The Jupiter campus
is proud to provide a wide variety of
recreational opportunities
for students of all abilities and interests.
The Office of Student Life & Recreation
in collaboration with the Recreation
Agency of Student Government encourages
healthy living and wellness activities.
• Team Sports
• Fitness and Gym
• Events and Tourneys
• On-Campus Recreational Facilities
• Off-Campus Recreational Facilities
Organized
Team Sports
Intramural
leagues: We participate in
the leagues of the towns of Palm Beach
Gardens and Jupiter. Previous competitive
teams were fielded in: Flag football,
soccer, co-ed volleyball, and co-ed softball.
Informal
sports: With weather permitting,
informal team sports were played daily
on the multipurpose field on campus.
These included flag football, soccer
and ultimate Frisbee. Days and times
are set each semester.
On
campus tourneys: These have included
3 on 3 basketball, ultimate Frisbee and
co-ed sand volleyball. These tourneys
usually last less than a week, some concluding
on the same day.
Individual
Fitness Classes
Through arrangements
with the Office of Student Life & Recreation and
the town of Jupiter’s Wellness
programs, Student Government funds individual
fitness classes offered at the Jupiter
Community Center.
Class sign-ups are at the beginning
of each semester and often a winter session
is offered. Classes are FREE to all Wilkes
Honors college students.
Classes
that were offered this past year include: Pilates, Yoga, Aerobic
Dance, Stretch and Strengthen, Line Dancing
(various levels), Ballet, Latin Dancing,
and Swing dancing (various levels).
Occasionally classes will be offered
on campus for a specific activity such
as Salsa Dancing, Swing, and lessons
for games like tennis.
Fit Core Gym
Student Government has arranged for
FREE gym memberships during the main
academic year (excluding summer terms)
with Fit Core gym for enrolled students.
Located less than 5 miles from campus
near the beach, Fit Core provides state
of the art equipment, extensive cardio
machines (each with a cable TV above!),
free weights and clean locker rooms.
Gym
sign-ups are the first 2 weeks each
semester. Students are issued a scan-tag
(like the ones you may use at grocery
stores). Fit Core is open 24 HOURS with
use of your scan tag! So if you want
to work out at 5AM on a Sunday, power
to you.
Directions
to Fit Core: Take Donald Ross EAST to US-1.
Make a right (south)
and go down about a ½ mile to
the Seminole Shopping Center and make
a right into the center. Fit Core is
located on the north side of the center.
There are also some places to eat if
you’re hungry after your work out
or you can head to the beach!
Special
Events:
The Recreation
agency of SGA and the Student Life & Recreation
office sponsor various activities through
out
the year.
Past events included:
Deep Sea fishing trip
Kickball tourney
Faculty/Staff vs Honors College student
softball game (Faculty/Staff won 13-0
in ’04)
Casino Night
FAU Baseball vs St. Louis Cardinals Spring
Training
Jupiter Hammerheads minor league baseball
Beach days
First Fridays Cook-Outs at the Pool
Sports and Fitness Day (every February)
Health and Wellness Fair (sponsored by
the Health Clinic and Counseling Center)
Biking Trips
Spring in to Shape (sponsored by Program
Board)
The Burrow tourneys:
As part of First
Fridays, various games night will be
held in the Burrow throughout
the year, most often on Fridays. Scheduled
for the upcoming year include ping pong,
billiards, John Madden football, air
hockey, board games, and whatever the
new hot game is on PS2 or Xbox. Prizes
are often awarded (e.g., the winner of
the billiards tourney got his own pool
cue. Ping Pong winner got a paddle set
and carrying case –Ping Pong is
serious business here!)
On-Campus
Recreational Facilities
The Pool: The pool is open most days
during the academic year and is always
staffed by a certified lifeguard.
Spring 2006 hours:
Tuesday & Thursday: 2PM – 7PM
Friday & Saturday: 11AM – 6PM
Sunday: 11 – 7PM
The pool is heated for those few times
when we need it. The pool deck has a
variety of tables and chairs as well
as a hammock and brand new patio loungers
so you can kick back and relax while
you read your latest class assignment.
The pool isn’t one for doing laps – its
more for taking a quick dip, playing
some pool volleyball or doing water exercises.
There’s also a stereo and you can
put in your music requests with the lifeguards.
Special events
through out the year also occur at
the pool – you’ll
end up there for one thing or another
so stop by, slap on some SPF30, and relax!
Sand Volleyball/Tennis/Basketball Courts
All three are lighted by timers so if
you want to shoot hoops like Allen Iverson,
you can play at midnight (there is a
group of Honors College students who
do!). There are benches by the courts
and you can rinse off at the pool locker
rooms.
Multipurpose
Field: Presently located
behind the SR building, this is where
the pick-up games occur. There are soccer
goals which are moved around depending
on the game and the field is often lined
by the Recreation agency. In the near
future a new multi-purpose field will
be completed. This field will have field
grass leveled, and maintained year round.
The field will also be LIGHTED for evening
play. Stay tuned for more details!
Equipment checkout:
A basketball, Frisbee,
and soccer ball are available for check-out
at the Burrow – just
bring your FAU Owl Card. A volleyball
is available for check-out at the pool
during pool operational hours.
Clubs and Organizations can check-out
some of the other equipment such as coolers,
tennis racquets, badminton, beach volleyball
sets, kick balls, and other cool things.
Off
Campus Recreation:
We are blessed
with great weather year round which
allows for participation
almost all the time. You can easily bike
to Juno Beach or it’s a 5 minute
drive, and fish on its beautiful pier.
There are several local and state parks
within our area as well, including the
Blowing Rocks Preserve and Jonathan Dickinson
State Park, as well as the Abacoa Greenway
adjacent to campus, an ideal location
for trail runs or hikes. There are plenty
of 5K’s and other races in the
area, and excellent group bicycle rides
along the coast each weekend.
Within a few miles of campus are a bowling
alley, billiards hall, skate park, playgrounds,
jogging trails, tennis and racquetball
courts, and camp sites. You also have
access to the FAU Boca campus recreation
facilities as well. There are plenty
of professional sports in the area to
watch too: the Florida Marlins, the Miami
Heat, the Miami Dolphins, racing at the
Moroso track, polo matches in Wellington,
and of course FAU
Athletics.
For more information, contact Heather Bishara ,
Assistant Director of Student Life
and Recreation.
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