While Coleman says there will be no restrictions on who may use the facility, HLS Council members are already expressing concern about traffic from Harvard's other schools.
"That's our next challenge--how to keep the undergrads and other schools out," said council President Jay M. Munir. "It's already come up in committee discussion."
Yesterday's open house featured free smoothies donated by The Wrap, free workout refreshments such as Gatorade and Power Bars and free personal training advice on how to use the new machines.
"This is a happy moment for me. A really happy moment," Clark said in an address at the open house. "We get our own gym in our own control and our own possession."
HLS Administrative Dean Sandra S. Coleman oversaw the administrative aspects of the project and negotiated with Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles to obtain FAS consent.
Dan Ocasio was the project manager and architect in charge of the renovation.