Research & Assessment

News and updates related to research initiatives.

NIRSA is proud to announce the recipient of its Collegiate Recreation Research Grant for 2015-2016

By Aaron Kroth, Assistant Director of Aquatics at University of Texas at Austin

NIRSA is committed to advancing collegiate recreation through its support of meaningful, credible research. And over the past three years, one way the Association has been encouraging the development and dissemination of impactful, research-based knowledge to the field of collegiate recreation is by annually […]

By NIRSA Communications|2017-07-16T08:10:33-07:00August 10, 2015|Categories: Equity Diversity and Inclusion Resources, Research & Assessment|

NIRSA institutional members will receive a hard copy of The Benefits of Campus Recreation

By Kristal Fehring

Dr. Scott Forrester’s The Benefits of Campus Recreation—a study commissioned by NIRSA and funded by generous donors to the NIRSA Foundation—represents the most comprehensive effort to date to substantiate the positive impact that participation in campus recreation opportunities has on students. While The Benefits of Campus Recreation—alongside numerous other research projects—is […]

By NIRSA Communications|2016-10-23T20:52:18-07:00June 26, 2015|Categories: Member Benefits, Research & Assessment|Tags: advocacy, research, resources|

The 2015 NIRSA Salary Survey has been released!

By Kristal Fehring

The 2015 NIRSA Salary Survey is now available to NIRSA institutional members! This report tracks and summarizes 2014 salaries in the collegiate recreation field. It represents the confidential responses of over 220 NIRSA institutional members and is the most powerful collection of salary data within the industry.

The report represents thousands of salaries in […]

By NIRSA Communications|2016-10-23T20:52:34-07:00May 20, 2015|Categories: Member Benefits, Research & Assessment|Tags: member benefit, research, resources|

Share your observations by submitting a topic for the NIRSA Trends in Collegiate Recreation Project!

By Kristal Fehring

NIRSA is committed to staying ahead of the curve regarding current trends in the collegiate recreation field, and believes in providing its membership with resources and best practices related to those trends. In light of this commitment, the Association annually conducts the NIRSA Trends in Collegiate Research Project sponsored by NIRSA Platinum […]

By NIRSA Communications|2016-10-23T20:53:12-07:00May 1, 2015|Categories: Research & Assessment|Tags: research|

How is the Affordable Care Act affecting your campus?

By Austin Anderson

When the Affordable Care Act became law in March 2010, one of the main concerns for campuses was the mandate stating that a large employer must either offer full-time employees—and their dependents—certain insurance coverage or risk paying certain penalties. Under this definition, a college or university with 50 or more full-time equivalent employees is […]

By NIRSA Communications|2016-10-29T00:03:21-07:00April 29, 2015|Categories: Research & Assessment|Tags: advocacy|

Apply for the NIRSA Collegiate Recreation Research Grant!

By Kristal Fehring

Are you looking for funding for your collegiate recreation research project? NIRSA is in the third year of financially assisting NIRSA members who are conducting research supporting advancements in the collegiate recreation field by offering the NIRSA Collegiate Recreation Research Grant.

This grant encourages the development and dissemination of impactful, research-based knowledge in the […]

By NIRSA Communications|2016-10-29T00:03:24-07:00April 27, 2015|Categories: Research & Assessment|Tags: research|

Considering the impact that participation and employment in collegiate recreation has on student development

By Dave Hall and Catherine Cramp and Kristal Fehring

In the spring of 2014, NIRSA and the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) launched a work team to study how the skills gained through participation and employment in cocurricular experiences helps to prepare students for their careers. The goal of the project was to identify ways […]

By NIRSA Communications|2016-10-29T00:04:39-07:00March 2, 2015|Categories: Member Benefits, Partners, Research & Assessment|Tags: research|

CAS standards for recreational sports programs to be revised for 2015–2016

By Douglas Franklin, Ph.D.

The Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) was founded in 1979 and is a consortium of 41 professional associations affiliated with student service, student affairs, and student-development programs. As explained by the 2015 Council for the Advancement of Standards, the CAS associations works “collaboratively to develop […]

By NIRSA Communications|2016-10-23T20:39:40-07:00February 25, 2015|Categories: Partners, Research & Assessment|Tags: resources|

The NIRSA Collegiate Recreation Trends Research Project is excited to announce a topic

NIRSA wants to provide its membership with resources and best practices when it comes to current trends in the field. With this goal in mind, the Association annually conducts the NIRSA Collegiate Trends Research Project sponsored by Precor, a NIRSA Platinum partner. After reviewing the number of great project topics submitted by members this year, […]

By NIRSA Communications|2016-10-23T20:40:10-07:00February 22, 2015|Categories: Member Benefits, Research & Assessment|Tags: research|

Read new research on the benefits of campus recreation

By Scott Forrester, Ph.D.

The NIRSA Foundation is committed to supporting the future of collegiate recreation through funding research and professional development opportunities for its members. For years, the Foundation and the collegiate recreation profession has championed the benefits of participation in campus recreational sports, activities, facilities, programs, and services. While there was a time when […]

By NIRSA Communications|2016-10-29T00:06:37-07:00January 23, 2015|Categories: Member Benefits, Research & Assessment|Tags: research|

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