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Annual Report Table of Contents University of Massachusetts Lowell Fiscal Year 2015 ANNUAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS CAMPUS RECREATION AT A GLANCE 2 Our Mission 2 Organizational Chart 3 Year In Review 4 PROGRAMS 5 Intramural Sports 5 Club Sports 7 Group Fitness 9 Personal Training 11 Wellness Programs 13 Outdoor Adventure 15 Bike Shop & Bike Share 17 Youth Programs 19 Community Programs 21 Kayak Center and Boathouse 23 UMass Lowell Campus Recreation is committed to excellence in supporting the development of STUDENT EMPLOYMENT 25 healthier and happier lifestyles. Through experiential education we strive to teach students the importance of exercise and recreational activities in preparation for a productive, balanced and Student Payroll and Staff Demographics 25 rewarding life. We will offer diverse and dynamic recreational programming and facilities in order OPERATIONS 27 to meet the needs of our students and create a fun and connected University Community. Facilities 27 Memberships 29 Risk Management 30 MARKETING & PROMOTIONS 31 Social Media 31 CAMPUS RECREATION ORGANIZATIONAL CHART FY ‘15 YEAR IN REVIEW Campus Recreation had a very successful 2014 – 2015 academic year. For the purposes of this report, Campus Recreation focused on participation as our main indicator of success. A large part of this year’s success can be attributed to the addition of staff and financial support. We have used these resources to better serve and support our students and this is demonstrated through the growth in both participation and programs offered. While we have seen achievement throughout all areas, the following bullets are some of our most notable highlights from this past year. Intramural Sports has seen a dramatic increase in participation over the past three years rising from 3,500 participants to nearly 6,000 this year. The number of Sport Clubs grew 46%, expanding from 24 clubs to 35. The Outdoor Adventure Program set a record with 388 students participating in 37 different local, regional, and national trips. The Free Wheelers Bicycle Share was recognized by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation with their Pinnacle Award for encouraging sustainable commuter options. Campus Recreation employed over 270 part time student and professional staff members. Ninety percent were trained in CPR/AED & First Aid. A student safety team was created to help train all 34 student supervisors in emergency response. Safety team members tested supervisors with mock emergency situations that tested CPR/AED and First Aid skills. In collaboration with the Wellness Center, Campus Recreation piloted an Exercise is Medicine Program. The Wellness Center identified students that would most benefit from increased exercise and provided these students with prescriptions for free personal training. The program has evolved into an internship opportunity for Exercise Physiology students which will make this program financially sustainable and allow more students to be referred in 2015-2016. 