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Wellness & Recreation Newsletter


Athletic & Wellness Center Membership Information

The new 57,000-square foot Athletic and Wellness Center is located just south of and connected to the Elting Gymnasium.

Features:

  • Premium, competition wood gymnasium floor
  • Elevated, window-lined 1/9th-mile walking/jogging track
  • Cardiovascular and weight training fitness center at west and east end
    • Thirty six new aerobic machines - up from 12 machines
  • Gymnasium seats approximately 2,000 people
  • Eleven, 40-inch LCD flat screen monitors and state-of-the-art sound system
  • Fully air-conditioned

Benefits:

  • Our 8,000 students, and 1,600 faculty and staff have been underserved by the facilities in the Elting Gymnasium for decades. The addition of the new Athletic and Wellness Center will bring the college up to a level where it can adequately support our campus's recreational and wellness needs.
  • The new facility and Elting Gym will be open a total of 109 hours a week - up from 92 hours.

Other Features:

  • A new state-of-the-art 400-meter out door track encircling a soon-to-be installed premium multi-sport competition turf.
  • In addition, a west-side campus entrance was opened and 530 additional parking spaces were created. These changes were designed to ease traffic and parking conditions on campus and in the Village of New Paltz.

Architect:

  • The Hillier Group of New York City

Construction Manager:

  • State University of New York Construction Fund

College Representative:

  • John Shupe, assistant vice president for Facilities Management

Contractor:

  • The Losco Group, White Plains, NY

Source of Funding:

  • State University of New York Construction Fund Capital Funding

The approximate cost for the entire project is $25 million.