Aztec recreation 2015

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AZTEC RECREATION

Table of Contents Aztec Recreation I Annual Report 2014-2015

Overview

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Recreation and Wellness Commission

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Student Employment

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Membership

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Aztec Aquaplex

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Intramural Sports

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Sport Clubs

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Group Fitness

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Instructional Classes

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Aztec Adventures

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Aztec Lanes & ARC Express

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Mission Bay Aquatic Center

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Financial Summary

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AZTEC RECREATION Associated Students / SDS U

Year in Review The 2014-2015 year was an exciting and productive year for Associated Students Aztec Recreation. With student success and wellness as our top priority, highlights included approval to construct a new outdoor recreational sports field on campus, a new Aztec Recreation website, a comprehensive staff reorganization, and an all-time record for total membership with 18,142 members.

Aztec Recreation’s commitment to sustainable practices was recognized as the Aztec Recreation Center (ARC) achieved LEED Gold certification for existing building, operations and maintenance.

role in the recruitment, engagement and retention of students while supporting a healthy environment for the entire campus community. We expect the strong participation trends witnessed in 2014-2015 to continue.

In addition to the record numbers in membership, several program areas witnessed all-time high participation including Intramural Sports leagues, Instructional Classes, youth Watersports Camp and equipment rentals at MBAC. The first full year of operation was completed at ARC Express and Aztec Lanes in the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union. The facilities witnessed significant participation growth relative to their debut semester and added great value to the Aztec Recreation membership that includes access to the Aztec Recreation Center (ARC), Aztec Aquaplex, Racquetball Courts, and Tennis Courts. The robust demand for recreation programs and services was exciting to see as it is well documented that campus recreation facilities and programs play an important role in an important

On behalf of every Aztec Recreation employee, we’d like to thank our members and guests for a wonderful year. We look forward to continuing to support and inspire active, healthy living for SDSU students and the campus community in the year ahead.

The success of Aztec Recreation programs could not have occurred without the efforts of our dedicated full-time professional and part-time student staff. We were thrilled to add several talented professionals to our team this year including Pam Mahlow, Associate Director for Programs; Nicole Widmer, Associate Director for Member Services and Facilities; Antero Gonzalez, Facilities Supervisor; Andrew Lutz, Intramural and Club Sports Supervisor; and Marcelino Gaspar, Building Services Engineer.

In Health,

Mark Zakrzewski Director, Aztec Recreation

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Recreation and Wellness Commission OVERVIEW The Associated Students Recreation & Wellness Commission, consisting of elected and appointed students, along with staff advisors, provides oversight of Aztec Recreation programs, policies, services and budget. The Commission’s members are dedicated to promoting active, healthy living for SDSU students and the campus community.

COMISSIONERS’S LET TER Hello Aztecs, Associated Students and Aztec Recreation are entering one of the most exciting eras of campus recreation in SDSU history. In the last year, the A.S. Recreation and Wellness Commission advocated for SDSU students by voting to approve a brand new, all-weather turf field for recreation use equipped with LED sports lighting. Through communication of an Eight Dimensions of Wellness model, our student commission also worked closely with professional staff from numerous departments across campus in introducing a new health initiative: #LiveWellAztecs. It was exciting to learn about the continuous improvements to our programs and facilities to assure our students are receiving a top-tier campus recreation experience.

The Recreation & Wellness Commission of Associated Students is dedicated to advocating and amplifying the student voice with issues or ideas revolving around fitness, recreation and wellness on campus and serving as commissioner has been a highlight of my college experience. It was amazing to see how much recreation impacts the lives of students on our campus. Associated Students and Aztec Recreation are key elements to student success and it was very humbling to be able to have a role in something so impactful.

Best,

TYLER AGUILAR A.S. Recreation and Wellness Comissioner 2013-2015 A.S. Vice President of External Relations 2015-2016

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Student Employment OVERVIEW

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Aztec Recreation employs over 400 SDSU

Learning outcome assessment of Aztec Recreation student staff found that as a result of employment with Aztec Recreation:

students annually. Aztec Recreation is committed to student development and prides itself on fostering an environment where students gain valuable experience

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94% of student employees are able to identify how recreational programming contributes to student success

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98% of student employees are comfortable interacting and working with people different from themselves and/or with different points of view

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97% of student employees are able to identify transferable skills they have gained

and transferrable skills while working toward a degree. Positions provide students with a significant amount of responsibility and opportunities to contribute to organizational success while serving program participants and the campus community. Staff are CPR/ AED certified and receive training in a host of areas including customer service, conflict resolution, sexual harassment, and workplace safety in addition to position specific skills. Many positions such as lifeguards, trip leaders and fitness instructors require additional certifications for employment.

