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Description

 * Mort Harris Rec Center is a recreational facility built on Wayne State’s campus for students and faculty. Mort Harris has multiple other names used by students and faculty such as “The Rec Center” or just “The RFC” for recreational fitness center. The Mort Harris has roughly 78,000 square feet of area that is open seven days per week to all who have a One-Card and are taking courses faculty members or individuals who pay the membership fee. Some of it’s more notable features are the 30 foot high rock wall, the indoor track and the indoor basketball court along with free weights and machines and fitness courses (some free some paid) that a ran on a consistent schedule. We will examine more details about the RFC, its overall programs and uses, and what effect it has on campus.

History

 * The Mort Harris RFC has a simple mission statement which is to provide a central location to promote campus activities that increase involvement in health and fitness activities and positive involvement and therefore increase retention rates, academic performance overall attitude of the campus populace. The center has become one of the most positive and well known sources for students to seek involvement on campus through its many programs and activities. The Mort Harris Center first opened its doors in 2000 and after four years of operations changed management to Wayne State University from a 3rd party vendor. At that point a maintenance fee of $25 began to be assessed to Wayne State Students. A massive change occurred in 2007 when the center went under a $3 million renovation which removed the underutilized swimming pool area which in turn added extensions to several other areas such as cardio, weight training and group fitness. The changes didn’t stop there however because in 2009 the facility continued improvement by repainting and repairing locker rooms and increasing video/marketing with the TV’s sprawled around the various areas among several other significant upgrades which even include modifying the rock wall and including and indoor High Ropes Course. The facility in 2010 reported an average of roughly 200,000 per year with a positive trend getting higher each successive year.

Safety

 * All these updates mandate several changes to security as well. A safe and comfortable environment is provided to the patrons to make sure that the overall mission statement is carried out in a timely fashion. One of the most notable changes is the entry protocol that mandates that entry is only granted to students with one cards preventing entry from non-students due the application of a verification system using turnstiles. Along with that a long list of operational policies are documented and enforced to deter theft. Records are maintained of patrons and times of service. Lastly a system composing of roughly 54 digital recording cameras both PTZ and fixed with internet based video. The Rec Center has a reputation for solving problems with an average of 48 hours of a report and thanks to all these protocols and newer measures put into play have seen an 87% drop in theft from 2005-2010.

Programs

 * Aside from the use of the training facility to exercise at one’s own accord the center also offers the following:

Sports Program

 * Intramural Sports- Provides a combo of the classic sports such as basketball, volleyball and floor hockey and even some newer ones such as cricket, Wii sports league and madden.
 * Club Sports- Clubs ranging from basketball, soccer, lacrosse, rugby and many more.
 * Warrior Games: Week long series of events that started in 2006 and became an established tradition modeled after the ideal Greek week, games range from mattress racing to essay contests.

Wellness Program

 * Wellness Programs- Highly successful system of using coaches, dietitians, trainers and massage therapists to host educational seminars.
 * Personal Training- One on one training program customized to help patrons reach personal goals with a set plan and schedule.
 * Group Fitness- An exciting variety of fitness classes offered to engage in a group setting with a challenging workout.
 * Massage Therapy- Nationally certified therapists to offer therapeutic relief to decrease stress and relieve tension.
 * Power Training- A group personal training concept to offer personal training at an effective rate.
 * Fitness Camp- Formed in 2008 and is a 4 week camp for children ages 11-15 that combines fitness and nutrition.

Adventure Programming

 * Outdoor Adventure Trips- Program aimed at community where urban students of diverse backgrounds get an opportunity to explore the great outdoors.
 * Climbing Wall- Sessions of rock climbing are held to perfect technique and increase popularity of rock wall.
 * Team Building & Ropes Course- Wide range of team building activities that meet the needs of different sizes and groups of people.

Freshmen Quests
Successful learning community encompassing orientation, academics and social engagement to fully immerse incoming freshmen into their college careers.

References and further Readings

 * http://rfc.wayne.edu/facilities.php
 * http://rfc.wayne.edu/pdf/report.pdf
 * http://rfc.wayne.edu/Club-Sports-Forms.php