The West Chester University Student Recreation Center (SRC) opened in August, 2012. At this time, the SRC was viewed as a modern, comprehensive, state-of -the-art university recreation facility created to facilitate community building around health, fitness, inclusivity, recreation and wellness. Identifying and prioritizing facility renovation and enhancement projects becomes a critical means to meeting and exceeding new and evolving fitness and recreation needs. In many cases, university campus recreation departments do not have the funds to expand or build new facilities to accommodate current needs.

As a follow-up to last week’s story on renovation don’ts, Eric Maki, the senior director of campus recreation at West Chester University, shares his advice and experiences of renovating gained through a number of opportunities while previously working at Illinois State University, Cleveland State University, the University of Missouri and Wichita State University.Īs global fitness and recreation trends continue to change and evolve, so too must the facilities and spaces in which these activities take place.

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