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Facility Supervisors Marketing Assistants Climbing Wall Supervisors Racquetball/Tennis Supervisors Outings Leaders Member Services Representatives Lifeguards & Swim Instructors Intramural Officials & Sports Supervisors Group Fitness & Instructional Class Instructors ARC Team Challenge/Ropes Course Facilitators Maintenance Assistants

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Membership OVERVIEW

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Aztec Recreation membership

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Student survey data reported the top health related outcomes of Aztec Recreation membership are reduced stress, improved self-confidence and an improved sense of overall well-being

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Fall 2014 GPA data showed students with Aztec Recreation memberships have higher GPAs than students without memberships

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There were 21,500 visits to Aztec Recreation facilities during a typical week in the academic semester

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An all-time record membership of 18,142 was set in October

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Students reported a 92% overall membership satisfaction rating

provides access to a wide range of services and facilities that inspire active, healthy living.

Students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members who wish to participate may join with a monthly membership fee.

Membership includes access to on-campus facilities and pro-

ACADEMIC YEAR MEMBERSHIP

grams: Aztec Recreation Center, Aquaplex, ARC Express, Aztec Lanes Bowling, Tennis Courts and Racquetball as well as indoor climbing wall, group fitness classes, and intramural sport leagues.

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Aztec Aquaplex OVERVIEW The Aztec Aquaplex features two, large outdoor solar-heated pools, a 20-person spa and two full-service locker rooms. The facility offers open recreation swimming, a variety of adult and youth aquatic programming and regularly hosts intramural leagues as well as sport club and intercollegiate athletic competitions. The Aquaplex is home to the SDSU Athletic Department’s women’s swimming & diving and water polo teams. Several Sport Club teams practice regularly at the Aquaplex including the cycling and triathlon club, as well as the men’s and women’s water polo clubs.

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The Aquaplex hosted 12 Sport Club/Intramural Sports program competitions, 20 NCAA Division I competitions and 17 special events

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Major facility repairs and upgrades included new lane lines, rebuilding the filtration systems for all three pools, installing 16 replacement solar panels, and 36 new LED overhead lights

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PA R T I C I PA N T E X PE R I E N C E The 2014-2015 Aztec Aquaplex customer satisfaction survey found: •

87% of lesson participants would recommend the program to a friend

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84% of participants say the staff are knowledgeable

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84% of participants say staff are friendly and eager to help

“The ‘Plex is an amazing facility. It’s a great place to hang out with friends, swim, relax, study. I’d spend every day there if I could.”

ANDY P. Aztec Recreation Student Member

“This is a great program. My daughter learned so much in a short amount of time. Instructors are great and the class size is perfect.”

JESSICA H. Youth Swim Participant Parent

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Intramural Sports OVERVIEW Aztec Recreation Intramural Sports provides opportunities for members to compete in a variety of team and individual sports through league, tournament and special event formats. The program offers competitive and recreational divisions in many sports to encourage players of all experience levels to participate. There are also extramural opportunities to compete against other San Diego university teams in the San Diego Championship Series (SDCS) and against other collegiate teams at regional tournaments.

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This year’s total participation of 10,401 was a new record high

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This year the San Diego Championship Series expanded to include dodgeball and indoor soccer in addition to flag football, softball, basketball and outdoor soccer and volleyball

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The winning team in the fall basketball tournament represented SDSU at the NIRSA regional tournament in Arizona, where two Intramural student staff members also attended to work at the event

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PA R T I C I PA N T E X PE R I E N C E The 2014-2015 intramural participant survey found: •

79% agree that intramural participation contributes positively to their overall well-being

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78% agree that intramural participation helps them reduce stress

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70% agree that intramural participation helps them feel connected with SDSU

“Being a part of intramural sports for the past 5 years has given me a sense of belonging and motivation for fitness. I look forward to every single season.”

ARIANA G. Intramural Sport Participant

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Sport Clubs OVERVIEW The Aztec Recreation Sport Club program includes 19 diverse and highly competitive teams with over 750 athletes annually. Teams represent SDSU in intercollegiate competitions at regional, state and national levels.

The sport club program supports student managed teams by providing opportunities for collegiate competition, leadership development, social connections and community involvement.

