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2025 - 2026 Student Handbook

Recreation Facilities

The BUF Wellness Center houses a full-sized basketball court, and weight room. There are ping pong tables, a pool table, and other games upstairs near the indoor walking track. Lake Albert is open for fishing within the guidelines of state regulations and university policy, but swimming and boating are prohibited.

 

 

Rules for Use of the BUF Wellness Center

 

  • All currently enrolled students, staff, faculty, administrators, and alumni of Baptist University of Florida and their dependents may use the facilities.
  • Children 12 and under cannot use the facility without a parent accompanying them. PARENTS MUST SUPERVISE THEIR CHILDREN.
  • All students and alumni must use their official university ID card. Others must use a dependent ID to check out any equipment or use the facility. Everyone who uses the Wellness Center is required to check in and check out at the front desk. If there are no staff members at the front desk or in the office, then everyone who uses the Wellness Center is required to check in and check out on the “Wellness Center Check-in” sheet that will be displayed outside of the office door.
  • Authorized personnel are permitted to bring one guest. There is no charge for bringing a guest, but each person is responsible for his or her guest, and the guest must obey all the rules of the Wellness Center. The intent of this is that out-of- town guests may use the facility with the authorized user. It is not for the purpose of allowing local persons who are not authorized users to have access to facilities.
  • There are NO snacks or beverages allowed on the Wellness Center basketball court.
  • The basketball court, weight rooms, recreation room, and restrooms are accessible during the hours the Wellness Center is open.
  • AUTHORIZED USERS THAT ARE AT LEAST 16 YEARS OF AGE MAY USE THE WEIGHT ROOM. NO ONE UNDER 12 YEARS OF AGE MAY USE THE WEIGHT ROOM. ANYONE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 12 AND 16 MUST HAVE A PARENT/ADULT WITH THEM TO ACCESS THE WEIGHT ROOM.
  • Those using free weights MUST have a spotter with them in the weight room.
  • No throwing footballs, wiffleballs, softballs, or frisbees in the Wellness Center (BUF Intramural sports would be an exception for utilizing outdoor equipment inside the Wellness Center).
  • Only the approved staff is to set up or move the portable bleachers, basketball goals, and volleyball net. Help may be permitted if necessary.



Wellness Center/Intramural Field Dress Code

Students are expected to be modestly and appropriately dressed at all times. Clothing with obscene pictures or messages and clothing with advertisements for products not in keeping with BUF’s philosophy are not appropriate. Responsibility for dress is placed upon each student. Gym staff members may determine whether a given mode of dress disrupts the fitness or intramural environment. Note: The Wellness Center dress code is not campus-wide; please see page 44 of the Student Handbook for campus dress-code. Ex: A tank top must be covered while walking to the Wellness Center until once inside the facility.

  • ONLY athletic footwear is allowed in the recreation areas of the Wellness Center. 
  • ABSOLUTELY NO bare feet, socks, flip flops, dress shoes, boots, or casual shoes allowed in the recreation areas.
  • Tops must be worn at all times. True tank tops and sleeveless shirts are allowed (sports bras must be worn underneath, for women). NO cutoffs, drop-arm, stringers, crop tops, spaghetti straps, inappropriately tight-fitting or overly revealing clothing (men compression leggings or shorts must have loose clothing over them).

 

 

Rules for Use of Lake Albert

All currently enrolled students, staff, faculty, administrators, and alumni of Baptist University of Florida and their dependents may fish in the lake from dawn to dusk within the guidelines of state regulations. Swimming and boating are prohibited as well as fishing after dark. Users of the lake must have their official university or dependent ID card with them. Any person without an official university or dependent ID must have written permission from the university President on his or her possession.