Eye on UMSL: New horizon - UMSL Daily

Eye on UMSL: New horizon

by Ryan Heinz | Jul 27, 2015

The soon-to-open Recreation and Wellness Center creates a new North Campus horizon joining other iconic UMSL buildings.

The soon-to-open Recreation and Wellness Center creates a new North Campus horizon joining other iconic UMSL buildings like the Social Sciences & Business Building Tower and the Millennium Student Center.

Want to check out the new Recreation and Wellness Center? An open house will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. July 28. The center will open the next day with a grand opening to follow on Sept. 10.

The photograph was taken by UMSL photographer August Jennewein and is the latest to be featured in Eye on UMSL.

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