Aebersold Student Recreation Center
Nicknamed the “ARC” by students, this new 82,000 square foot facility provides many opportunities for students to “Rock and Recreate.” The facility has been designed to accommodate a variety of sports and activities while promoting positive physical, mental and spiritual health. Highlights of the “ARC” include:

• A 44-foot-high climbing wall leading into the main skylight. Students challenge their abilities, build trust and teamwork as they ascend to new heights.
• The Aebersold Student Recreation Center is the home of the Russell Wright Fitness Center offering numerous fitness and wellness avenues for students to enhance their physical well being. Equipment to develop cardiovascular fitness as well as enhance muscular strength and muscular endurance is available in the 7,714-square-foot facility.
• Gym A, with four wood-floor courts, is a fun haven for basketball and volleyball. No longer do students need to wait until the late-night hours to access a gym for intramural sports, volleyball or basketball pick-up games.
• Enthusiasts of aerobics and floor hockey can step, funk, hip-hop and break away to Gym B. This gym has contoured corners for deck hockey and a special wood floor for aerobicizers.
• The Aquatic Center, with a pool ranging in depth from 3 to 9-feet, offers enticing and exciting water space for lap swimming, aqua-aerobics, water basketball, polo, and even “Dive In” movies. Plus, when the warm weather hits “The Rock,” students can “catch some rays” on the 2,700-square-foot sun deck.
• Students can run, walk or jog their way to a healthier lifestyle on the indoor 200-meter track. A warm-up stretching area accompanies the artificial surface track on the mezzanine. Let your mind wander when you exercise while you enjoy a scenic outdoor view.
• The student recreation center includes a lounge area for socializing as well as men’s and women’s locker rooms.
• The Rock Pride Mezzanine (RPM room) is a multipurpose area that hosts cycle aerobics, health and safety classes and golf.

University Union Indoor Recreation Area
The indoor recreation area provides opportunities for students to participate in a wide variety of games and tournaments in a bright, exciting social atmosphere. There are many of the latest video and pinball games, along with several tournament size billiard tables, as well as table tennis areas, foosball, air hockey and many other opportunities to have fun. For additional information, call 724-738-2625.

Outdoor Adventures/Ski Lodge
The outdoor adventures office is located in the Aebersold Recreation Center. Outdoor adventures sponsors a variety of outdoor programs throughout the year. Including, rock climbing, rappelling, canoeing, white water rafting, camping and mountain biking. Also available is the rental of outdoor equipment, such as cross country skis, tents, and backpacking equipment, all at affordable prices. Programs and services are open to students, faculty and staff of SRU. For additional information call 724-738-2620 or 724-738-2883.

Dr. Helen “Susie” Knierim Leadership Institute, Reach Program
REACH is a program at Slippery Rock University which gives students and student organizations experiential learning, team building and leadership development opportunities on a ropes course consisting of both high (30 ft.) and low (ground level) challenges. This program is free to student organizations, academic classes and varsity athletic teams. For additional information call 724-738-2883.

The Athletic Program
Always a strength at Slippery Rock University, the athletic program offers broad-based opportunities for students to participate. The belief that sports and physical fitness help to expand the scope of today’s education has led to a strong institutional commitment to athletics. Three types of athletic activities flourish: Intramural activities attract students who want to participate in athletic competition with other students on campus. Seasonal schedules, tournaments, and special events are held between residence halls, fraternities, sororities, clubs, faculty, and commuting students. Intramural sports are provided for men and women separately, as well as together in coeducational activities. Approximately 20 sports are currently offered as intramural activities, and some sports have more than 1,500 students participating. Slippery Rock University has one of the most extensive intramural programs in the country for a school its size.

Club sports provide the opportunity for competition with teams from other colleges and organizations but at a less formal level than the intercollegiate athletic program. Each club sport is under the supervision of a qualified faculty and staff member. Included in the present club sport offerings for men and women are cycling, lacrosse, judo, rugby, weightlifting and ice hockey. Volleyball is available for men and equestrian is available for women.

Intercollegiate athletics include a varied array of sports and make an important and meaningful contribution to the total educational objectives of the university. The strength of the SRU intercollegiate athletic program is its academic accountability, as well as its desire for excellence in all 23 of the university’s varsity teams. The list of competitive, intercollegiate teams for women include cross country, tennis, volleyball, soccer and field hockey in the fall; basketball, swimming, and indoor track in the winter; water polo, softball, and track & field in the spring. The men’s sports include football, soccer, water polo and cross country in the fall; basketball, wrestling, swimming, and indoor track in the winter; and baseball, tennis, golf and track & field in the spring. Slippery Rock University is a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Division II (Wrestling, Division I).