By Pam Watts, NIRSA Executive Director
It is with great sadness that I share with NIRSA members the news that Zach Wood, a 26-year-old PhD candidate in the School of Kinesiology at Louisiana State University, died on the evening of November 14 after being struck by a motorist while riding his bicycle. Zach had been a member […]
By Scott Flickinger, Director of Intramural Sports, at Cornell University and NIRSA Championship Series Brand Management Work Team Chair
For many years, I’ve had the distinct pleasure to work with NIRSA professional Andy Boehnlein at many NIRSA Championship Series events and Association functions. In addition to being someone who genuinely cares about the […]
When Alex Accetta was recruited by Portland State University, it was to work with academic and arts groups, and a small program called student recreation. He’d been working for a while in student affairs—admissions at Willamette Law School, student activities at Marist College, and policy analysis at the Institute for Higher Education among other […]
By Steve Nakata, Washington State University’s Administrative Services
When Washington State University opened the doors to its Student Recreation Center (SRC) in 2001, students were in awe of the state-of-the-art $40-million facility. It quickly became the hot spot on campus. Fast forward 14 years and it’s still one of the most heavily-used buildings at WSU.
What keeps […]
By Nazifa Islam
Jeff Ryder began working in collegiate recreation his freshman year at Rutgers University where his very first job as an undergraduate student was as an intramural floor hockey official. “I love hockey,” he says, “so I thought I would give it a try.” Fortunately, he ended up really enjoying his first season […]
John Washo has been working in recreation centers since he was just 12 years old. He started out as a scorekeeper for men’s league games and an official for third grade soccer and basketball games at his community recreation facility. His work in recreation continued throughout high school—he worked just about every position at the […]
By Nazifa Islam
Megan Feasel’s passion for the collegiate recreation profession was kindled as an undergraduate at Wright State University. For four years, she was a Student Facility Assistant; that’s “where it all started,” she says, “cleaning treadmills, selling memberships, swiping ID cards.” She soon discovered that she “absolutely loved working in the recreation center,” […]
“I cannot imagine working in any other setting than on a college campus,” says Mary Kate Sullivan, Assistant Director of Intramural Sports at the University of Maryland and 2006 NIRSA Foundation scholarship recipient. “I thrive in the cyclical nature of the academic setting—every year you get the chance to do things better, to learn from […]
By Erin O’Sullivan | July 14, 2014
Learn more about the Professional Registry and the people who make it so great
Wendy Windsor, Associate Director of Programs and Outreach at Louisiana State University, has followed a career path dedicated to student service and developing young adults beyond the classroom walls. A key part of what drew […]
As a junior at Texas A&M University-Commerce, Justin Anderson was working towards a Music Education degree. He began picking up shifts at the Morris Recreation Center because it was “the one place flexible with a student teaching schedule.” As he swiped cards at the front desk, however, Justin couldn’t help noticing the recreation professionals around […]
