It’s a recreation center for students and funded by students. The new $16.5 million, 96,000-square-foot Student Recreation Center was officially opened Feb. 3 with University of Tennessee Interim President Jan Simek and UT Martin Chancellor Tom Rakes among those participating in the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Gina McClure, Office of Campus Recreation director, credits students for making the center a reality and points to the much-needed space as a means to have consistent recreational time without competing for time and space with classes and athletics.

The new facility includes four basketball courts that can convert into volleyball and badminton courts, a walking/jogging balcony, three racquetball courts, a fitness center with state-of-the-art equipment, a classroom, a multipurpose and aerobics room, locker rooms, equipment checkout space and an office suite. It also has two lobbies, which provide additional leisure recreational opportunities, including pool, foosball and air hockey.

The center was built primarily for students, as student fees are the funding source. 

Lyle, Cook, Martin, of Clarksville, and Fleming Associates of Memphis, served as project architects in a joint venture, and A&K Construction Co., of Paducah, Ky., built the center.