5 participation Breakdown FALL 2014 programs 2,867 5,917 total PARTICIPAnts 3,050 Spring 2015 939 376 FALL 2014 total TEAMS Spring 2015 REGISTERED 563 INTRAMURAL sports 909 FALL 2014 1,840 total GAMES Spring 2015 PLAYED 931 ParTICIPATION TOTAL TEAMS 5,012 18% 869 8% 20 tournaments 5,917 939 37 15 lEAGUES total PROGRAMS OFFERED 2 Races 7 PARTICIPATION BREAKDOWN TOTAL UNIQUE programs 735participants 695participants 48% club sports Ice Skating Women’s Ice Hockey Ballroom Dance 497 - 735participation Tennis Men’s Ice Hockey Cheerleading Volleyball Women’s Lacrosse Dance Quidditch Men’s Lacrosse Steppin’ in Unity Golf Men’s Rugby Breakers ParTICIPATION ClUBS Field Hockey Women’s Rugby Urban Choreography Cricket Men’s Soccer Rowing Women’s Soccer 497 24 Billiards Underwater Hockey 48% 46% Racquetball Men’s Basketball Track and Field Women’s Basketball Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 735 35 Badminton Women’s Ultimate Frisbee Shotokan Karate Baseball Men’s Ultimate Frisbee Swim SWIM LESSON OVERVIEW 9 Participation Breakdown programs 888 8,200 9,088 662 121 541 7.3 15.2 MUSCULAR CONDITIONING CARDIOVASCULAR Ignite Strength Piloxing Kickboxing Insanity Abs Butt & Core Bootcamp aROWbics Tabata Row & Flow Pound MIND & BODY Ignite Cardio Spin ZUMBA Yoga Beginner Yoga Power Yoga Pilates Vinyasa Yoga GROUP FITNESS MOST POPULAR CLASSES Riverview RIVERVIEW CLASSES ParTICIPATION 13 146 121 888 26.1/class 27.0/class 22.9/class zumba HATHA YOGA Power Yoga ABS BUTT/CORE insanity 11 Participation Breakdown programs FACULty/staff 361 CLIENT SESSIONS STUDENTS 620 FACULty/staff 10 NEW CLIENTS STUDENTS 34 PERSONAL TRAINING Campus Recreation offers the following personal training options: REFERAls PARTICIPANTS INDIVIDUAL PACKAGES 10 Counseling services CLIENT SESSIONS 3 HEALTH SERVICES PARTNER PACKAGES 1 campus recreation COMPREHENSIVE FITNESS EVALUATION BODY COMPOSITION TESTS 13 paRTICIPATION bREAKDOWN 325 fall pROgrams 117 Healthy Habit programs 51 NFL Combine 16 Intro to Weightlifting 10 Ask the Trainer Q&A 8 Info Session to become Fitness Instructor 73 GFIT Results & Rewards Program 50 GFIT Kickoff Event 176 SPRING pROgrams 35 Women Crush Weights 12 Commit to be Fit 70 Sunset Zumba WELLNESS programs 43 GFIT Results & Rewards Program 7 GFIT Instructor Workshop 9 Couch to 5k 7 FITNESS 6 WELLNESS 15 tripS BREAKDOWN programs mojave desert Mount Watatic, MA Nashoba Valley, MA Ripley Falls, NH New Ipswich, NH Eastern Trail, ME national preserve, ca Cape Cod, MA Auburn, MA Cannon Mountain, NH Loon Mountain, NH Acadia, ME Suwanee River, FL Deerfield River, MA Carlisle, MA Welch Dickey Loop, NH Keene, NH Sugarloaf, ME Merrimack River, MA Mount Tom, MA Hampton, NH (2) Pack Monadnock, NH Narragansett, RI OUTDOOR ADVENTURE PROGRAM Ipswich, MA Concord River, MA Rumney, NH White Mountains, NH Connecticut River, VT Westport, MA Orange, MA Mt. Washington, NH Beech Mountain, ME Worcester, MA Quincy Quarries, MA Leominster, MA Annisquam River, MA ParTICIPATION 285 19% 388 17 FREE WHEELER USAGE Breakdown programs 2,939 36 TOTAL rentals Bicycles FREE WHEELER RENTALS BY LOCATION 320 LYDON 1,962 CRC BIKE SHOP BIKE SHARE 326 O’Leary 31 u-cROSSING 210 RIVERVIEW 90 TSONGAS BIKE SHOP FREE WHEELER TRansactions RENTALS 56 2,752 % 185 2,939 19 Participation Breakdown rec kIDS sUMMER cAMP programs ParTICIPATION WEEKLY AVERAGE per 310 8% 77 week 9% per 336 84 week Group SWIM LESSONS 166 FALL session total 