Click here to read a State Press article about SRC expansion published November 3, 2009. 

Click here to watch a You Tube video about SRC expansion (different than the video on the homepage). 

Facts about Campus Recreation Expansion 

Facility Development/Expansion Fee Facts:
Current approximate campus recreation sq ft:

Tempe campus is 143,000 indoor sq ft.
Includes:  swimming pool, locker rooms, court space, weight room/cardio space, racquetball courts, small gyms, fields, tennis courts and sand volleyball courts.

Polytechnic campus is 10,000 indoor sq.ft.
Includes:  weight room/cardio space, small gym, outdoor courts, swimming pool and fields

West campus is indoor 8,000 sq. ft.
Includes:  weight room/cardio space, outdoor courts, locker room and fields

Downtown campus is a shared facility with the YMCA
Includes:  indoor pool, weight/cardio space, small gym, basketball courts (not regulation size)

Projected Expansion

Through surveys, focus groups and student feedback, priorities and goals have been identified for the expansion of the Students Recreation Complex on the Tempe campus. 

Tempe campus 90,000 additional square feet proposed:
Student Priorities: additional field space, courts, small gyms, multi-purpose rooms, meeting rooms and weight room/cardio space

1. Field space:  Currently sport clubs have to re-locate to various areas in the valley (some as far as Red Mountain area) because of the limited field space in Tempe.  SRC has declined clubs because of the lack of space.  Since the relocation of the band field (which reduced playable area) M & W Rugby, W Lacrosse, M & W Soccer and Ultimate Frisbee have had to practice/compete on the SRC fields which has decreased field space for intramurals thus causing intramurals to go until 1:30 a.m.  It has also decreased informal opportunities for students to gather, and we have received several complaints about the lack of space.

Goals:

• Increase student participation in intramurals
• Decrease late hours of play
• Increase sport clubs
• Decrease travel distances for sport club teams
• Host national/regional extramural and sport club tournaments

2. Courts:  PE West current home for intramural court play (big enough for 3 basketball courts or 4 volleyball courts), is slated to be torn down for academic buildings.  That would leave the SRC as the only court space for intramurals.  The SRC’s largest informal usage increase in the month of September was the SRC courts.  There were 5,000 more participants in the month of Sept. 09 then in Sept 08.  At times students are waiting to play basketball for over an hour.

Goals:

• Replace court space at PE West
• Decrease “wait” time for informal basketball
• Increase intramural participation
• Increase opportunities for volleyball and badminton

3. Small Gyms:  From 4-11 p.m. All the small gyms are reserved for Sun Devil Mind/Body, Sun Devil Fitness, Instructional Programs and Sport Clubs.  SRC has turned Sport Clubs away because of unavailable small gym space.  The SRC cannot reserve space for clubs and organizations because their needs could not be accommodated without totally taking all of the space from informal usage.  

Goals:

• Increase sport clubs
• Provide open hours for non-club groups
• Increase martial art opportunities

4. Multi-Purpose Space:  Multi-purpose space will allow for unique recreation opportunities that current SRC space does not provide for because of ceiling height, flooring etc.  Such opportunities include: indoor soccer, floor hockey, in-line hockey, table tennis, dodgeball, etc.

Goals:

• Open opportunities for non-traditional programs
• Provide more appropriate facilities for current programs (i.e., fencing)
• Decrease off campus travel for clubs

5. Meeting Rooms/Office/Enhanced Space:  Student organizations/clubs are constantly requesting meeting space.  The SRC cannot accommodate all their needs.  Enhanced space would allow the SRC to provide more of a home for these and other groups.  Sport Clubs would have an office to bring in recruits and the council/sport clubs would have a home office area.  Storage space for sport club/intramural equipment would increase, which would in turn increase space for the Bike Co-op.

Goals:

• Increase usage of student groups that normally would not use the SRC
• Providing more of a “home” for sport clubs
• Increase access and service areas for the ASU Bike Co-op

6. Weight Room/Cardio Space:  Students wait in line for cardio equipment during peak times (4-9 p.m.).  The free weight area is also crowded with limited space.  The goal is to work on including cardio and strength equipment in the residential communities, closer to where students live for easier access and to offset crowding at SRC. Weight room programs (personal training, small group training) will be centered out of the SRC and free weights (for risk management purposes) need to be supervised by trained/certified staff.

Goals:

• Decreasing “wait” time for cardio and weight equipment usage

Projected expansion on the other three campuses:

Polytechnic campus - 110,000 sq ft new facility to include a new outdoor aquatic facility/field development, health related services and potential social/community services.

Rationale:

• Creates community
• Advances recreational opportunities
• Takes health services out of what is currently a house on the campus
• Expands union services

West campus - 110,000 sq ft new facility to include outdoor pool/outdoor social area, and health/wellness services.

Rationale:

• Creates community/partnership with residential development
• Advances recreational opportunities
• Advances health/wellness services

Downtown campus - 110,000 sq ft new/expanded facilities to include a potential partnership with YMCA (expansion) and develop new facility to focus on community space.

Rationale:

• YMCA is currently crowded with serving two communities with same peak time interest
• Creates community and allows for more student meeting places.

Overall Benefits:

• The ability to serve future students.  Unlike most universities, students enroll at Arizona State University rather than at a specific campus (which is not the case at many other universities).  Every student should have the privilege of equitable programs and services.  This semester 27% of the ASU students are attending multiple campuses.
• Increased social engagement opportunities.  Studies show that students that find a connection or a sense of belonging within the institution have higher satisfaction rates of the university and better retention and graduation rates.  This kind of facility development can be a factor in student success.
• Increased opportunities for health/wellness creating healthy students.
• Increased job opportunities.  Putting money back into a student’s pocket. Campus recreation, on all four campuses, has the potential of putting more than 2 million dollars back into student pockets plus give students practical experiences.
• Continued partnerships with academic units such as Exercise Science and Wellness, Kinesiology and the School of Nursing.

Approximate Costs:                    cost per sq ft        Total bond          Annual Debt
420,000 additional sq ft               $350.00 per sq ft       $147 million          $10,679,000
Other Costs                                                                                          $5,000,000-8,000,000
                                                                                                  Total  $15,679,000-18,679,000
 
Depending on enrollment growth would be between $150-$162.00 per semester per student

Would provide a total of 563,000 sq ft which averages 5.63 sq ft per student (overall projected enrollment of 100,000 students)

Students won’t pay a fee until facilities are open.