What was...

And What is Coming!

Missouri State University has gone over 101 years without a consolidated facility, dedicated specifically to students, for recreation, but in October 2006, students voted for a change.

Initially, students began to discuss the possibility of a consolidated student recreation center on the Missouri State University campus.  Petitions were circulated around campus asking for support of the project.  In Spring 2005, student leaders initiated a feasibility study to determine whether or not a recreation facility was wanted and needed on the Missouri State campus.  The study, which lasted nearly 12 months, determined that the answer was resoundingly clear— students want a recreation center and students want it done right.  Finally, in October 2006, the student body spoke again and voted for a student fee to fund Missouri State University's, state-of-the-art, University Recreation Center.