Facilities
Facility Information, Hours, and Reservations
Stay informed and make the most of Valpo’s recreational resources. Whether you’re checking building hours, exploring campus fitness spaces, or requesting a facility for your student organization, we’ve made it easy to access the spaces you need to stay active and involved.
Recreational Facility Hours
Below is the recreational facility schedule for the ARC, Fitness Center, and Pool!
Facility use is only open to current students, faculty, or staff.
Drop In Program Schedule
Below is the schedule for any indoor drop in hours, for tennis, pickleball, volleyball and outdoor basketball!
Facility Information
Check out the many recreational facilities that campus has to offer!
The Rin Seibert Fitness Center, a 3,600 square ft. facility, located next to the ARC, has a vast array of cardio equipment and strength machines to keep Valpo students, faculty, and staff strong and fit.
The Campus Recreation & Well-Being offices are also located inside of the Fitness Center.
During the spring semester of 2025, it was announced that the Fitness Center would be named after Rin Seibert.
Located near Beacon Hall, the Valparaiso University Tennis Complex has 9 courts, including several with lights. The courts are set up on three sections of three courts each, to help enhance the viewing of the action.
Students that wish to rent tennis equipment may do so at The Bell & Beacon in the Harre Union for free with their Valpo OneCard. Drop-in hours take place throughout the school year.
Brandt Court: Located directly next to Brandt Hall is a centrally located court for the Valparaiso University community to play on.
West Campus Court: Located directly next to the fitness center is the recently constructed sand volleyball court that is available to the Valparaiso University community. Lights were installed in the summer of 2023.
Often, intramural leagues & special events are held at these spaces.
Brown Field is home to our football & soccer team. This space is primarily used for varsity athletics as well as intramural sports.
The East Gate Athletic Complex is home to our club & intramural fields, and Emory Bauer Field. It is located east of Sturdy Road across from the east entrance to campus.
The West Campus Rec Fields are located just to the northwest of Brown Field. Whenever intramural and clubs sports are not taking place, students are more than welcome to play on this space.
With a 9 hole layout, the Valparaiso University campus disc golf course is a great place for beginner players to play. New tee-pads and signage were recently installed in the 2022-23 academic year.
Students, faculty, and staff of Valparaiso University can rent discs at the Harre Union during open hours.
Beacon Hall: Located next to Beacon Hall is an outdoor court centrally located for the Valpo community to play on.
Mound Street: Located off of Mound Street is another outdoor court that can be used for free play.
With the generous contributions from the 2024 Senior Class Gift, pickleball courts were installed in the Spring of 2024 at the Beacon Hall basketball court. Two courts have been lined to allow multi-purpose usage between pickleball and basketball.
Students, faculty, and staff of Valparaiso University can rent equipment at the Harre Union during open hours.
Athletics-Recreation Center
The Athletics-Recreation Center (ARC) is a combination of facilities covering more than 142,000 square feet of space devoted to athletics, physical education, and recreation.
Athletics-Recreation Center
The Athletics-Recreation Center Pool is home to the Valparaiso University swimming program. Built in 1962, the six-lane, 25 yard pool, is located on the ground floor of the ARC. Locker room facilities are located directly off of the pool area.
Facility Reservations
Facility Reservations
Valparaiso University recognized Student Organizations and On-Campus Departments may reserve recreational space on campus. Below are available locations that may be utilized by Valparaiso University recognized student organizations or on-campus departments and the procedures for reserving:
Athletics-Recreation Center (ARC)
- Available space at the ARC includes the ARC Pool, Gym 2, Hilltop Gym, Brown Field, or the Main Arena.
- Please note that these are shared spaces with Athletics Varsity Teams and we may not be able to accommodate all requests.
- Procedure to reserve space in the ARC
- To view available space within the ARC, please visit the university EMS system.
- After confirming the space is available within EMS, to officially request the space, student organizations or departments should fill out our Facility Request Form at least one week prior to the date of their requested event.
- After the request is submitted, you will be contacted by a staff member with further instruction if space is available.
Outdoor Spaces
Available spaces outdoors include:
- Disc Golf Course
- Tennis Courts (9 total courts)
- Sand Volleyball Courts (Fitness Center & Brandt Hall)
- Pickleball/Basketball Courts (Beacon Hall Courts)
- Outdoor Intramural Fields (Eastgate, West Campus)
Procedure to reserve Outdoor Spaces
- After the request is submitted, you will be contacted by a staff member with further instruction if space is available.
- To view available space within the ARC, please visit the university EMS system.
- After confirming the space is available within EMS, to officially request the space, student organizations should fill out our Facility Request Form at least one week prior to the date of their requested event.
Athletics-Recreation Center
Questions?
Get in touch with us!
Campus recreation & Well-Being
recreationalsports@valpo.edu
219.464.5211