Thursday, April 21, 2011

Rec Sports Member Update Thursday, April 21

 

Member Update

Thursday, April 21

1.       Easter Holiday Hours

2.       Spring football game to impact traffic April 23

3.     Scarlet, Gray, and Pink: A Walk for Stefanie Spielman

4.     Swim Lessons Just in Time for Summer

5.     Improve Your Outdoor Skills: Attend an Outdoor Adventure Center Clinic

6.     New for Summer! Magic School Bucks for Ages 3-4

7.     WITS Personal Training Certification Class for Summer

             

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Easter Holiday Hours – Sunday, April 24
Due to the Easter holiday, Rec Sports will hold special hours for all facilities. View the special hours at http://go.osu.edu/easterhours

 

Spring football game to impact traffic April 23

In preparation for the spring football game on Saturday (4/23) (mentioned above), Transportation & Parking Services would like to remind motorists to anticipate heavier than normal traffic on highways and streets around campus. Motorists are encouraged to arrive early to campus in order to access their destinations. For more game parking info, visit: http://www.tp.osu.edu/alerts/springgame.shtml.

Scarlet, Gray and Pink: A Walk for Stephanie Spielman

This year's "Scarlet, Gray and Pink: A Walk For Stefanie Spielman," will be held Saturday, April 23, 2011, at 10 a.m. at the Ohio Union, with registration beginning at 9:30 a.m. Continue the fight against breast cancer and celebrate Stephanie's life by joining in the one-mile walk, which is open to all. Proceeds of the event go toward the Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research at the Ohio State Comprehensive Cancer Center Hospital& Solove Research Institute. Registration is $10 for students and $20 for faculty and community members. Register now at http://www.pink.osu.edu/

 

Swim Lessons Just in Time for Summer
Community Programs is offering an end of spring two-week Learn-to-Swim program in time to help your child become more comfortable in the water before summer fun! This session will meet Monday through Thursday for two weeks during the weeks of June 6-9 and June 13-16.  Class levels range from parent/child up to Learn-to-Swim level 3, including all levels of preschool aquatics.  Registration is open from May 2 through June 1 and spots are limited so register soon! Learn more at http://www.recsports.osu.edu/community-programs/youth-family-programs/aquatics-learn-to-swim


Improve Your Outdoor Skills: Attend an Outdoor Adventure Center Clinic
Learn more about the great outdoors by attending clinics on a variety of topics, including top rope belay, rappelling, yoga for climbers, Dutch oven cooking, fly tying, and qajaasaarneq at the Outdoor Adventure Center this spring. View the descriptions, dates, and times at http://recsports.osu.edu/activities/outdoor-adventure/oac-group-programs-clinics

 

New for Summer! Magic School Bucks for Ages 3-4
New for summer 2011, drop your three and four year olds off for an amazing Magic School Bucks experience!  Our child-centered program is designed to enhance the development of physical, emotional, social, and intellectual growth through creative, imaginative play, high-energy games, arts and crafts, and other age-appropriate activities.  This enrichment program will be held at the RPAC and run for six weeks this summer.  Magic School Bucks will learn, play, and explore on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30-11:30 a.m.  Complete details can be found at http://go.osu.edu/magicschoolbucks. The adventures and possibilities are endless!

WITS Personal Training Certification Class for Summer
Want to become a personal trainer? The World Instructors Training Schools (WITS) Personal Training Certification class for summer begins Saturday, June 18, at 9 a.m. in the RPAC, with registration opening on Monday, April 18. The cost for this course is $489 for all Recreational Sports members and $539 for non-members. To register, call (614) 292-7671, then dial 0 to register. For more details on the course, visit http://recsports.osu.edu/health-wellness/personal-training/personal-training-news 
 

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*************** IMPORTANT CONTACTS ****************

RPAC Welcome Center – 292-7671

ARC Front Desk – 247-8686

Comments to the Director – Don Stenta, stenta.1@osu.edu, 688-4738

Adapted Recreational Sports – Lindsay Bond, bond.217@osu.edu,688-3693

Adventure Recreation Center & Jesse Owens Centers – Diane Jensen, jensen.8@osu.edu, 688-3988

Aquatic Center – Kurt Carmen, Carmen.7@osu.edu, 688-3587

Community Programs – Marci Hasty, hasty.11@osu.edu, 292-5328

Facility/Meeting Room Scheduling - Andrea Hall, hall.794@osu.edu, 292-6481

Group Fitness Classes and Massage – Scott Holmes, holmes.508@osu.edu, 292-8755

Intramural Sports - Ken Hill, hill.521@osu.edu, 292-5292

Lockers, Sport Shop, and Welcome Center Operations - Rob Jech, jech.2@osu.edu, 688-8788

Marketing - Emily Howard, howard.778@osu.edu, 688-4185

Membership - Kris Myers, myers.785@osu.edu, 688-8461

Ohio State Swim Club – Kyle Goodrich, goodrich.89@osu.edu, 292-1303

Outdoor Adventure Center - Steve Hawkins, hawkins.264@osu.edu, 247-8063

Personal Training - John Katsares, katsares.1@osu.edu, 292-5153

Racquetball and Squash Reservations - 292-8590

Recreational Sports Learning – Brendan Greisberger, greisberger.5@osu.edu, 688-3297

RPAC Operations – Dave DeAngelo, deangelo.1@osu.edu, 247-6009

Special Assistant to the Director – Marci Shumaker, shumaker.98@osu.edu, 688-3983

Sponsorship – Kristin Smith, smith.1424@osu.edu, 688-4619

Sport Clubs – Charles Anderson, anderson.1859@osu.edu, 688-3879

Web Site – Katie Thomas, thomas.2407@osu.edu, 292-5287

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