Campus Recreation and Hunthausen Activity Center
Campus Recreation and the Hunthausen Activity Center (HAC) provides students with the opportunity to engage in recreation, fitness, intramurals and outdoor programming. The facility consists of a climbing tower, bouldering wall, outdoor recreation center, multi-purpose exercise rooms, gymnasium, cardiovascular equipment and weight equipment. The purpose of the center is to promote the health and wellness of Carroll College students and employees.
Hunthausen Activity Center is managed by the Director of Campus Recreation who provides leadership opportunities for student employees to supervise facilities and programming. Building managers, desk workers, fitness instructors, intramural officials and Carroll Adventures and Mountaineering Program (CAMP) leaders will gain valuable employment experience in the operation of the Hunthausen Activity Center. Students will benefit from educational programming on outdoor recreation which will be supplemented by CAMP hiking, backpacking, and camping trips.
Carroll employees (full time), spouses and retired employees have the opportunity to use the Hunthausen Activity Center. The intent is to promote the sense of community between Carroll College students, staff and faculty through the use of a common recreation and fitness facility.
The rules, policies and procedures for the building can be found on the Hunthausen Activity Center web page. It is expected that all who use the building are familiar with the policies and procedures outlined at https://www.carroll.edu/hunthausen-activity-center/policies-procedures.
Residential Life and Housing
Residential Life and Housing staff assists students in learning how to live in community on a residential campus. The friendships and life experiences developed by living on campus provide students with many unexpected benefits that positively impact the academic, occupational, recreational, spiritual, mental, and emotional maturity of students. Students learn by daily practice how to develop healthy eating, sleeping, study, and social habits. For these reasons, students are required to live in college housing for three years (six semesters) and they are encouraged to live all four years in college housing.
To promote a positive living and learning environment, Residential Life and Housing is responsible for educational programming, group activity advising, leadership development, student conduct, peer counseling, housing administration, and resource referral. A Resident Assistant (RA), a student paraprofessional trained to address the needs of students, lives on each residence hall floor. In each area, one RA also serves as a Senior Resident Assistant (SRA). The Senior Resident Assistant received additional training in conflict mediation and provides additional administrative support for the area. An Area Coordinator is a professional staff member, trained in hall administration, community development and staff supervision. The Area Coordinators oversee and support the residence halls and the campus apartments. Area Coordinators are supervised by the Assistant Director of Housing, as well as the Associate Dean of Students and Director of Residential Life and Housing.
Student Activities and Leadership
Student Activities and Leadership staff offer students a wide range of programs and activities that reflect the social, cultural, intellectual, recreational and self-governance needs of students within the context of the mission and vision statement of Carroll College. Carroll provides a full range of opportunities through organizations, student government, clubs, and volunteer programs. Through participating in these activities, students learn valuable social and leadership skills which will positively impact their lives now and into the future.
With over forty recognized campus programs and organizations, Carroll College offers students a wide range of interest groups to explore. Examples include: The Prospector, the campus newspaper; Colors, the college literary magazine; and the Associated Students of Carroll College (ASCC), Carroll’s student government.
Other opportunities for students to have fun, get involved, and strengthen leadership skills include but are not limited to, academic clubs, special interest groups, campus programming, concerts, entertainers, speakers, dances, Homecoming, and coffeehouse nights. All these events provide students with an opportunity to engage in activities outside of the classroom.
Wellness Center
Be healthy in body, mind, and spirit.
The Wellness Center at Carroll is the hub of student health services. Open from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays—the Wellness Center offers a wide range of services, including physical health checks, flu symptoms checks, medical prescriptions, and mental health counseling. There is a 24-hour hotline for students in case of emergencies, and the Center’s Relaxation Room offers students a tranquil space to relax whenever they need it.
Three full-time licensed counselors are available to address student mental wellness. In addition, a Core Team of representatives from a cross-section of campus resources collaborate to identify at-risk students, address individual needs, and reduce barriers to student success.