Recreation Program
Explore Your Campus Community Through Play
The Recreation Program at WSU Vancouver provides students, faculty, and staff with comprehensive opportunities to foster a healthy, active, and well-balanced lifestyle. By offering diverse co-curricular programming, the university encourages the campus community to build lasting connections while engaging in physical activity. Whether you are looking to improve your personal fitness, discover a new outdoor passion, or join a competitive team, our resources are designed to support your physical and mental well-being.
Accessible and high-quality recreational activities serve as a cornerstone of the student experience. From the structured environment of the Fitness Center to the spontaneous joy of intramural sports, WSU Vancouver prioritizes inclusive environments where everyone has the right to learn, grow, and play. We invite you to utilize our facilities and programs to enhance your collegiate journey through movement and discovery.
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 |
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.
- Eligibility: Open to all current students, faculty, and staff.
- Cost: All activities are free.
- Registration: No signups required. Just drop in.
Activity Schedule
Activities occur at various locations, including local public school gyms and the Salmon Creek Indoor Sports Arena.
Indoor Basketball
Tennis
Indoor Soccer
Participant Policy
Participation is first come, first served due to venue capacity limits. To participate, please follow these requirements:
- Present a CougarCard to a Recreation Office staff member on-site.
- Sign a liability waiver and a Code of Conduct agreement.
- Students under age 18 must have a parent or legal guardian present to sign the liability waiver.
Feedback and Suggestions
Do you have an idea for the intramural sports program? Share your thoughts with the Intramural Assistant. Intramural sports feedback form
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. Facility use, equipment rental and activity registration is only allowed for current students, faculty, and staff.
Questions about accessibility
WSU Vancouver’s recreational programs, operations, and facilities are intended to be inclusive and accessible. If at any time, you have a need or concern please contact the Recreation Office. We encourage everyone to participate in our programs and activities.
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.