Campus RecreationTIMELINE - NebraskaKEY OCR Office of Campus Recreation ECAB East Campus Activities...
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1900 All students required to take 2 years of physical education 1902 First record of Golf Club 1920 Fred W. Luehring hired as Athletic Director; proposes benefits of intramural athletics. Soldier’s Memorial Gymnasium (future Coliseum) included in Campus Master Plan; NE corner of 14th & Vine First use of “intramural” by UNL 1923 First use of “intramural” by the WAA Athletic Dept. turns over management of intramural sports to “N” Club 1917 Women’s Athletic Association (WAA) formed UNL among first to develop soccer for women First women’s swimming meet 1919 “N” Club reorganizes; placed in charge of all inter-Frat games 1890 First intramural sports competition - lawn tennis University Tennis Association formed Grant Memorial Hall formally opens; 71 of 305 males and 23 of 208 females participate and pay $3 per year for use Co-ed ice skating held 1891 Dept. of Physical Education created 1970 Intramural sports transferred from HPER to Student Affairs 1971 Dept. of Rec. & Intramurals moved to Vine St. First outdoor rec. trip offered UNL hosts Big 8 Rec Sports Workshop 1971-72 Cather-Pound & HSS fields & tennis courts constructed 1980-81 East Campus fields developed 1981 New position: Intramural Sports Coordinator 1981-82 ECAB adds weight training & conditioning 1982-83 Sport Clubs assigned to the Dept. of Recreation 1880 Lt. Isaac T. Webster organizes first-known physical activity for women on campus, teaching military drills. 1883 First gymnasium constructed on top floor of University Hall 1884 First sport clubs formed– bicycle and baseball Gymnasium room equipped for young women’s calisthentics 1887 First “Physical Culture” classes offered Grant Memorial Hall at 14th & Vine completed for $20,000 and measures 60’x120’; no funds left for equipment 1946 Men’s Phys. Ed. Bldg. constructed on SW corner of 14th & W Lower level of ECAB used as “temporary” student union 1952 Phys. Ed. and rec. fields constructed 1965 Grant Memorial Hall closes; Women’s Phys. Ed. moves to Bancroft Hall, 14th & U 1968 Women’s Phys. Ed. Bldg. opens 1990-91 Women’s Bowling Club wins Nat’l Collegiate Bowling Championship 1991-92 Group Challenge Experience Program begins 1992 Credit Phys. Activity courses moved from HPER to OCR Husker Kids Rec. Sports Day Camp added OCR assumes custodial service responsibilities Coliseum portion of CREC complete New position: Asst. Dir. for Informal Recreation 1992-93 Management of Mabel Lee activity areas transferred from HPER to OCR Wellness Services added 2000 New positions: Strength & Conditioning Coordinator & 2nd IPC GA First “Friday Night at the Rec” 2001 Challenge Course construction complete Campus Rec acronym changed from OCR to CREC 2003 New position: East Campus Grounds Supervisor Treadmill loft opens 2004 Softball diamonds at Fleming Fields open Phase II of 17th & Vine Rec Area complete 1800s to 1969 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 1983 Dept of Rec. changed to OCR; new logo implemented 1984 Sand volleyball court at HSS finished OCR receives permission to use Whittier Fields 1987 Cook Pavilion and indoor turf fields constructed 1975 New position: Outdoor Recreation Coordinator 1976 East Campus courts constructed 1977 East Campus Union opens; lower level of ECAB converted to recreational use 1892 First records of local field day and class competitions in football, wrestling and track First records of University Wheel Club, Walking Club and Skating Club Women required to take physical training 2 hours per week for 2 years 1896 First indoor pentathlon contest 1899 First women’s athletic contest includes rope climb, rings jump and spoon race UNL is 1 of 3 national institutions offering women’s basketball 1924 Women form Physical Education Club Athletic Board of Control formed; includes varsity and intramural sports 1925 Coliseum opens; financed through football game ticket sales 1926 East Campus Activities Building opens WAA erect skating rink and toboggan slide 1993 Jr. Blackshirts Day Camp begins 1994 New position: Business Services Manager 1994-95 General Support area in CREC remodeled Nutrition Ed. added to Fitness, Instruction and Wellness Services programs 1995 Youth Rec Leadership Camp added New positions: Asst. Dir. for East Campus Recreation, Fitness and Instructional