Campus Recreation Student Advisory Board (CRSAB)
Minutes of November 15, 2013 Meeting
Board Members in Attendance: Naeemah Charles – ASI, Becker Cheng - RPT, Taylor Rivera – SCC, Alvin Barahona –
KSA, Brandon Wolucka – CRD (non-voting), Pam Su – CRD (non-voting)
Board Members Absent: Alex Williams – SAAC, Oanh Nguyen - Health Ed, Kerry O’Shea – RPT, Vincente Aboytes SAAC, Jameel Madanat - SCC, Stephen Bernad - KSA
Guests: Rebecca Parks - CRD, Tina Rossi - CRD, Venice Adams - CRD, Chanda Jensen - CRD, Ryan Fetzer - CRD
Entities:
CRD – Campus Recreation Department
KIN – Kinesiology Student Assoc.
RPT – Recreation, Parks & Tourism
SCC – Sport Clubs Council
ASI – Associated Students
Meeting called to order at 12:05pm.
Meeting opened with a brief introduction of attendees and what organizations they are representing.
The minutes of the previous meeting were reviewed, and the date for the Charles Schwab Championship Golf
Tournament was corrected to start on October 28th. No other corrections were made, and minutes were
approved.
Updates
Costume Dodgeball Tournament – The tournament was very successful with 12 teams participating. Brandon
Wolucka emceed the event, with several spectators in the stands. A DJ was also present and played music.
Pictures of the event were shown at the meeting and suggestions for future iterations of the event were taken,
including: (1) Partner with Vets Club or other clubs on campus to have a Sports Olympics, (2) Include a
haunted house with the Dodgeball tournament, (3) Structure the tournament like the intramural leagues, (4)
Host a kickball tournament.
Campus Recreation Department (CRD) – The Fitness, Wellness, and Aquatics Coordinator announced that
there will be a modified Group X schedule for both Thanksgiving week and Finals week.
Campus Rec Employment – Job openings for Informal Recreation Gym Attendants for the Spring Semester will
be posted on GatorJobs and the Campus Rec website in December. The Facilities and Informal Recreation
Coordinator went into detail on the duties of the position.
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Student Board member Updates
Recreation, Parks, & Tourism (RPT) – 15 people attended the RPT Kayaking Trip to Point Reyes, accompanied
by two professors. The trip was successful and RPT is looking to do more of them in the future. In addition, the
senior classes are busy with final projects. RPT is also interested in getting more outdoor rec programming for
the campus community. Campus Recreation was approached by the RPT President with the proposal of helping
facilitate adding outdoor rec programming as part of Campus Recreation.
Associated Students Incorporated (ASI) – ASI will use their next monthly meeting with President Wong to
discuss the enhanced auxiliary. ASI is also about to launch working with Lobby Corps.
Sport Clubs – The Cheer Club went to San Jose State to collaborate with their cheerleaders. Additionally, they
are working with Riordan High School, helping cheer at their events. They will be performing at the
Dreamforce Conference.
Kinesiology (KIN) – The KIN Representative spoke about the Kinesiology Conference they held a few weeks
ago. Approximately 100 people attended and there were a variety of workshops to take part in. This was the
first time this conference was held and it was very successful. KSA is also hosting a Kinesiology Dept. Student
Research Exposition, which will be held in Gym 147 on Tuesday, December 10, from 4:00pm to 7:00pm.
Campus Recreation Business
Group X – Suggestions were taken on how to create more awareness about the Group X classes being offered
by the Campus Rec Department. Input included having classes out in the quad, placing sandwich boards up near
19th Avenue, and increasing the amount of tabling.
Recreation and Wellness Center (RWC) – The proposed relocation of the RWC to Lot 41 and discussions that
took place over the previous 8 weeks were summarized, including the idea of expanding the MAC Court to
double as an Events Center. The official consultation process concluded at the end of October and the following
items were recommended:
 Relocate the RWC to Lot 41 from Lot 25.
 Avoid asking for any additional increases in student fees.
 Not consider expanding the MAC court at this time to double as an event center.
Official votes were asked for from CRSAB board members and the Board unanimously supported all three
recommendations.
Gym Building Renovation – The Board was informed of the future Gymnasium Renovation Project which is to
take place in summer 2014. The Campus Recreation Director shared some of the highlights of the renovations.
The project would impact Gym 100, the Pool, and the Locker Rooms, all of which would be unavailable over
the summer. In addition, Campus Rec staff would be relocated for the summer. It was also mentioned that the
renovation could be used to promote Group X classes i.e. “Come check out the new and improved Gymnasium
by going to Group X!”
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1st Quarter Budget Review - The Campus Recreation Director gave an overview of the first quarter budget
figures. We are in good shape with revenues, and need to keep a close eye on our expenses going forward.
Upcoming Spring Semester Meetings
The Board was encouraged to start thinking about the spring semester and whether they can continue to attend
the meetings and serve as Board Members. Meetings will be held on February 7, March 7, April 4, and May 2.
The Board members were asked to bring 1 to 3 suggestions for methods to improve Campus Rec for the
December 6th meeting. A photo of the Board will also be taken then.
Announcements
-RPT may be looking for a replacement for Becker for the coming semester.
-A Sport Club Rally is tentatively scheduled to be held next Wednesday, November 20th.
-The 5k Walk, Run and Roll will be held Sunday, April 13th.
-Intramurals will be starting their Playoffs and All-star Games soon.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:05 pm.
Submitted by: Chanda Jensen
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