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Thirteen teams competed at national championships Women’s Dance won national tittles in both Hip Hop and Jazz formats Men’s Water Polo finished 2nd, and Men’s Rowing lightweight four finished 3rd at nationals Men’s Soccer and Men’s Water Polo were conference champions Outstanding team and individual award winners: • • • • • • •

Contributing Team of the Year: Men's Water Polo Performance Team of the Year: Women's Water Polo Bob Bingham Team Leader of the Year: Leilani Jones, Women's Ultimate Bingham Sport Club Leader of the Year: Kalei Konrad, Rugby Outstanding Scholar Athlete: Mark Slader, Men's Ultimate Darcy Bingham Emerging Leader of the Year: Meghan Hardiman, Women's Ultimate Outstanding Athlete Award: Nassim Hmeidan, Men's Water Polo

Participation in Sport Clubs remains near all-time highs and retention from fall to spring semester this year was 87%, up 6% from last year

The 2014 - 2015 Sport Clubs participant survey found: •

42% agree that the opportunity to participate in sport clubs contributed to their decision to attend SDSU

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69% agree that their sport club team participation contributes to their decision to stay at SDSU

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Other highly selected (> 75%) reasons to participate are impact on well-being, reducing stress, gaining leadership skills, making new friends and improving physical fitness and athletic skills “It’s been a great experience holding leadership roles throughout my college years on the Club Rugby Team at SDSU and culminated in serving as Sport Clubs Executive President. It was rewarding to be involved with so many athletes competing successfully at such a high level across all the different sports.”

KALEI KONRAD Sport Clubs Executive President 2014-2015

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Group Fitness OVERVIEW Aztec Recreation Group Fitness classes are drop-in classes led by motivating instructors who engage members in fun, safe and effective fitness training. Group Fitness classes are included at no additional cost with an Aztec Recreation membership. Group Fitness formats include cardio, dance, mind/body, and strength based classes to provide diverse, group exercise opportunities in everything from Spinning® and Zumba® to Yoga and Barre Blast.

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Group fitness classes were added during winter break and after the spring semester to provide more fitness opportunities throughout the year

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Yoga, Spinning®, Circuit Challenge, and Zumba® continue to be popular traditional favorites while members also enjoy the intensity of Total Body Challenge, TurboKick®, PiYo®, and Insanity®

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Special events this year included hosting a BodyShred® master class along with two certification workshops for Insanity® and PiYo®

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PA R T I C I PA N T E X PE R I E N C E The 2014-2015 Group Fitness participant survey found: •

95% agree that group fitness contributes positively to overall well-being

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94% agree that group fitness has helped reduced stress

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85% agree that group fitness has improved self-confidence

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86% agree that group fitness contributes positively to student success

“The Group Fitness classes offered at Aztec Recreation are very entertaining and help me reduce stress when I attend them.”

CIARA T. Group Fitness Participant

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FITNESS Fitness Training for Women Swim Fitness Functional Fitness Pilates Weight Training Yoga DANCE Ballroom Hip Hop Salsa MARTIAL ARTS Women’s Self Defense Judo SPORTS Basketball Bowling Soccer Half Marathon Volleyball

Instructional Classes OVERVIEW Aztec Recreation offers two types of fee based instructional activity classes which focus on the progression of skills that promote lifelong fitness, recreation and wellness. Participants select from academic credit activity classes offered through a partnership with the School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences (ENS) and non-credit Rec Classes. Aztec Recreation worked closely with ENS in 2014-2015 to expand both the range of activities and the number of sections offered for a variety of popular classes.

“The instructor is very knowledgeable and passionate about what he does. It shows through the course and he truly wants us to learn and succeed. Every class is helpful and this class has changed my life.”

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PA R T I C I PA N T E X PE R I E N C E The 2014-2015 Instructional Class participant survey found: •

92% agree their class helps them reduce stress

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92% agree their class has improved their self-confidence

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98% agree their class positively contributes to their well-being

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89% agree their class contributes to their success as a student or professional

BRANDON I. ENS Salsa Class Participant

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Aztec Adventures OVERVIEW Aztec Adventures offers the SDSU community leadership development, education, and adventure experiences through the outings, climbing and team challenge programs. Outings offerings include weekend backpacking, hiking, rock climbing, and canoeing trips. Exercise and Nutritional Sciences (ENS) course offerings with an outings trip component include Adventure Leadership, Rock Climbing, Backpacking, Camping, Canoeing and new this year, Wilderness First Aid (WFA) certification. The climbing program includes orientations, drop-in climbing, and ENS rock climbing courses at the climbing wall located in the Aztec Recreation Center. Team Challenge provides team building and challenge course programs.

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PA R T I C I PA N T E X PE R I E N C E The 2014-2015 Outings participant survey found that: • • •

93% agree they experienced a positive sense of well-being after participating in an outings trip 92% agree the trip allowed them to distance themselves from the stresses of everyday life 87% agree they made new friends participating in an outing

The 2014-2015 Climbing participant survey found that: • •

94% agree they participate in indoor climbing because it contributes to overall well-being 91% agree indoor rock climbing has expanded their interest in staying fit and healthy

“Amazing time all around. The views were incredible, but some of the best times were getting to know everyone around the campfire.”

FREDERICK Y. Backpacking Trip Participant

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Aztec Lanes & ARC Express OVERVIEW In January 2014, Associated Students opened the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union and two new Aztec Recreation facilities: Aztec Lanes and ARC Express. Aztec Lanes offers open recreation bowling, billiards, table tennis and a TV lounge area. Programming at Aztec Lanes includes beginning and intermediate ENS bowling credit classes, bowling leagues and tournaments as well as group event reservation opportunities. The ARC Express is a fitness center ideal for effective training with cardio and resistance training equipment and programs.

