We designate family time at the Wellness/Recreation Center so that families can enjoy leisure and recreational time together, thereby fostering family wellness. 

Family hours, noted on the Facility Hours scheduled, are set for times when the WRC is least used by students, with more family time available during interim and summer periods than during the academic year.  Children especially enjoy our climbing wall and leisure pool, with its water slide, bubble couch, and hot tub among a variety of facilities that provide “something for everyone.”

You may wonder who we define as “family” members, eligible to come with students and other paid users during family time at no extra charge.  Immediate family includes:

  • For Faculty/Staff:  your spouse and tax dependent children
  • For Traditional Students:  your parents and other tax dependent siblings in your family
  • For Non-Traditional students:  your spouse and tax dependent children
  • For Retirees:  your spouse
  • Special Family Circumstances:  If you have a special family circumstance (such as a non-married life partner, an adult dependent child living with you, or a dependent parent living with you), contact either Kathy Green, (319 )273-6921, or Tim Klatt, (319) 273-7120, to arrange accommodation of your request.

Other programs that may interest those of you who are parents are the Paddling Panther swim lesson program for children offered through our WRS Aquatics Program and Kinder Gym, an early childhood motor laboratory through the School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services.