Campuses and Facilities

Recreation and Wellness Center

Campuses and Facilities

Quinnipiac prioritizes health and wellness, and the new Recreation and Wellness Center is at the heart of it all. The Recreation and Wellness Center advances the student life experience through activities and programming and integration with academics that support student health, physical fitness, counseling and ongoing wellness and prevention education, and addresses critical space needs related to recreation and student services as well as connecting to nature and the surrounding ecological assets.

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Students use RecWell equipment during workout

A Place to Be Inspired

The Recreation and Wellness Center, opened in 2023, offers facilities and programming to meet wide range of health and wellness services, including fitness studios, equipment and classes; a smoothie bar for refueling and a demonstration kitchen to learn new cooking skills; healthcare services and facilities for a range of medical needs; and counseling space and professionals for mental health services.

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Daylight shining on recreation and wellness center — Video: Take a drone tour of the Recreation and Wellness Center.

Sun sets on the recreation and wellness center

Students climb and belay on a two-story rock wall in the Recreation and Wellness Center

Dance team practicing in recreation and wellness center

Students exercise on treadmills and stair climbers

A student adjusts the screen on his treadmill in the Recreation and Wellness Center

Two students stretch in a studio surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows

Students laugh as they exercise in a fitness studio overlooking the Mount Carmel Campus quad

A health care provider evaluates a student in a student health services exam room

A student and therapist speak together in an office with cozy chairs, natural wood walls and flowers

A group of students and a therapist participate in group therapy

Students lift weights and use weight lifting machines

Students using the weight lifting equipment

Students sit cross legged on yoga mats as they are led through a meditation exercise

Designed for Students — With Extensive Input by Students

The multi-purpose facility includes expanded recreational space and equipment, a rock-climbing wall, an upgraded health center, a counseling center with stunning outdoor views and a fuel bar for pre- and post-workout nutritional needs. Outside the building are benches, a fire pit, gardens with native plants, and other inviting spaces.

A Center for Wellness — For Body and Mind

The Recreation and Wellness Center, designed by DesignLab/S3, makes health and wellness a prominent feature of campus with the addition to the existing Athletic and Recreation Center on the west and south facades, a courtyard and terrace garden, and a new campus open space to the south.

The counseling center provides welcoming spaces and broader access to clinical services and mental health care. Our state-licensed counselors are committed to supporting the intellectual, emotional and social development of all Quinnipiac students.

The RecWell prioritizes well-being of our students and our community.

A Focus on Sustainability

The Recreation and Wellness Center is recognized by U.S. Green Building Council as a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Building. The certification is a globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement. To earn the designation, the building was constructed with an eye toward global stewardship and preserving the planet.

In addition to the other amenities, there is a dedicated athletic training space for club sports, wide views of Sleeping Giant State Park and four fitness studios, including one with a retractable wall for outdoor workout opportunities. It’s all part of a broader commitment to healing and sustainability at Quinnipiac.

Learn more about Quinnipiac's commitment to sustainability

Fuel Your Ambition

Shake Smart

Run by students, for students, the Recreation and Wellness Center offers healthy convenient food options for students who are looking for a delicious protein shake to reenergize themselves after a workout or as a study pick-me-up at Shake Smart.

Learn more about Shake Smart, including menus

Reimagining the Experience

Expanding our wellness footprint...

Before construction

The construction project aimed to expand access to health and well-being resources for students, faculty and staff.

...and incorporating the natural environment

After construction

Completed in 2023, the new Recreation and Wellness Center is home to recreational space and equipment, a rock-climbing wall, an upgraded health center, a counseling center with stunning outdoor views and a fuel bar for pre- and post-workout nutritional needs. Elements of nature are incorporated in and out of the entire facility.