152 SPRING session youth programs PARTICIPAnts Campus Recreation offers the following youth programs: RECKIDS SUMMER CAMP GROUP SWIM LESSONS 21 PARTICIPATION BREAKDOWN 38 BALLROOm DANCE programs 24 CPR ClASSES 132 18 PERSONAL TRAINING CERTIFICATION TOTAL 21 GROUP FITNESS CERTIFICATION PARTICIPANTS 17 SOLO WILDERNESS FIRST AID 14 SOLO WILDERNESS FIRST RESPONDER COMMUNITY programs Campus Recreation offers 8 diferent non-credit instructional programs: 132 8 6 CERTIFIICATION CLASSES TOTAL TOTAL DANCE PROGRAMS PARTICIPANTS Programs 2 23 KAYAK CENTER USAGE Breakdown programs 504 KAYAK RENTALS 111 KAYAK PROGRAMS KAYAK Center KAYAK RENTALS 343 Public ParTICIPATION 161 UML KAYAK PROGRAMS 517 84 Public % 20 UML KAYAK CENTER BOATHOUSE 626 7 CRC Members The UMass Lowell Bellegarde Boathouse accomodates the following users: Lowell High School National Historic Park Tsongas Industrial History Center Merrimac River Rowing Association KAYAK CENTER UMass Lowell Rowing ParTICIPATION 17% 42 49 25 PART-TIME EMPLOYment Breakdown welcome 30 DESK ATTENDANTs Facility 36 FACILITY EMPLOYEES 6 SUPERVISORS FITNESS CENTER PERSONAL 42 STAFF 13 TRAINERS FITNESS 70 GROUP-FITNESS INTERNS EMPLOYEES 13 INSTRUCTORS 2 24 COACHES 6 LIFEGAURDS 1.5 INTERNS CLUB SPORTS 47.5 CLUB SPORTS ATHLETIC EMPLOYEES 10 SUPERVISORS 4 TRAINERS STUDENT EMPLOYMENT 23 OFFICIALS 0.5 INTERNS INTRAMURAL Sports 30.5 INTRAMURAL SPORTS EMPLOYEES 7 SUPERVISORS lifegaurds and 20 SWIM INSTRUCTORS GROUP SWIM LESSONs 21 PART TIME EMPLOYEES 1 SWIM LESSON COORDINATOR GRAPHIC DESIGN VIDEOGRAPHER 1 STREET TEAM 4 INTERNS 1 STUDENT EMPLOYMENT MARKETING 11 MARKETING AND PHOTOGRAPHER SOCIAL MEDIA EMPLOYEES 1 PROMOTIONs SUPERVISOR 1 1 MANAGER Campus Recreation has 18 various student positions, 5 different intership TRIP BIKE SHOP oppurtunities, and over 235 part time staff. 10 Leaders 5 MECHANICS Outdoor PRograms 21 Freewheeler EMPLOYEES 6 Attendants SUMMER CAMP 16 COUNSELORS STUDENT RECKIDS 17 1 INTERN $ 271,914 51% 49% $258,431 EMPLOYEES PAYRoll Work study WORK STUDY DEPARTMENTAL DEPARTMENTAL KAYAK CENTER 4 ATTENDANTS KAYAK CENTER 7 INTERNs EMPLOYEES 3 TOTAL STAFF 261 EMPLOYEES 27 Facility USAGE oPERATIONS 277,664 Total SCANS RIVERVIEW FITNESS CENTER FACILITIES USAGE BREAKDOWN Campus Recreation manages the following facilities at UMass Lowell: 35% Riverview Students Campus Recreation Center 31% non - Riverview Students 27% COMMUTER Students Riverview Fitness Center 3% FACULTY/STAFF UMass Lowell 2% OTHER 619 Bellegarde Boathouse 2% CONFRENCE ATTENDEES 526 29 MEmberships Campus Recreation offers CRC memberships to the following affiliates of UMass Lowell: Alumni Risk MAnagement oPERATIONS Immediate family members Part time / continuing-ed students(18+) of students/faculty/staff/alumni Community members 55 Certified over 90% of Campus Recreation staff in CPR/AED & first aid + Aramark + Tsongas Center staff Certified 34 student supervisors and OAP trip leaders in BBP Middlesex Community College students/faculty/staff Added padding to perimeter of Mahoney Gym improving player safety Provided Certified Athletic Trainers at all Club Sport home games Purchased + required portable AED’s at all Club/Intramural events Created student safety team
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