Your wellness fee is phased in over four years so that it financially supports the projects or programs at the time they become available for your use. Your current $145 per semester fee supports the provision of low cost health and mental health services, public health efforts, and promotion of healthy lifestyles and choices. The fee also supports free access to a myriad of recreational opportunities and facilities including cardio and weight equipment, group fitness classes, olympic size swimming pool, basketball and volleyball, and a climbing wall.
In addition, the capital projects funded by this new fee have begun! The field complex is underway and is slated to be open in June 2009. The design of the Health and Learning Center is well underway and construction is due to begin in September 2009. Please see below for pictures, building renderings, and additional information.
LIVE Webcam of Health & Learning Center Construction
JCCR gives favorable review to Health and Learning Center
The state Legislature's Joint Committee on Capital Review today gave a favorable review to Northern Arizona University's Health and Learning Center.
The review means NAU can move forward on a new facility that will replace the university's 20-year-old fitness center and become an integrated service center, providing physical health, mental health, recreational services, athletic locker rooms, a café, social gathering space and classrooms.
"I want to thank the legislative supporters of Northern Arizona University's most recent capital project," said NAU President John Haeger. "We continue to be on track to break ground on this important facility very soon."
Outdoor synthetic turf field complex with lights and bathrooms - anticipated completion June 2009.
Click here for the latest field development pictures.
Click here for a panoramic view of the field's progress.
Health & Learning Center design is well underway. Construction is slated to begin September 2009.
Click here for the latest building pictures.
The facility includes:
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Recreation enhancements:
- Indoor jogging track
- 38 foot climbing wall
- Expanded weight room
- Multipurpose gym
- Cardio Theatre
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Health and mental health enhancements:
- Expanded urgent care clinic
- Pharmacy with expanded over-the-counter items and other retail
- Enhanced confidentiality and anonymity for health and mental health services through a single check-in and more private space
- Increased access to mental health and urgent care services by adding counselors, psychiatric services, and urgent care physicians.
- New space for Disability Resources in a central campus location
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Additional components:
- 2 floors of general classrooms providing space for growing enrollment allows for renovation of other academic buildings by providing classroom "swing space" (a space to hold classes temporarily while the home academic building is being renovated)
- Includes attractive, interactive social space for students and faculty
- Includes a coffee shop and café with indoor and outdoor seating on a beautiful terrace looking at the San Francisco Peaks
- New stadium shell for the Max Spilsbury field
- Locker room facilities for the NAU athletics sports teams: soccer, tennis, and track and field and shared training room facilities and offices for the Center for High Altitude Training
These components will bring additional dimensions to the new Health & Learning Center. These components ARE NOT funded by student fees
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