Cornell Opens State’s First Indoor Adaptive Challenge Course
By Ben Badua, Student and Campus Life
University leaders, members of the Cornell community and the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce came together Feb. 10 to celebrate the opening of a new indoor adaptive challenge course at the Noyes Community Recreation Center.
Made possible by an endowment created by the Noyes family in the 1970s and a grant from New York state, the course replaces the decommissioned indoor course in Barton Hall. The first of its kind in New York, the new course includes equipment to allow use for people with limited mobility, including those who use a wheelchair.
“Noyes has long served as a hub for students and we’re excited to have something new and different,” Jen Gudaz, senior associate director of athletics, the Robert E. Browning ’56 Director of Physical Education and the Helen Newman Director of Recreational Services, said in her opening remarks. “Noyes is a fantastic and welcoming place where students can come together and congregate, and I know the addition of this course will provide more opportunities for students to grow and challenge themselves.”