2008 Woodie Awards
Students divided over center's use
By Katherine McGehee
Issue date: 1/31/08 Section: News
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Staley said he accompanied Miles Ledford, coordinator of club sports and outdoor programming, Ron Nelson, director of campus recreation and student members of campus recreation to Memphis for the Tennessee Intramural Recreational Sports Association conference.
"My job was to sit down and probe people to see how their operations systems worked for their facilities," Staley said.
"I sat down with a lot of people from different universities and got a lot of great ideas about opportunities, such as graduate assistants to be directors of certain programs like intramurals," Staley said.
"One of the best classes I took was security 101," Staley said. "We saw the state-of-the-art system that Memphis has in their facility. It protects the students and their belongings, as well as keeps out people who don't belong in the recreation center."
"From here, we're going to assemble the committee," Staley said. "My committee is going to be composed mostly of students and some alumni."
"One of the biggest discussions we have to have is about faculty and staff usage," Staley said.
Many students at UTC have all ready formed opinions on whether or not faculty and staff will be able to use the Wellness Center.
Tim Slaton, Hixson, Tenn., sophomore, said, "I think it would be all right for faculty and staff to use it, as long as they have enough equipment to go around."
Amanda Brown, Fort Oglethorpe, Tenn., sophomore, said, "I wouldn't have a problem with it as long as it wasn't overcrowded."
Joy Hill, Nashville, freshman, said, "I honestly don't care if [faculty and staff] use it or not, as long as it doesn't affect my usage."
One of the issues being discussed is whether or not faculty and staff members should pay to use the Wellness Center, or if it should be an employee benefit.
