Health and Recreation Center

Policies

Activities

The Recreation Center has gymnasiums, racquetball courts, swimming pool, tot pool, outside fountain pool, whirlpool, sauna, steam room, fitness room, climbing wall and game rooms. Weekday hours are 6:30AM-10PM, and 9AM-9PM for Saturdays and certain holidays, unless posted otherwise. Structured programs take priority over free play activity, and are first offered to the Southern and Boyce community. Classes and official on-campus organizations may reserve portions of the Rec. Center. Staff members provide equipment, instruction and assistance about personal fitness.

Membership and Fees

The Recreation Center is available to students and their immediate families as well as members of the faculty and staff, with privileges extending from the first of the semester until the beginning of the next semester. Alumni memberships may be purchased on a monthly basis of $75 family, $60 couple, and $40 single. Adult children of SBTS faculty and staff are eligible for membership at the alumni fee rate. Locker and towel rentals are available daily or by semester.

Admission

Members must present either a Shield ID card or a valid membership card for entry.

Guest Policy

All faculty, staff and students may host out-of-town family members without cost. Full-time Seminary employees, enrolled students and full-time Sodexho employees may host guests at a cost of three dollars per person, with children under six free. Faculty and staff are granted two free guest visits per semester (out-of-town family do not count towards this limit), before being charged in accordance with the fee schedule for students. Each guest visit is limited to three persons or one family.

Children and Supervision

Children under age five may be taken into the opposite gender locker room and must use the dressing stalls to change. Children under age twelve must be supervised by an adult member in every area of the Center, and are prohibited from entering the whirlpool, sauna, steam room and fitness room. Dependents ages twelve and over are welcome to use the first floor of the Center without adult supervision, but must be supervised upstairs at the track, gym and courts. In the fitness room the supervising adult must stand at the exercise station in use by the child, age 12-15. Dependents age 16-17 have unrestricted use of the Center, though not considered supervising adults.

Clothing and Equipment

Modest apparel is expected. Loose fitting outer garments for easy movement are required over mid-drifts and sports bras. Tank tops are not allowed. Shirts must be worn in all areas except the pool and locker room. Swimming attire for the natatorium presumes one-piece suits, and prohibits thongs, Speedos, bikinis or g-strings. Shoes must have non-marking soles. Some equipment may be borrowed or rented, and a charge is assessed if lost, damaged or delayed in return. Lost and found items are kept one semester. Personal equipment, such as skateboards, roller blades and mechanized toys, is disallowed.