STUDENT LIFE: RECREATION AND ATHLETICS

The Department of Athletics and Recreations is responsible for inter-collegiate athletics and the Homewood campus recreational program for students and faculty.

Facilities on the East Baltimore Campus

The Denton A. Cooley Center adjacent to Reed Hall on the East Baltimore campus is available to all School of Nursing students at reduced rates. The facility houses a gymnasium, indoor track, squash and racquetball courts, three exercise areas, shower and locker facilities, and saunas. Three outdoor lighted tennis courts are also part of the complex.

The outdoor Alumni Pool, adjacent to Reed Hall, is open from June through August. Programs offered through the center include intramurals, tournaments, exercise programs, and lessons in racquetball, tennis, squash, aerobics, etc.

Facilities on the Homewood Campus

At the Homewood campus the Newton H. White Jr. Athletic Center has a competition-sized swimming pool with separate diving pool. For Varsity use, the athletic center also has basketball courts, a wrestling room, a fencing room, a weight training room, and locker rooms.

Attached to the athletic center , the new Ralph S. O'Conner Recreation Center includes a large multipurpose court for basketball, volleyball, and badminton; racquetball/squash courts, a 30' climbing wall; a fitness center for strength and weight conditioning; an indoor jogging track; day-use locker rooms. Renovations to the swimming pool include enhanced lighting, windows, and day-use varsity locker rooms.

With the opening of the new Recreation Center, all participants will be assessed a fee. For information regarding cost and hours of operation, please contact the Office of Recreational Sports at 410-516-5229.

Outdoor facilities at the Homewood Campus include an all weather track, open 7:00 a.m to 10:00 p.m. except during intercollegiate practices or games. There are six tennis courts, which are also available when not in use by the varsity tennis teams. Garland Field and the intramural field may be reserved by contacting Paul Jacobus at the Office of Recreational Sports, 410-516-5229.

Recreation Sports

The Office of Recreational Sports also offers a variety of club sport programs. Currently, club programs are available in cheerleading, cycling, dodgeball, golf, men's ice hockey, kickboxing, kung fu, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's rugby, shotokan karate, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, soo bahk do, tae kwan do, table tennis, tennis, ultimate frisbee, men's volleyball, and hun he shi karate.