What to Consider When Planning, Building or Renovating a College Rec Center

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Images of Samford University’s Campus Recreation, Wellness & Athletic Complex courtesy of Davis Architects

Nick Madsen has some advice for fellow campus recreation professionals who want to undertake a new construction or renovation project. “Bring upper administration into your current facility and show them what’s happening,” says the executive director of campus recreation at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala. “If you can get them in your facility and help them see your vision, they can better understand what you’re trying to accomplish. That’s what started everything for us.”

Shortly after he arrived on campus in July 2021, Samford president Dr. Beck A. Taylor toured the university’s existing recreation facility — Seibert Hall, a 65-year-old, 130,000-square-foot former health and physical education building that had been repurposed to accommodate campus recreation activities.

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