Welcome to Banana Slugs Recreation
The Athletics & Recreation Department's mission at UC Santa Cruz is to provide a wide variety of professional programs and physical activities that promote and enhance community, academic success, leadership, lifelong wellness, and experiential learning. Recreation offers a robust array of programs including group exercise and personal training with FitLife, sailing and rowing opportunities at the Boating Center, aquatics programming including open lap swim, outdoor programs with Adventure Rec, 30 Sport Clubs organizations, Intramural Sports leagues and tournaments, and Physical Education courses.
The programs' goal is to enrich students' academic experience by encouraging comprehensive health & wellness through physical activity, building community, and cultivating leadership. In addition to serving UCSC students, many Recreation opportunities are open to faculty, staff, retirees, alumni and the community.
Athletics & Recreation is also one of the largest student employers on campus, with hundreds of work-study and non-work study student jobs throughout the facilities and programs.
