The College of Holy Cross’ Joanne Chouinard-Luth Recreation and Wellness Center is a state-of-the-art hub for collegiate recreation, wellness and intramural sports located on the school’s upper campus. The 52,000 sf-building – colloquially referred to as “The Jo” – offers a wider range of fitness and wellness spaces, including sports courts, weight rooms, a golf simulator, three rooms for yoga, cycling and fitness, and a one-tenth-mile suspended jogging track. The three-story facility is also home to club and intramural sports and houses an expanded office for Public Safety.

“This new facility will more than meet an ever-growing need for a modern fitness and recreation space on campus,” says Michele Murray, vice president for student affairs and dean of students. “We know the vast majority of our students value wellness, and The Jo will be an essential component to the health and wellness of the minds, bodies and spirits of not only students, but the entire Holy Cross community.”

The new recreation center replaces the school’s previous Field House, an important building in the college’s history. It served as an important gathering space for recreation, intramural sports and campus life since its creation in 1947, and also hosted dances, commencement ceremonies and a memorable speech from Martin Luther King, Jr. when he visited the campus in 1962.