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Recreational Services

Pilot Kids Camp Registration Now Open

Kid camper with counselorPilot Kids Day Camp registration for Summer 2017 is now open. The camp is for children entering grades 1-6 in Fall 2017 and is staffed by University of Portland students who lead small groups of campers in active games and sports as well as arts and crafts and drama projects.

Cost is $155 per session through May 12, $170 per session after May 12. Children of University of Portland students, faculty, staff, or alumni receive a $10 discount per session.

The camps run Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Camp dates for 2017:

  • Session 1: June 19-23
  • Session 2: June 26-30
  • Session 3: July 10-14
  • Session 4: July 31-Aug 4

Brochure and application forms are available at: https://www1.up.edu/recservices/pilot-kids-day-camp/index.html.

“Pilots Kids Camp is not sponsored by the University of Portland.  It is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by the University of Portland. Authorized use of University of Portland logos and trademarks does not imply an endorsement of the camp or program.”

For more information, contact Brian Dezzani, recreational services, dezzani@up.edu or 503.943.7177.

Run, Have Fun for a Cause: 2017 Shamrock Run

shamrock2-copyAll UP community members can show their UP pride and help support Doernbecher Children’s Hospital by joining the UP Shamrock Run team, according to Liz Winters, recreational services. The race is Sunday, March 19, 2017, at Waterfront Park in downtown Portland. Last year the University of Portland team was the fourth largest locally and had 147 runners and walkers. We also raised more than $700 for programs within the UP community.

This year the goal is to make UP’s Shamrock Run team 250 people strong. As an added bonus, if there are at least 75 members on the  team, the Shamrock Run will donate $5 per person back to support programs at UP. Students, employees, alumni, Holy Cross, and friends of the UP community are all welcome to join. Sign-up soon, as registration closes Tuesday, January 31.

To join the UP team, you must register online at this link  (choose the “team” option; the UP Team Code is 1070). Team members receive a $4 registration discount. Packet pick-up (race t-shirts, pins, and bibs) will be at the Beauchamp Center the week before the race.

For more information, contact Winters at evanse@up.edu.

 

Fall Break Beauchamp Center Hours

beau_ctr-copyThe Beauchamp Center will operate on its fall break hours from Friday, October 14 to Sunday, October 23, according to Brian Dezzani, recreational services.

Fall Break Schedule:

  • Friday, Oct. 14, 6 a.m.-7 p.m.
  • Saturday, Oct. 15, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • Sunday, Oct. 16, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • Monday-Friday, Oct. 17-21, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
  • Saturday, Oct. 22, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • Sunday, Oct. 23, 12 p.m.-midnight.

For more information contact recreational services at 7177 or dezzani@up.edu.

 

Beauchamp Center Named as 2016 Facility of Merit

beauchamp-center-dedThe Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center has been named as a 2016 Facility of Merit award winner by Athletic Business, an online publication billed as “the resource for athletic, fitness, and recreation professionals.” The Beauchamp Center was the first of 10 facilities to be awarded around the country.

The announcement reads in part: “Designed to be a ‘game-changer’ for the University of Portland campus community, the Beauchamp Center drew responses such as ‘stunning,’ ‘beautiful,’ ‘thoughtful,’ and ‘sophisticated’ from judges. The building’s generous use of glazing reveals major activity spaces, arranged as fitness neighborhoods to make the center feel more intimate and approachable. Materials selection reflects the existing campus context, while helping establish the building’s own identity as the new heart of campus. Said one judge, ‘This project is beautifully and consistently detailed on both the exterior and the interior.’”

All winning facilities will be featured in the Athletic Business October issue and at the 2016 Athletic Business Show in Orlando, Florida. The winners will be honored with a video presentation at the Athletic Business keynote with Don Yaeger on Friday, November 18, at 11:15 a.m., followed by an awards reception from 6 to 8 p.m.

The Beauchamp Center was designed by Soderstrom Architects in Portland and HOK in Kansas City, Mo. It boasts 73,000 square feet with gymnasiums, exercise studios, suspended track, climbing wall, outdoor pursuits center, functional training area, and more.

For more information go to this link.

Beauchamp Recreation & Wellness Center: One Year And Counting!

Beauchamp Center DedThe recreational services office celebrated the one-year anniversary of the opening of the Beauchamp Recreation & Wellness Center on Wednesday, August 24.

“The facility has had a huge impact on campus and we are thrilled with the growth of our programs this year,” says Rec Services director Brian Dezzani. “More students, faculty and staff are working out than ever before at UP.  I’m sure our recruiting efforts benefit from this great building as well. I heard a parent touring campus with her son, a potential student from Puyallup, Washington, say ‘It’s tough for other schools to compete when he sees a recreation center like this.'”

For more information contact recreational services at 7177 or dezzani@up.edu.

 

Back To School For The Beauchamp Center

beau_ctr-95-S copyBeauchamp Center fall hours will begin on Sunday, August 28, according Brian Dezzani, recreational services.

  • Sunday, 10 a.m.-12 a.m.
  • Monday-Thursday, 6 a.m.-12 a.m.
  • Friday, 6 a.m.-10 p.m.
  • Saturday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

Fitness classes start on Monday, August 29. For a complete schedule and more information, go to up.edu/recservices or contact the Beauchamp Center at x8755.

Need An Exercise Bike? Rowing Machine? Cardio Machine?

bikeRecreational services is selling Schwinn indoor cycling bikes and Concept 2 rowers from Howard Hall. The items will cost $100-150 each depending on the model and age, are in working order, and will be sold “as-is.” Also available are select cardio machines that are on the first floor in Howard Hall; they will be priced separately. To view the items, visit the Howard Hall gym between 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29. If you cannot attend at that time, please contact Brian Dezzani at dezzani@up.edu, x7177 to set up an appointment to be held after that date.

Pilot Kids Camp Coming Up

pilotkids2015 copyPilot Kids Camp registrations are now being accepted by the recreational services office. The ever-popular camps offer games, arts & crafts, sports, and tons of fun for kids from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., M-Th., and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays over summer. Forms and more information are available at this link. Special pricing is offered for UP faculty, staff, and students.

Pilot Kids Camp Dates 2016 (Entering grades 1-6):

  • Session 1: June 20-24
  • Session 2: June 27-July 1
  • Session 3: July 11-15
  • Session 4: Aug 1-5

“Pilots Kids Camp is not sponsored by the University of Portland.  It is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by the University of Portland. Authorized use of University of Portland logos and trademarks does not imply an endorsement of the camp or program.”

Contact Brian Dezzani, recreational services, with any questions at x7177 or dezzani@up.edu.

Beauchamp Center Finals Week, Summer Hours

Beauchamp Center.jpgThere will be limited fitness classes offered during finals week and the summer, according to Liz Winters, recreational services. A list of offerings can be found at the Beauchamp Center front desk. Locker renewals for summer term need to be submitted at the Beauchamp Center front desk by 6 p.m. on Friday, April 29. Partner/Spouse memberships for summer term are on sale now at the front desk. Please renew by Friday, April 29 to avoid a lapse in membership.

Beauchamp Center finals week hours:

  • Mon.-Wed., April 25-27: 6 a.m.-12 a.m.
  • Thur., April 28: 6 a.m.-8 p.m.
  • Fri., April 29: 6 a.m.-6 p.m.
  • Sat.-Sun.,, April 30-May 1: Closed

Summer Hours (May 2- August 28):

  • Mon-Thur.: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
  • Fridays: 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
  • Saturdays: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • Sundays: Closed.

For more information contact Winters at evanse@up.edu.