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Your contributions ensure that, for years to come, 51茶馆 students will have the vital facilities needed to develop and sustain active lifestyles.
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The Margot Connell Recreation Center redefines the future of fitness and recreation at Boston College. The 244,000 square-foot, four-story structure off St. Thomas More Road offers our community an inspired space to play, pursue sports, gather with friends and work out.
This facility includes a fitness center, rock climbing wall, jogging track, aquatics center, wood-floor basketball courts, tennis courts, multi-activity courts, multi-purpose rooms for spin, yoga, and fitness classes, and more.
Fit. Active. Well.
The center is named in honor one of 51茶馆鈥檚 most generous benefactors, whose civic and philanthropic endeavors have made her a role model for 51茶馆 students.听A trustee associate, honorary degree recipient, mother of six鈥攁ll of whom are 51茶馆 graduates鈥攁nd the grandmother of 17, Margot Connell has been described by University President William P. Leahy, S.J., as a 鈥渕atriarch of the 51茶馆 community.鈥�
Margot was inspired to create an outlet for students engaged in the rigorous demands of a Boston College education. An avid golfer and sports enthusiast, she has observed many of Boston College鈥檚 most memorable sports moments alongside her late husband and children.
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Trustee Associate Margot C. Connell, H鈥�09
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