News and updates related to research initiatives.
In July 2016, the NIRSA Research & Assessment Committee began an intensive and exhaustive review of the IDS to identify content areas that needed additional questions or clarity. Their efforts have resulted in an IDS that builds on the strengths of the initial version and adds value to its use across the Association.
Concussions can happen just about anywhere. See what SportRisk's Best Practices Program reveals about concussion risk management in campus recreation departments across North America.
The NIRSA Research & Assessment Award recognizes members who have made incredible contributions towards advancing collegiate recreation research.
The Association is thrilled to announce the three recipients of grants from the NIRSA Research Grant Program. Two of the recipients received $10,000 grants while one received a $2,000 grant.
Over 100 universities have already participated in SportRisk's new benchmarking database! By investing in this tool you can compare against accepted best practices in campus rec and see how you compare relative to other schools.
Please take time to nominate a colleague today and recognize them for their contributions to research and assessment in collegiate recreation.
NIRSA will soon begin the process of integrating feedback in an effort to refine the IDS platform for next year’s data collection. As a result of this upgrade, the IDS’ data entry and reporting features will be unavailable from September 6 until early October.
The NIRSA Research and Assessment Committee will continue to accept grant applications for the NIRSA Research Grant Program until August 15.
By Ruben Guzman
The NIRSA Research and Assessment Committee is currently accepting applications for the recently-launched NIRSA Research Grant Program, which will support the development and dissemination of original scholarly research projects conducted at or for NIRSA member institutions. The program features both a $10,000 and a $2,000 grant. The grants will be awarded […]
By Aaron Kroth, Assistant Director of Aquatics and Safety at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Ruben Guzman
In order to continue providing our member base with relevant information regarding facility construction trends in the field of collegiate recreation, we are now making available the results of the 2015 NIRSA Facility Construction & Renovation survey to […]