Program Coordinator Challenge Ropes Course low and high completed at Camp Easter Seals UNL hosts first Regional Flag Football Championship 1995-96 Massage Therapy offered Men’s Bowling Club wins Nat’l Collegiate Bowling Championship 1996-97 “Let’s Get It On” co-rec flag football team wins NIKE National College Flag Football Championship “Nolo Contendre” co-rec volleyball team win National College Volleyball Co-Rec Championship Women’s Bowling Club wins National Collegiate Bowling Championship 2005 East Campus tennis courts replaced 14th & Avery courts & golf putting replaced 2006 New department: External Relations Outdoor Rec area at CREC remodeled 2007 First GET REC’ D event 2008 New position: 2nd OA Coordinator Two synthetic turf fields completed north of Mabel Lee Hall 2nd massage therapy room opens 2010 Mabel Lee Hall swimming pool renovated 72% of students who vote approve the YES 2 Better Rec Centers campaign 2011 Lights installed at Burr-Fedde sand volleyball court Cardio Zone opens at CREC 2012 Outdoor Adventures Center site prep begins at NE corner of14th & W N. 17th St. Rec Area constructed ECAB closes; FFAB opens as temporary East Campus rec facility UNL named Bike Friendly University 2013 All new equipment installed in Super Circuit Room New positions: Marketing & Promotions Coordinator, Events Coordinator Campus Recreation TIMELINE KEY OCR Office of Campus Recreation ECAB East Campus Activities Building FFAB Fleming Fields Annex Building CREC Campus Rec Center HPER School of Health, Physical Education & Recreation WAA Women’s Athletic Association PE Physical Education IPC Injury Prevention & Care OA Outdoor Adventures 1997 New positions: Sport Club and Special Programs Coordinator, Asst. Facility Op. Manager for Custodial Service First CREC Alumni Weekend Personal training offered through Wellness Services The Studio opens; indoor cycling classes offered Climbing Wall constructed at CREC 1997-98 Sport Club Council recognized 1999 New position: Asst. Dir. Marketing and Development CREC inherits op. and maintenance of Mabel Lee Hall swimming pool 1989 New positions: Facilities Op. Manager, Informal Rec. Coordinator Burr-Fedde sand volleyball court constructed HSS sand volleyball court relocated; field area fenced Sapp Facility completed with wt. training, track & courts First All-Nighter Sports Festival 1989-90 IPC Room opens in CREC with certified athletic trainer Men’s Bowling Club wins Nat’l Collegiate Bowling Championship Women’s locker room at Mabel Lee Hall Grant Memorial Hall, 1887 University Hall, 1877 East Campus Activities Building, 1931 Tug-of-War during Field Day, 1948 Women’s Intramural Sports, 1948 Women’s Intramural Sports, 1948 Coliseum, 1930-1950 Men’s Intramural Sports, 1948 Outdoor Adventures Center Rendering, 2013 Campus Rec Center on City Campus East Campus Activites Building Women’s Basketball, 1899
Transcript of Campus RecreationTIMELINE - NebraskaKEY OCR Office of Campus Recreation ECAB East Campus Activities...
1900All students required to take 2 years of physical education
1902First record of Golf Club
1920Fred W. Luehring hired as Athletic Director; proposes benefits of intramural athletics.
Soldier’s Memorial Gymnasium (future Coliseum) included in Campus Master Plan; NE corner of 14th & Vine
First use of “intramural” by UNL
1923First use of “intramural” by the WAA
Athletic Dept. turns over management of intramural sports to “N” Club
1917Women’s Athletic Association (WAA) formed
UNL among first to develop soccer for women
First women’s swimming meet
1919“N” Club reorganizes; placed in charge of all inter-Frat games
1890First intramural sports competition - lawn tennis
University Tennis Association formed
Grant Memorial Hall formally opens; 71 of 305 males and 23 of 208 females participate and pay $3 per year for use
Co-ed ice skating held
1891Dept. of Physical Education created
1970Intramural sports transferred from HPER to Student Affairs
1971Dept. of Rec. & Intramurals moved to Vine St.
First outdoor rec. trip offered
UNL hosts Big 8 Rec Sports Workshop
1971-72Cather-Pound & HSS fields & tennis courts constructed
1980-81East Campus fields developed
1981New position: Intramural Sports Coordinator
1981-82ECAB adds weight training & conditioning
1982-83Sport Clubs assigned to the Dept. of Recreation
1880Lt. Isaac T. Webster organizes first-known physical activity for women on campus, teaching military drills.
