Family Programming

Not only is SIUE Campus Recreation a fun place for students, it's a great place for the entire family! Check below to see if any of these items appeal to your family.

Family Night at the Student Fitness Center - Fridays 4:30 pm to 10 pm

SIUE Students, Faculty, Staff and Alumni members of the SFC can bring your immediate family (spouse and children), free of charge, to the Student Fitness Center on Friday evenings starting at 4:30pm. You can play various sports, exercise or even climb in the Bouldering Cave all free for you and your family.

Dive-in Movie Twice a year (once in Fall semester, once in Spring) Campus Rec offers a film shown in the Vadalabene Center Indoor Pool. These films are always family friendly and everyone has a great time. The next Dive-In movie will be Friday, February 17th and will be showing The Muppets.

Family Night at the Indoor Pool - Fridays 4:30 pm to 8:30 pm

All SIUE Students, Faculty, Staff and Alumni members of the SFC can bring your immediate family (spouse and children), free of charge, to the Vadalabene Center Indoor Pool on Fridays.  It's a fun and inexpensive night out for the entire family.

Monday is Family Night at the Outdoor Pool from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm All SIUE Students, Faculty, Staff and Alumni members are permitted to bring their immediate family to the pool and use the facility at no charge. Immediate family is defined as the spouse and children of the approved facility user.

Climbing Gym Campus Recreation offers a climbing gym with a 1500 sq ft. climbing wall that features 15 belay stations, numerous climbing routes, an artificial crevice and a 45-degree overhang. The wall, made of simulated rock and affixed with a wide variety of hand and foot holds, provides climbers of all ages and abilities with unique physical and mental challenges that help to build strength, endurance and self-confidence. For more information, click here.

Cougar Lake Recreation Area

Many fun activities are offered at the Cougar Lake Recreation Area including picnics, boating & fishing in Cougar Lake, and swimming in the Cougar Lake Outdoor Pool.  Boating is a seasonal operation of the Cougar Lake Marina that includes canoes and kayaks.  For more information, please visit the Cougar Lake Recreation Area page here.

Club Sports SIUE Club Sports offers many events that are fun for the whole family to watch. The annual Club Football Homecoming game is especially entertaining.  For team schedules, click here.

Disc Golf Course

The SIUE 9-Hole Disc Golf Course is officially open to the SIUE community. All members of the SIUE community are invited to take advantage of the new Disc Golf Course located south of Prairie Hall. The course's first tee is near the Sand Volleyball court. There is no charge to use the course. Players may use their own discs (Frisbees) or check one out at either the front desk of Prairie Hall or the Equipment Issue counter at the Student Fitness Center. Parking for the course is limited, so players may have to park elsewhere and walk to the course. For more information, click here.

SIUE offers many biking and running trails for the community. For maps of these trails, click here.

Engrave your family name in stone outside the Student Fitness Center! For more information, click here.

For more family events, see the CAB website.