Recreation & Wellness 2022-23 Annual Report
Recreation & Wellness
July 2022 - June 2023
Mission: To empower and support students to puruse their overall well-being by providing impactful experiences to build community, develop life skills, discover passions, and have fun.
Student Engagement
- 17 Wellness Coaching Clients
- Facilitated 100+ events
- Facilitated 27 Fitness class requests for 400 participants
- GVSU Unified Sports participated in a university state-wide Special Olympics basketball tournament
- @gvsurecwell surpassed 4,000 followers on Instagram
- Outdoor Adventures hosted a Fall Break backpacking trip to Dolly Sods
- Participants doubled at Sex Ed Week events from first annual in 2022 with a total of 396 in 2023
- WIT connected with 3,278 students at 49 WIT Cart shifts
Program Highlights
- Outdoor gear rental became free for students
- 12 sports wheelchairs were acquired for adaptive sports programming
- Group Fitness prices were reduced for students by 50%
- Intramural Sports offered discounted registration to reduce financial barriers for students
- 26 of 38 Club Sport teams attended their national championships
41,000+ Total Student Participations
5,678
Climbing center attendees
221
STI Screenings
16,489
Intramural sports participations
11,000
Group fitness participations
1,139
Club sport participants
2,208
IM Unique Participants
26
Outdoor Gear Rentals
183
LEC Unique Users*
275
UFIT Appointments
320
Adult Swim Lesson Participants
43
Wellness Events
1,818
Unique Fitness Pass Holders
1,062
Participants at 46 OA Events
634
Intramural teams
11,326
Safer Sex Supplies Distributed
375
Personal Training Sessions
1,361
LEC Gaming Sessions*
140
CPR Certifications
18
Student Internships
1,467
Injury Care Clinic Visits
Club Sport National Champions
- Lucas Malloy- Boxing
- Bautista Ballesty- Boxing
- Laker Dance Team- Jazz & Hip Hop
Top Social Posts
- Reset Room Opening Reel- 4,469 Reach
- WIT has Trojan Post- 3,636 Reach
- New Blender Bike Reel- 3,019 Reach
*Most Popular Games:
- Valorant
- Overwatch 2
- League of Legends
*Winter Semester Only
IM-Intramural | OA-Outdoor Adventures | LEC-Laker Esports Center
STI-Sexually Transmitted Infection | WIT-Wellness Information Team
Recreation & Wellness | gvsu.edu/rec
Offers diverse and inclusive fitness, wellness, outdoor, sports, and employment opportunities that inspire participation and promote health and wellbeing.