Alumni
Benefits & Services
Watzek Sports Center: alumni access guidelines
Update 1/25/05
Due to recent break-ins, thefts, and intruders, changes have been implemented to provide further security and safety for all members of the Reed community who use this facility.
Beginning Monday, January 24, you will notice a new entry system for the Sports Center: an information desk and access gate in the upper lobby that will be open 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. At the cage entrance there is also a new interior access door that will be open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday; and noon to 6 p.m., Sunday.
At this time there is a student attendant monitoring the access points and asking for college identification. We are asking that community members please bring their Reed College ID cards with them, as not all student workers know all of the members of the college community. Alumni are asked to have their alumni cards and faculty and staff spouse/partners are asked to have their sports center cards with them to show to the student attendant. Please remember that alumni may get a temporary ID card in the alumni office (Eliot 129) during regular business hours.
Please keep in mind the Sports Center hours have not changed and the same general guidelines (below) apply; however, the upper lobby doors will not be accessible until 9 a.m., Monday through Friday. The cage entrance will be open at all operational hours. These changes have been made to help ensure your safety and the security of your belongings while you are at the facility.
Thank you for your patience and help as we make this transition.
--Ann Casey, director of physical education & athletics and Mike Teskey, director of alumni relations
Guidelines
Meeting students' needs is the sports center's primary mission. Reed's facility is small--and current student demand is growing. In recent years, the physical education department has deliberately focused its attention on attracting students to our unique array of classes and it is important to retain student interest by offering a wide variety of activity options and upgrading facilities accordingly. For this reason classes and programs take priority; thus, we ask that alumni relinquish equipment or space upon request and recognize the sports center staff's authority in asking people to honor the following guidelines.
- All alumni who use the sports center must present a current alumni association ID card and sign in at the cage prior to using the facility. Alumni ID cards may be obtained through the alumni relations office in Eliot 129, by calling 503/777-7589 or via email at alumni@reed.edu.
- The sports center is unable to accommodate guests and family members of alumni. The facility is intended for use by the students, faculty, staff, and alumni only.
- When signing in, alumni are requested to identify the specific area (e.g., weight room, swimming pool, squash courts) that they intend to use.
- We request that alumni refrain from using the weight room from 7 to 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. Monday- Friday, as these hours represent the time when many current students use the facility and demand is at or near peak. Similarly, we request that alumni refrain from using the pool from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday.
- The sports center is part of the educational institution and our classes and programs take priority in the facility, thus, alumni are requested to relinquish the use of any athletic equipment or space should they be asked.
- Alumni who are unable or unwilling to follow these guidelines may be asked to leave the facility.
