The Charlean and Wayland Blood Fitness and Dance Center has acknowledged four design and building awards since its enthusiasm in 2006. The building was award the Society of American Registered Architects New York committee Award of Excellence previously in the year. It was one of only three athletic buildings incorporated in The Chronicle of Higher Education "Campus Architecture" special segment in February. In September, it was known through the New York Construction's Best of New York 2007 "Best Sports Facility" and as well the "Award of Merit" in the restitution category.

Formerly the Saunders Hall of Chemistry, the construction was modernize and extended in 2005 and 2006. The middle house a dance studio, room for aerobic/cardio guidance, room for resistance and weight-training, a flexible exercise area, a juice bar and a three-story climb wall.

The state-of-the-art ability tripled the space obtainable for fitness actions on a campus where roughly 75 percent of the student and a lot of members of the faculty and staff work out frequently.