Cardio equipment includes treadmills, elliptical machines and exercise bikes. The resistance equipment at ARC Express features circuit training and functional training pieces from top brands and offers opportunities for new fitness training programming.

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15,519 Aztec Recreation members took advantage of their free bowling benefit

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After streamlining the Aztec Lanes reservation request process, establishing reservation systems with campus catering partners, and increasing promotional outreach, there was a significant increase in group event reservations

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New sections of ENS Credit Classes in fitness at ARC Express started in spring 2015 including Functional Fitness Training and Fitness Training for Women

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Mission Bay Aquatic Center OVERVIEW The Mission Bay Aquatic Center (MBAC) is one of the world’s largest instructional waterfront facilities and is located in beautiful Mission Bay Park, just a 15-minute drive from SDSU. With a diverse mix of watersports equipment and instruction under one roof, MBAC has the best that San Diego has to offer enabling students, alumni and the SDSU community to experience wakeboarding, sailing, surfing, stand up paddling, waterskiing, rowing, kayaking, and windsurfing in a variety of formats from instructional classes for credit and non-credit to rentals, youth camps and special events. MBAC is known for a commitment to safety, quality, highly trained staff and sustainability having established the LEED Platinum Existing Building certification in 2013.

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Special Event participation increased dramatically primarily due to a contract with the US Navy ROTC to teach a large, learn to sail program

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MBAC renewed its promotional partnership with Nautique boat manufacturer to replace 5 existing wakeboard/waterski boats with brand new 2015 models

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MBAC expanded programs to include a Coastal Navigation course, an Intro to Watersports program for kids ages 6-8, and special events for groups to fundraise for their cause

PA R T I C I PAT I O N Each program area experienced growth with the exception of recreation/non-credit classes. The largest area of growth over the past two years has been in rental participation, particularly in stand up paddleboard rentals.

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PA R T I C I PA N T E X PE R I E N C E The 2014-2015 MBAC ENS class participant surveys found: •

86% agree that class participation contributes positively to their overall well-being

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84% agree that class participation helps them reduce stress

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74% agree that class participation helps them improve their self-confidence

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73% agree that class participation has positively improved their social connection to others

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71% agree that class participation contributes positively to their success as a student and/or professional

“This class was the best class I have taken at SDSU. It has helped me improve my swimming skills and has encouraged me to venture out into the water on my own.”

JARED K. MBAC ENS Class Participant

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Financial Summary OVERVIEW Aztec Recreation offers a broad range of recreation programs, services and facilities to the SDSU community. The department is responsible for the management, operation and maintenance of the Aztec Recreation Center (ARC), Aztec Aquaplex, Peterson Gym Racquetball courts, ARC Express and Aztec Lanes.

Revenue is derived through membership sales, fee for service programs including instructional classes, bowling and games, personal training, swim lessons, outdoor trips and team challenge programming, retail sales, and facility rentals, as well as Instructionally Related Activity (IRA) student fees.

Aztec Recreation, an increase in minimum wage, and a full year of operational expenses for the ARC Express and Aztec Lanes were primary contributors to increased expenses year over year. The high demand for facilities and programs will increase program supply, utilities and repair costs and accelerate equipment replacement cycles into the future.

Consequently, a focus is on ensuring Aztec Recreation maintains adequate reserves to address these needs. A strategic focus will continue on executing plans to grow revenues and find operational efficiencies to maximize Aztec Recreation’s ability to best serve students and the greater SDSU community.

Demand for recreation programming at San Diego State University is extremely robust, with record membership numbers being realized during the 2014-2015 year. An investment in the restructure of

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Revenue 17%

Aztec Recreation Center & ARC Express $3,825,966 Intramural Sports and Sport Clubs $1,017,376

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Aztec Lanes $293,821 Aquaplex $420,278

7%

64% Aztec Adventures $250,346

4% Fitness, Wellness & Instructional Classes $157,798

Expenses Aztec Recreation Center & ARC Express $2,697,876

22%

Intramural Sports and Sport Clubs $1,266,825

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5%

Aztec Lanes $256,230 Aquaplex $908,581 Aztec Adventures $324,911

16%

Fitness, Wellness & Instructional Classes $234,231

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A Z T E C R E C R E AT I O N I S A P R O G R A M O F A S S O C I AT E D S T U D E N T S / S D S U The Associated Students is a student-directed SDSU auxiliary and one of the largest student governance organizations in the U.S. The programs, services and facilities of the Associated Students enhance student success and are enjoyed by students, faculty, staff, alumni and the SDSU community.