迪克西·里德

2021年10月11日

With Fall 2021 enrollment at a 创纪录的31588名学生, all of them eligible to use 油井, completion of the health and wellness facility’s $34 million expansion comes at the perfect time.

油井’s makeover is significant and “the list of upgrades and new amenities is long,” said Bill Olmsted, 油井’s executive director.

扩建工程将现有的230,446平方英尺的设施扩大到260,263平方英尺，增加了约18,000平方英尺的健身和娱乐设施，以及约11,000平方英尺的医疗服务设施。 现有的26,000平方英尺的空间进行了翻新。

10月12日，该大学正式为扩建后的设施剪彩，仪式后有导游陪同参观。

“The bottom line is this: The expansion project is the product of listening to our members and taking their feedback to heart,” Olmsted said. “It’s the culmination of many years of planning and looking at how our students want to interact with this facility, both now and in the future.”

Olmstead characterized the popular venue as being physically, mentally and socially “transformative.”

“It definitely was worth the time and resources to make this project happen,” he said. “There is no better investment than the health and well-being of our students.”

Financing for the expansion came from student fees and reserves, from both 联威公司, and 学生健康及辅导服务.

所有学生都有资格使用油井，该项目由学生学费资助，78%的学生通常会激活他们的账户。

扩建的一部分是为了适应这种使用，包括将储物柜的数量增加到750个，是以前的两倍多。

新的更衣室一点也不传统。 例如，一楼的储物柜中心是一个玻璃墙，全性别设施，有七个私人更衣室。

其他新的设施包括两个团体健身工作室，隔音隔墙和灯光与音响系统相连。 还有一个专门的旋转工作室，额外的力量和自由力量空间，以及一个休息室。

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Added to 学生健康及辅导服务 (SHCS), opposite the fitness side of the building, were two urgent-care counseling spaces, the confidential advocate’s office, new exam rooms, and an athletic-training facility that supports all students, including participants in campus club and recreational sports. 咨询办公室、团体治疗室和会议室是新布局的一部分。

“The expansion and renovation will allow us to serve more students more effectively and to provide new services,” said Joy Stewart-James, SHCS associate vice president.

“The Health and Wellness Promotion department has grown over the years, with more than 50 students participating in our Peer Health Educator programs,” she said. “The renovation also allowed us to expand the cooking demo kitchen, provide student office spaces, and workshop meeting areas.”

“It definitely was worth the time and resources to make this project happen. There is no better investment than the health and well-being of our students.” ——Bill Olmsted， Union WELL公司执行董事

学生健康服务药房现在提供预约疫苗和流感疫苗，并提供一个装满零售商品的自动售货机，以满足下班后的需求。

斯图尔特-詹姆斯说，她希望在2022年春季之前增加学生牙科服务。

由于新冠肺炎疫情，校园关闭，翻新和建设工作得以加快，项目提前三个多月完成。

油井’s opening in 2010 “definitely changed student life at 囊状态,” providing previously unavailable recreation access and opportunities on campus, Olmsted said.

他说，11年来，学生人数增加了数千人，越来越多的学生正在激活他们的WELL会员资格。 使用人数的增加给健身房带来了更大的压力，导致环境拥挤，会员们排起了长队，等待使用最先进的健身设备。

“We spent time collecting feedback and conducting focus groups to understand the greatest needs of the students and campus community at large,” said Kate Smith, director of 油井. “This process allowed us to rethink our universal design application by creating all-gender spaces in a safe and welcoming environment.”

Deborah Bruffett, a graduate student in Anthropology, has seen firsthand 油井’s transformation, both as a member and through her job as a student manager for SHCS’s Healthy Relationships. She regularly utilizes the facility’s services.

“I've gotten my COVID-19 vaccinations, flu shots, and prescriptions filled while on campus,” she said. “The pandemic has taken a toll on my mental and physical well-being, but discovering that the fitness classes were both in-person and online played a part in getting me back to my old self.”

可达性和包容性是整个设计过程中的关键考虑因素，导致更宽的门廊，更大的长凳，门的自动化功能，并消除了所有路径上的障碍。

“The overall commitment to an integrated approach to health and wellness remained a cornerstone in all decisions that were made,” Smith said.