1883First gymnasium constructed on top floor of University Hall
1884First sport clubs formed– bicycle and baseball
Gymnasium room equipped for young women’s calisthentics
1887First “Physical Culture” classes offered
Grant Memorial Hall at 14th & Vine completed for $20,000 and measures 60’x120’; no funds left for equipment
1946Men’s Phys. Ed. Bldg. constructed on SW corner of 14th & W
Lower level of ECAB used as “temporary” student union
1952Phys. Ed. and rec. fields constructed
1965Grant Memorial Hall closes; Women’s Phys. Ed. moves to Bancroft Hall, 14th & U
1968Women’s Phys. Ed. Bldg. opens
1990-91Women’s Bowling Club wins Nat’l Collegiate Bowling Championship
1991-92Group Challenge Experience Program begins
1992Credit Phys. Activity courses moved from HPER to OCR
Husker Kids Rec. Sports Day Camp added
OCR assumes custodial service responsibilities
Coliseum portion of CREC complete
New position: Asst. Dir. for Informal Recreation
1992-93Management of Mabel Lee activity areas transferred from HPER to OCR
Wellness Services added
2000New positions: Strength & Conditioning Coordinator & 2nd IPC GA
First “Friday Night at the Rec”
2001Challenge Course construction complete
Campus Rec acronym changed from OCR to CREC
2003New position: East Campus Grounds Supervisor
Treadmill loft opens
2004Softball diamonds at Fleming Fields open
Phase II of 17th & Vine Rec Area complete
1800s to 1969 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
1983Dept of Rec. changed to OCR; new logo implemented
1984Sand volleyball court at HSS finished
OCR receives permission to use Whittier Fields
1987Cook Pavilion and indoor turf fields constructed
1975New position: Outdoor Recreation Coordinator
1976East Campus courts constructed
1977East Campus Union opens; lower level of ECAB converted to recreational use
1892First records of local field day and class competitions in football, wrestling and track
First records of University Wheel Club, Walking Club and Skating Club
Women required to take physical training 2 hours per week for 2 years
1896First indoor pentathlon contest
1899First women’s athletic contest includes rope climb, rings jump and spoon race
UNL is 1 of 3 national institutions offering women’s basketball
1924Women form Physical Education Club
Athletic Board of Control formed; includes varsity and intramural sports
1925Coliseum opens; financed through football game ticket sales
1926East Campus Activities Building opens
WAA erect skating rink and toboggan slide
1993Jr. Blackshirts Day Camp begins
1994New position: Business Services Manager
1994-95General Support area in CREC remodeled
Nutrition Ed. added to Fitness, Instruction and Wellness Services programs
1995Youth Rec Leadership Camp added
New positions: Asst. Dir. for East Campus Recreation, Fitness and Instructional Program Coordinator
Challenge Ropes Course low and high completed at Camp Easter Seals
UNL hosts first Regional Flag Football Championship
1995-96Massage Therapy offered
Men’s Bowling Club wins Nat’l Collegiate Bowling Championship
1996-97“Let’s Get It On” co-rec flag football team wins NIKE National College Flag Football Championship
“Nolo Contendre” co-rec volleyball team win National College Volleyball Co-Rec Championship
Women’s Bowling Club wins National Collegiate Bowling Championship
2005East Campus tennis courts replaced
14th & Avery courts & golf putting replaced
2006New department: External Relations
Outdoor Rec area at CREC remodeled
2007First GET REC’d event
2008New position: 2nd OA Coordinator
Two synthetic turf fields completed north of Mabel Lee Hall
2nd massage therapy room opens
2010Mabel Lee Hall swimming pool renovated
72% of students who vote approve the YES 2 Better Rec Centers campaign
2011Lights installed at Burr-Fedde sand volleyball court
Cardio Zone opens at CREC
2012Outdoor Adventures Center site prep begins at NE corner of14th & W
N. 17th St. Rec Area constructed
ECAB closes; FFAB opens as temporary East Campus rec facility
UNL named Bike Friendly University
2013All new equipment installed in Super Circuit Room
New positions: Marketing & Promotions Coordinator, Events CoordinatorCampus Recreation
TIMELINEKEY OCR Office of Campus Recreation ECAB East Campus Activities Building FFAB Fleming Fields Annex Building CREC Campus Rec Center HPER School of Health, Physical Education & Recreation WAA Women’s Athletic Association PE Physical Education IPC Injury Prevention & Care OA Outdoor Adventures
1997New positions: Sport Club and Special Programs Coordinator, Asst. Facility Op. Manager for Custodial Service
First CREC Alumni Weekend
Personal training offered through Wellness Services
The Studio opens; indoor cycling classes offered
Climbing Wall constructed at CREC
1997-98Sport Club Council recognized
1999New position: Asst. Dir. Marketing and Development
CREC inherits op. and maintenance of Mabel Lee Hall swimming pool
1989New positions: Facilities Op. Manager, Informal Rec. Coordinator
Burr-Fedde sand volleyball court constructed
HSS sand volleyball court relocated; field area fenced
Sapp Facility completed with wt. training, track & courts
First All-Nighter Sports Festival
1989-90IPC Room opens in CREC with certified athletic trainer
Men’s Bowling Club wins Nat’l Collegiate Bowling Championship
Women’s locker room at Mabel Lee HallGrant Memorial Hall, 1887
University Hall, 1877
East Campus Activities Building, 1931
Tug-of-War during Field Day, 1948
Women’s Intramural Sports, 1948
Women’s Intramural Sports, 1948Coliseum, 1930-1950
Men’s Intramural Sports, 1948
Outdoor Adventures Center Rendering, 2013
Campus Rec Center on City Campus
East Campus Activites Building
Women’s Basketball, 1899
