About

Activities & Recreation Center

The Activities & Recreation Center (ARC), open to Cascadia College and UW Bothell students, features three floors of student amenities as well as all-gender restrooms. The ARC Overlook, located on the second floor, offers students the chance to meet with fellow students, socialize, collaborate, relax, and take in expansive views of the North Creek Wetland and Sports & Recreation Complex. Soft seating and tables and chairs are provided for students to utilize throughout the day and evening.

The multifunctional space is also used for student events and activities.

FITNESS CENTER

Located on the Lower Level of the ARC, the fitness center features a wide-range of equipment and fitness classes available to enrolled Cascadia and UW Bothell students. Nearby are locker rooms, snacks, and more. Learn more about the ARC Fitness Center.

MEETING ROOMS

The ARC has three meeting rooms: two 12-person meetings and one 24-person Board Room. Each is equiped with large monitors or projectors for presentations. 

Meeting rooms are intended for student organizations and clubs to use for their reoccuring meetings.

ALL GENDER RESTROOMS

The ARC features four all-gender restrooms on the south side of each floor, near the women's and men's restrooms, and an additional location on the north side of the lower level.

ARC FLOORPLAN AND MAPS

History

The Activities & Recreation Center began in 2008 with student leaders from Cascadia College and UW Bothell coming together to discuss what new campus amenities would be needed to continue to build a vibrant campus community.

In 2010, the Associated Students of the University of Washington Bothell (ASUWB) and Cascadia Student Government (CSG) approved funding for the programming and pre-design of a student activities center building. On July 11, 2013, the UW Board of Regents approved the new $19.7-million 36,000 square foot student-funded building to be positioned next to the North Creek Events Center. LMN Architecture was hired to design the student activities center.

In September 2014, ASUWB and CSG asked for student feedback regarding the naming of the new building and, based on student response, the building was named the Activities & Recreation Center (ARC).

Construction began in Spring 2014 and was completed in Fall 2015.

ARC Policies & Procedures

Questions regarding the ARC's policies and procedures may be directed to the ARC team at arcinfo@uw.edu.

ARC Equipment Check Out Policies and Procedures

Overdue Equipment
The following may apply to student account until item is returned  and/or replaced with 2 days of due date, unless equipment return has been confirmed with ARC professional staff.

  • Suspend ability to check out ARC equipment.
  • Unable to register or participate in ARC Programs.
  • Any equipment damaged beyond repair, lost, or not returned within 30 days will result in the full replacement cost of the item being charged to the student.

If 3 incidents occur the following will apply:

  • Suspend equipment check out privileges for the duration of the quarter and for 1 additional academic quarter.
  • Unable to register or participate in ARC Programs for the duration of the quarter and for 1 additional academic quarter.
  • Revoke ARC facility access.

Damaged Items:

  • If ARC items are damaged beyond repair, the full replacement cost of the item will be charged to the student. 
  • Suspend borrowing privileges until the item has been replaced. 
  • Suspend ability to register or participate in ARC Porgrams.
  • Revoke ARC facility access.

Lost & Found

The Lost & Found Policy and Procedures are intended to ensure that items reported lost or found at the ARC or Sports and Recreation Complex are accounted for and, in the case the items found, returned to their rightful owner or disposed of by the University. "Lost Property" means any unattended, abandoned, misplaced, or forgotten items.

The ARC assumes no responsibility whatsoever for the care and/or protection of any personal belonging left unattended on university property and for loss, under any circumstances, including theft, vandalism, or malicious mischief of such belonging. 

All found items are turned into Campus Safety for identification of the rightful owner if possible. Any items not accepted by Campus Safety will be documented and stored with the ARC Lost and Found for a minimum of thirty (30) days. After such time, the items will be assigned a final disposition.

Any individual making a request for a lost item must present a picture identification and a description of the item before it will be returned to them. 

All inquiries about Lost and Found items can be made at arcinfo@uw.edu.