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Fuel Your Fall with Flavorful Recipes from Open Seat

We’ve partnered with The Open Seat to share two affordable, tasty, and festive recipes!

Around the Rec

Rec Well’s new campaign is all about fun, variety, and supporting your health and wellbeing journey.

New Equipment at the Nick!

Hi Active Badgers! My name is Corrine Pruett and I am one of the Assistant Directors of Operations with Rec Well.  This blog is to inform our members of some impacts to our fitness spaces at The Nick. You may have seen the announcement in our last newsletter but I wanted to share some additional …

Let the Games Begin!

As we enter the new year and this spring semester, we are proud to open our newest space at Bakke, our Esports Room! Located on the second floor of the Bakke Recreation & Wellbeing Center, the Esports Room has 12 gaming computers ready for you to come use.   This is such an exciting moment for …

We want YOU to shape our strategic plan!

As part of the development of our strategic plan, we’re hosting focus groups November 13 – 16 at both the Nick and Bakke for student members as well as campus affiliate members as an opportunity to learn from your experiences and to get a better sense of what you’d like to see from us in …

Update on Hot Water Outage at the Nicholas Recreation Center

At the Nicholas Recreation Center (the Nick), we have been experiencing issues with a broken valve on the water heater. The availability for hot water in the locker room showers has been intermittent. Campus’ Facility Planning & Management team (FP&M) has ordered a replacement part that should remedy this issue and they are scheduled to …

Temporary Women’s Locker Room Closure at Bakke

The Women’s locker room located on level 1 of the Bakke Recreation & Wellbeing Center will be closed for maintenance tomorrow morning, August 9, from 6 – 10am.  If you need to access your belongings from your locker during this time, you will be able to do so and then use our available locker room …

Why your 2020 vote matters more than you think

It’s gametime, Badgers. This year’s election is the Rose Bowl of all elections, so mask up and get your head in the game. As youth voters in the swing state of Wisconsin, you’re voting in a state that could contribute to one of the most important states’ votes – it can decide the winner of …

Casting your vote: where, when, and how

This semester has been bizarre to say the least, with most students trading in-person lectures for virtual ones. Yet Badgers all across campus and the world have kept on top of their responsibilities. They’ve managed to make the best of UW’s strangest semester to date. But as you schedule your online labs and chart out …

COVID-19: Rec Well facilities closed indefinitely

In anticipation of reduced campus operations and workforce later this week, as well as growing public health concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be closing all Rec Well facilities and cancelling all programs, services, and events indefinitely, starting tomorrow, March 16. Our top priority is always the health and safety of our community. We know that …