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HPER Access for Service Members on Leave

Are you an active duty service member home on leave over the holidays? It's the perfect time to become acquainted with UNO's campus recreation facilities.

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UPDATED DECEMBER 27, 2015: HPER will be closed on Monday, December 28 due to the impending winter weather.

Last year, the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) announced that the campus Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) facilities are available, free of charge, to any active duty service members on leave.

Effective immediately, any active duty service member with proper documentation that they are on leave can utilize UNO’s state-of-the art recreation and exercise facilities, which include an Olympic sized swimming pool, climbing wall, basketball courts, work out space and an Outdoor Venture Center.

This new program is an expansion of a similar offer first made by UNO Campus Recreation and the UNO Office of Military and Veteran Services during the 2013 Holiday Break.

"We had such a successful response to this over the holidays that we immediately began working on finding a way to make this a permanent fixture within Campus Recreation here at UNO,” said Mike Kult, associate director of facilities at HPER. “This is hopefully one less expense that our military and service members have to worry about, which only makes sense considering how much they sacrifice for us on a daily basis."

The HPER facilities are located on UNO's Dodge Campus, directly adjacent to the Sapp Fieldhouse. In 2010, the HPER building reopened after a two-year, $38.6 million renovation.

In November 2015, UNO was named the nation's top four-year university for veterans for the second year in a row by Military Times Magazine.

This effort is one more example of how UNO continues to expand on its already nationally-recognized military offerings. We are very excited to expand a popular one-time program into a year-round service.

 Mike Connolly, Director of UNO's Office of Military and Veteran Services

Those with questions about the program should call the HPER front desk at 402.554.2539.

Winter Break HPER Hours:

  • Dec. 26-27 | 10 A.M. to 6 P.M.
  • Dec. 28 | NEW: CLOSED DUE TO WEATHER
  • Dec. 29-31 | 6 A.M. to 8 P.M.
  • Jan. 1 | CLOSED
  • Jan. 2-3 | 10 A.M. to 6 P.M.
  • Jan. 4-8 | 6 A.M. to 8 P.M.
  • Jan. 10 | 10 A.M. to 10 P.M.

Open Parking:

December 24, 2015 - January 3, 2016:

  • No parking permits will be required, and the East Parking Garage will be open.
  • Lots D and E will be reserved for CEC events as required.
  • Visitors, faculty, staff, and students, will be allowed to park at meters for free.
  • Parking in drive aisles, fire lanes, or reserved or handicap stalls (without a valid permit) will not be allowed.
  • Loading zone time limit will not be enforced.

January 4, 2016 - January 8, 2016:

  • No parking permits will be required, and the East Parking Garage will be open.
  • Lots D and E will be reserved for CEC events as required.
  • Paid meter parking will be limited to visitors only from 7 A.M. to 7 P.M. Faculty, staff, and students will not be allowed to park at the meters during this time.
  • Parking in drive aisles, fire lanes, or reserved or handicap stalls (without a valid permit) will not be allowed.
  • Loading zone time limit will be enforced.