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Facility Management
The HPER Building houses a wide array of recreational spaces including: Olympic size pool, ten racquetball courts, three ping pong tables, indoor jogging track, bouldering & climbing walls, the Donna Axum Fitness Center, four gymnasiums (basketball, badminton, or volleyball )Â
Outdoor Connection
Outdoor Recreation can make your day, and even change your life, as it enhances the Campus Recreation community by organizing diverse adventure activities while offering extensive leadership opportunities. Join us for fun and exciting adventures, learn and refine skills, and make new friends as you explore all that the outdoors has to offer! The OCC offers a full service bicycle shop with parts, accessories and labor, two climbing facilities and a rental, center, Adventure trip program to explore and recreate locally and nationally.
Special Events
Provide a wide range of activities to enhance personal development through social interactions HYPE NITE: Tour the facility! FREE FOOD! PRIZES! FUN ACTIVITIES! Check urec.uark.edu for the latest special events.
Fitness/Wellness Group Exercise classes are available at no charge to students. Various personal training programs are available. University Recreation is proud to feature Jennifer Nesbitt, MMT, in providing deep tissue and hot stone techniques to enhance your mind, body, and spirit. We offer massages at some of the lowest rates in town!
Club Sports
Clubs are student-ran (self-administrated and self-regulated). We have 25 active clubs. Clubs include everything from lacrosse, rugby, and ice hockey to cricket, ballroom dance, and fencing. Any student is eligible to participate.
Intramural Sports
Intramural Sports offers over 30 competitive sports. Examples of some of the sports offered: flag football, basketball, softball, soccer, volleyball, sand volleyball, dodge ball, racquetball and many more.
Accessible Recreation
The HPER Building houses a wide array of recreational spaces including: Olympic size pool, ten racquetball courts, three ping pong tables, indoor jogging track, bouldering & climbing walls, the Donna Axum Fitness Center, four gymnasiums (basketball, badminton, or volleyball )Â
Instructional Programs
We offer a variety of non-credit continuing education classes. Examples of classes we offer are ballroom dance, swing dance, various martial arts, and swim lessons. We also offer Red Cross classes such as CPR, First Aid and Lifeguard certifications.
UNIVERSITY RECREATION
UREC@UARK.EDU
Program Area
Contact
Program Area
Director of University Recreation
Jeremy Battjes
jbattje@uark.edu
Facility Management
Brittany Grinstead
bgrinste@uark.edu
Intramural Sports,Special Events
Bill Mock
bmock@uark.edu
Accessible Recreation, Instructional Programs, Fitness/Wellness
Katie Helms
khelms@uark.edu
Outdoor Connection Center
Jennifer Hazelrigs
jtracy@uark.edu
Club Sports
Shannon Dere
sdere@uark.edu
Public Information Coordinator
Lindsay Smith
ltlarso@uark.edu
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