Student surveys conducted in Summer 2004 and Fall 2005 indicated student priorities and the need for additional indoor recreation space. The surveys included a general student survey through SGA, student user surveys, and RWC Student Leadership surveys. The expansion project will be funded through CITF funds.

Capital Improvement Trust Fund

Funds accumulate and are appropriated by the state of Florida back to the University for construction of “student-use” auxiliary facilities.

Fee is established as $2.44 per credit hour per semester. (Has not increased since 1988).

Student Government President, University President and Board of Trustees approve all facility additions and improvements

Due to limits of funding dispersal every 3-5 years, constant CITF rate, and rising construction costs, large-scale recreation facilities must be built in phases.

Yes. The RWC building will remain functional during the construction process. Various areas will be closed at different times, but the RWC staff will do its best to relocate activity areas in order to continue to provide services, programs and events. Lap swim opportunities are now available at Oviedo Aquatics. Please click here for additional information.

The RWC Phase II expansion, an approx. $21.7 million addition, will be an additional 40,000 square feet and will include:
Fitness Space – Free Weights
Fitness Space – Cardio
Fitness Space – Machines
MAC Gym – Multipurpose Activity Court
Multipurpose Room
Athletic Training Room
Lap Pool
Outdoor Adventure Center
Four Racquetball Courts

The construction will begin in June 2009. It is anticipated that the new facility expansion will be fully completed by Fall 2010!

The RWC Phase II project will be a LEED Silver certified building. What is LEED? LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification system, providing third-party verification that a building or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.
Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED provides building owners and operators a concise framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions.
LEED is flexible enough to apply to all building types – commercial as well as residential. It works throughout the building lifecycle – design and construction, operations and maintenance, tenant fitout, and significant retrofit. And LEED for Neighborhood Development extends the benefits of LEED beyond the building footprint into the neighborhood it serves.