Recreation Program
Explore Your Campus Community Through Play
Whether you’re working out at the Fitness Center, joining an intramural team, trying a group fitness class, or heading out on an outdoor adventure in the Pacific Northwest, the Recreation Program at WSU Vancouver gives you opportunities to build community, stay active, explore, and play both on and off campus.
Available to current students, faculty, and staff, recreation programs offer ways to discover new interests, challenge yourself, and make new friends while supporting your physical and mental well-being.
Recreation Program values
- Community: Encouraging healthy and supportive connections on campus
- Openness: Creating environments that support everyone’s right to learn, grow and play
- Development: Providing opportunities for personal growth, discovery, and increased engagement
- Play: Fostering curiosity, positive energy and fun into activities and events
- Stewardship: Responsibly using our resources and supporting sound environmental practices
Questions?
- Email: van.osirec@wsu.edu
- Phone: 360-546-9532
- Location: The Recreation Office and Rental Program are located in the Annex building.
Schedule
| Monday | 12:00pm – 4:00pm |
| Tuesday | 12:00pm – 4:00pm |
| Wednesday | 12:00pm – 4:00pm |
| Thursday | 12:00pm – 4:00pm |
| Friday | 12:00pm – 4:00pm |
Recreation Program mission
The Recreation Program strives to inspire and engage our campus community to build and maintain healthy, active, and well-balanced lives through accessible and high quality recreational and co-curricular programming.
Recreation Program funding
The Recreation Program is fully funded by S&A Fees, which support recreation facilities, equipment, and activities. Recreation resources and registration are available to current WSU Vancouver students, faculty, and staff.
Accessible recreation
WSU Vancouver’s recreational programs, operations and facilities are designed to be accessible and inclusive for all participants. If you have an accessibility need or concern, please contact the Recreation Office. Everyone is encouraged to participate in Recreation Program activities and events.
Intramural Sports and Open Play
Have fun, meet new friends, and get fit. The Recreation Program organizes open-play and intramural sports each week for all skill and experience levels in a safe and supportive environment. Join us!
- Eligibility: Open to all current students, faculty, and staff.
- Cost: All activities are free.
- Registration: No signups required. Just drop in!
Activity Schedule
Intramural sports are offered only during the fall and spring semesters. Activities are held at local public school gyms and sports centers in Vancouver.
Indoor Basketball
Location: Jason Lee Middle School
Dates: TBA
Tennis
Location: Vancouver Tennis Center
Dates: TBA
In partnership with the WSU Vancouver Tennis Club.
Indoor Soccer
Location: Salmon Creek Indoor Sports Arena
Dates: TBA
Participant Policy
Participation is first come, first served due to venue capacity limits. To participate, follow these requirements:
- Present your CougarCard to a Recreation Office staff member on-site.
- Sign a liability waiver and a Code of Conduct agreement.
Students under the age of 18 must have a parent or legal guardian present to sign the liability waiver. Participants who do not adhere to the Code of Conduct may be barred from future activities.
Feedback and Suggestions
Do you have an idea for the intramural sports program? Share your thoughts with the Intramural Assistant.
Land acknowledgement
The WSU Vancouver Recreation Program acknowledges that we work, play, explore and learn on the homelands of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and the Peoples of the Lower Columbia Valley. The land that WSU Vancouver resides on continues to be integral to the lives and culture of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and the Peoples of the Lower Columbia Valley, their descendants, and that their history is tied to this land since time immemorial.