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Rec Hall

General Information

• Built between 1927 and 1928
• Designed by Charles Z. Klauder, who also designed the University of Pennsylvania's Palestra
• Home of the Penn State basketball program from 1929 until 1996
• Has hosted more than 20 collegiate national championships

Academics

• Department of Kinesiology

Research

• Action Laboratory
• Athletic Training Research Laboratory
• Biomechanics Laboratory
• Exercise Psychology Laboratory
• Motor Control Laboratory
• Movement Neuroscience Laboratory
• Sport Psychology Laboratory

Recreation/Student Life

• Rec Hall Fitness Center
• Men's Wrestling
• Men's and Women's Volleyball