Year
| Date
| Event
|
| 1976 |
February 15 |
Referendum to build Rec Complex: 71% of over 5,500 voting students agree to pay $12 per student per semester to build the Rec Complex. |
| 1980 |
October 3 |
Rec Complex opens with 96,000 square feet; cost is $3.5 million. |
| 1985 |
April 12 |
Rec Complex is dedicated and named in honor of Dr. Chester E. Peters upon his retirement as vice president of student affairs. |
| 1987 |
through 1989 |
Rec Services Council discusses the need for Rec Complex expansion. |
| 1989 |
Spring |
Needs assessment survey is completed with assistance from Planning and Evaluation Services. |
| 1990 |
May 2 |
Preliminary report from expansion task force is given to Student Senate. Rec Services Council approves $5,000 expenditure for consulting architect to develop preliminary plans and cost estimates. |
| 1990 |
September 20 |
RS Council approves architect study. Academic and University Relations Committee of Student Senate writes senate bill. Referendum proposal is to use $22.25 (re-direct monies being collected for the Rec Complex, football stadium, and Union) to retire bonds and 3.00 increase in RS operational budget. |
| 1990 |
October 30-31 |
Referendum is held in conjunction with student government elections. Referendum does not pass with not enough students voting. 57% of those voting were in favor of the Rec Complex expansion. (Note: "Re-organization" of the university was announced on October 30 and resulted in marches and protests on the 31st.) |
| 1991 |
February 12 |
Rec Complex Expansion Review Committee begins meetings. Decides original work of the Task Force and feasibility study are still relevant and necessary. |
| 1991 |
Fall |
Student Senate again establishes referendum for Rec Complex expansion and also includes Hale Library expansion. Rec Complex proposal is to re-direct $22.25 already being collected for Rec Complex, football stadium, and Union to the Rec Complex expansion project ($20 to retire bonds, $2 to operational budget, and $.25 to a repair/replacement reserve). Total project to include Rec Complex expansion, lighting and underground irrigation of play fields, establishing permanent softball infields and backstops to include bathrooms, service building, etc., re-surface of tennis courts and upgrade of tennis court lighting. |
| 1991 |
November 5-6 |
Referendum passes with 81% of the 5,445 students voting in favor of Rec Complex expansion. |
| 1991 |
November 14 |
Materials to Board of Regents for approval. |
| 1992 |
May 9 |
Project passes state legislature. |
| 1992 |
September 29 |
Kickoff meeting with architect. |
| 1993 |
September 2 |
Successful bid opening for general contractor. Bids come in low enough to pick up add-on alternates. |
| 1993 |
October |
Tennis court surface and lighting project completed. |
| 1993 |
October 19 |
First construction meeting on site and contractor moving equipment. |
| 1995 |
Fall |
Expanded/renovated Rec Complex opens with 177,000 square feet. |
| 1996 |
April 14 |
Peters Recreation Complex awarded "Facility of Distinction" from National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association. |
| 1997 |
November 18 |
RS Council votes to approve feasibility study for an aquatics center addition to the Rec Complex. $5,000 taken from reserve account for this purpose. |
| 1997 |
May 7 |
RS Council approves an additional $4,800 for the feasibility study for an aquatics center. |
| 1999 |
September 29 |
Feasibility study for aquatics center completed and presented to RS Council. |
| 2000 |
January 27 |
RS Council votes to not move forward on the aquatics center proposal due to costs. |
| 2006 |
Fall |
Student Senate establishes Long-Term Strategies Committee for the Rec Complex. Committee to study and assess future needs of student body in relation to Rec Complex. |
| 2007 |
Spring |
Committee distributes survey to student body population to assess status of needs. Student Senate proposes and approves funding a feasibility study for expansion of the Rec Complex. |
| 2007 |
Summer |
Architects, students, and Rec Services staff meet in plan development. |
| 2007 |
September 14 |
Student Review Committee meets with architect to review master planning concept. |
| 2007 |
September 26 |
Deliver final master planning concept floor plans and elevations. |
| 2007 |
October 11 |
Master planning design placed on server. Promotions campaign begins. |
| 2007 |
October 17 |
Master planning computer animation received and placed on server. |
| 2007 |
November 13 |
Student referendum. |
