the numerous
one-day tournaments Rec Sports hosted in everything from
table tennis to video game competitions.
As alluded to in the previous paragraph, this programming is so important
on many levels. First, specialized programming may reach a
student that has yet to take part in all the WREC has to offer. This is
often the case with a health-related topic or dance workshop. Second,
regardless of the number of students a program serves, it is a
chance for the WREC to make a personal connection. With the exception
of the front desk, fitness staff, and climbing gym, interaction
with student customers can be minimal due to the open recreational
"More Ballroom Dance!"
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