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(Archive February 2018) MWCC’s Fitness and Wellness Center Ready for Renovating

By editorialteam on February 4, 2025

By Iheb Klai | Observer Contributor

Photo by Benjamin Richard

Open to the public since 1995, the Mount Wachusett Community College Fitness and Wellness Center’s main purpose is to
promote healthy lifestyles by providing knowledge on exercising. In the last few years, some of the students, faculty, and staff have complained about the current state of the Fitness Center, and many members decided to move to other centers around the area.

Jared Swerzenski, former Director of the Fitness and Wellness center said, “We are in a very competitive market with seven other gyms within a 15 miles radius, including Planet Fitness that just came in three years ago. Even though there is such a tough market we have pushed to create our own identity at the Fitness Center.  As for membership, we are moving in a positive direction, with an increase of 23 percent of new memberships in just 24 months.” read more

(Archive February 3, 2009) New Changes at the Fitness Center

By editorialteam on July 10, 2024

By Lindsey Washburn | Observer Reporter

The Fitness and Well ness Center now has several membership options for students, according to Steve Washkevich, director of the center, in an email on January 12th.

The new options available to full time students are $48.00 for a semester of unlimited use, $35.00 for a semester of limited use (11:00am to 3:00pm only), $35.00 for a month of unlimited use, or $5.00 to just drop in. A summer membership would be $48.00 if purchased during the school year. These options replace the previous rate of $60.00 per semester. read more

(Archive November 2007) Fitness Center Fees Discussed in SGA Meeting

By editorialteam on July 9, 2024

By Jackie Hope | Observer Reporter

During the Student Government Associ­ation (SGA) meeting on October 19, Steve Washkev­ich, Director of the Fitness & Wellness Center, discussed the recent raise in student fees.

Washkevich said the increase for students to $60 per semester was not implemented to benefit other members of the community who are not students. Wash­kevich said it occurred be­cause “We run as a business over there, and we need to make enough money to keep it going.” He said the increase in fees was not to punish students but to produce funds to improve the facility for members and keep the fitness center going strong. read more

(Archive October 2007) Want to Work Out? Pay Up!

By editorialteam on June 27, 2024

By Adam Nadeau | Observer Reporter

So it’s time for another school year, and like many students you might’ve put on a few pounds of pudge during the warm sum­mer months. Personally, I enjoy letting out some stress in the fall by taking advantage of our school’s workout facility. It isn’t great, but hey, it’s right on cam­pus.

Up until now MWCC gave their full-time students the perk of membership at their Fitness & Wellness Center, which isn’t uncommon. Every commu­nity college in Massachusetts gives their students a free mem­bership, a small thank-you for spending thousands on an edu­cation at their college. Students returning this semester are still just learning that the Fitness and Wellness Center now charges $60 per semester to full-time students, quite the price increase from $0. read more

(Archive October 2007) Fitness Center Fees

By editorialteam on June 27, 2024

By Ashley Gough | Editor-in-Chief

Fulltime students have recently been required to pay a mem­bership fee of $60 per semes­ter in order to use the Fitness and Wellness Center facilities, where it was previously free. This came as a shock to many students who have voiced com­plaints about the change. The change came with short notice over the summer in the form of an email, letter or announced on signs put up around the Fit­ness Center entrance.

Steve Washkevich, Di­rector of the Fitness and Well­ness Center, stated that the im­plementing of fees to students was a way of being able to keep up with rising costs without having to raise membership fees for non-students. He also stated that with an annual rate of $320 for a non-student adult member of the community, the $60 fee per semester was still a significant discount. read more