Beauchamp Recreation & Wellness Center

Beauchamp Recreation & Wellness Center: One Year And Counting!

August 26, 2016

Beauchamp Center Ded The 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.

$500,000 Murdock Grant For Beauchamp Center

April 27, 2015

The University has received a grant of $500,000 from M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust for the Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center, currently under construction and named in recognition of former University President Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C. The Beauchamp Center, with an estimated cost of $23.7 million is expected to be completed this summer in time for the next academic year.

The center is being constructed entirely from donor-supported funding and has a wide variety of support from a number of constituents, including the University’s board of regents, who have committed several million dollars to the project. In addition, young alumni met a matching donation of $50,000, and the student government association gave more than $72,000. And recently, the University launched a “buy a paver” program to help support the center.

The two-story, 72,270 square-foot facility is expected to become a dynamic focal point on campus and enhance the physical and mental health of students, faculty and staff. Design elements of the new center include: expanded fitness areas with cardio machines, weights, and strength stations; a gymnasium with three courts; climbing wall; indoor track; a large outdoor pursuits center; and multiple studios for functional training, spin classes, yoga, health assessment testing, and counseling. The facade of the building will incorporate brick and large glass windows, and openness will be a theme throughout the building.

For more information contact development at 7395 or hanna@up.edu.

Beauchamp Center Pavers: Time Running Out To Make Your Mark

March 30, 2015

The development office has reached the home stretch in its Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center paver drive, according to Amy Eaton, development. Less than 250 pavers remain to be sold, so University community members are urged not to miss their chance to mark their time and service at UP.

Paver sections can be purchased for $100 for a 6×9 space, or $200 for a 6×18 space. The pavers will be engraved with personal inscriptions designed by each purchaser. During the summer, the engraved pavers will be permanently installed at the entrance of the Beauchamp Center. Pavers are tax deductible, and proceeds from the sales will support construction costs for the new center.

Creating a personalized paver is easy. Go to http://tinyurl.com/qxkoeoa to see examples. Design the paver at http://tinyurl.com/nqbg4oe, then place the order at http://tinyurl.com/qhbyy7n.

Order your paver today at up.edu/legacypaver or call 844-MY-UP-PVR (844-698-7787). Order between April 6 and April 10 and receive a 10 percent discount by using the code UPPAVREMP.

For more information or assistance with purchasing pavers contact Eaton at 8551 or eatona@up.edu.

Expanded Beauchamp Center Tours

February 23, 2015

The facilities planning and construction office is expanding its guided tours of the Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center to two groups of 10 each week, one at 3:30 p.m., and one at 4 p.m., starting Wednesday, February 25. Faculty, staff and students may participate by contacting Patty Rubin at 8874 or rubin@up.edu for available spots on upcoming tours. Meet at the Skanska trailer on Portsmouth to get hard hats and reflective vests, and please wear durable flat shoes.

Beauchamp Recreation & Wellness Center: Come Take A Look

January 26, 2015

As the Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center takes shape, guided tours will be conducted every Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., starting January 21. Tour groups will have a limit of 10 people. To set up a tour contact Patty Rubin, facilities planning and construction, at 8874 or rubin@up.edu. Meet at the Skanska trailer on Portsmouth to get hard hats and reflective vests, and please wear durable flat shoes.

Be A Part Of UP: Get Your Beauchamp Center Pavers Now

November 24, 2014

In honor of the new Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center, this week UP is launching its Legacy Paver Program. By purchasing a specially engraved paving stone, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the University will have the chance to leave their personal and permanent legacy as a physical part of the UP campus.

Paver sections can be purchased for $100 for a 6×9 space or $200 for a 6×18 space. The pavers will be engraved with personal inscriptions designed by each purchaser. During the summer, the engraved pavers will be permanently installed at the entrance of Beauchamp Center.

Paver purchases are tax deductible, and proceeds from the sales will support construction costs for the new recreation center. At this time a limited number, approximately 1,100 pavers, are available for purchase.

For more information or to purchase your paver today, go to http://tinyurl.com/mvv9jxa, or contact Amy Eaton, development, at 8551 or eatona@up.edu.

Beauchamp Center Construction Underway

June 16, 2014

Construction on the Beauchamp Recreation & Wellness Center started on May 19 with removal of the sod and retaining wall, according to Paul Luty, director of facilities planning and construction. Job trailers were set up and fencing put in place to keep curious onlookers at a safe distance. Site excavation commenced next, with all soil removed from the site being trucked down to the River Campus to be reused for future soccer and track facilities. The oak trees and the old public safety house came down next, with the help of Fr. Mark Poorman and Jim Ravelli (pictured before their turn at the controls of the excavator). All the concrete from the old site was hauled down to the River Campus to be ground up for use elsewhere. Next the workers excavated the two lower recreation courts and started digging and setting four new stormwater drywells. The first footings for the new building will be dug and formed this week, with a concrete pour scheduled the week of June 23. The oak tree trunks will be milled to be used in the new recreation building and/or the Cove project.

For more information on campus construction projects contact Luty at 8874 or luty@up.edu.