Research & Assessment

News and updates related to research initiatives.

The 2016–2020 NIRSA Facility Construction & Renovation Report is now available!

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 […]

By Aaron Kroth|2016-10-23T21:01:35-07:00May 25, 2016|Categories: Research & Assessment|Tags: facilities, member benefits, research|

Apply for the reimagined NIRSA Research Grant!

By Erin Patchett, Assistant Director of Facilities and Aquatics at Colorado State University

The NIRSA Research and Assessment Committee is currently accepting applications for the streamlined NIRSA Research Grant Program. The new format was launched at the 2016 Annual Conference and features two grant awards of $10,000 and $2,000 each. Both awards are […]

By NIRSA Communications|2017-04-08T09:18:09-07:00May 24, 2016|Categories: Research & Assessment|Tags: research|

Comparative results are now available in the NIRSA Institutional Data Set!

By Nicole Olmeda, Senior Assistant Director at The University of Texas at Austin and Alice Kersting

Since the NIRSA Institutional Data Set opened on its new and improved platform for data collection in February, over 430 professional members from over 200 institutions have accessed the platform or started entering their data! With such a robust […]

By NIRSA Communications|2016-10-28T23:56:22-07:00March 16, 2016|Categories: Member Benefits, Membership, Research & Assessment|Tags: member benefits, research|

The new NIRSA Institutional Data Set is now open for data entry!

By Nicole Olmeda, Senior Assistant Director at The University of Texas at Austin and Alice Kersting, NIRSA Special Projects Coordinator

The new NIRSA Institutional Data Set is finally open for data collection! Professional members will soon be invited via an electronic mailing to log into the platform through the NIRSA website and begin entering their […]

By NIRSA Communications|2016-10-28T23:57:24-07:00February 22, 2016|Categories: Member Benefits, Membership, Research & Assessment|Tags: member benefits, research|

Participate in the NASPA Assessment & Knowledge Consortium!

By Megan Granholm

NIRSA continues to support its institutional members—and to advocate for the field of collegiate recreation—by providing credible evidence documenting the value of campus recreational sports, activities, facilities, programs and services to students attending colleges or universities. For example, an estimated 8.1 million students are served by NIRSA member professionals every year—and 80% of […]

By NIRSA Communications|2017-04-08T09:18:33-07:00February 11, 2016|Categories: Partners, Research & Assessment|Tags: research, strategic partnership|

The new NIRSA Institutional Data Set platform will open for data collection in late February!

By Nicole Olmeda, Senior Assistant Director at The University of Texas at Austin and Alice Kersting, NIRSA Special Projects Coordinator

Thanks to generous support from donors to the NIRSA Foundation, the NIRSA Institutional Data Set is well on its way to transitioning to a new and improved platform hosted by Dynamic Benchmarking! Now […]

By NIRSA Communications|2017-04-08T09:26:54-07:00January 29, 2016|Categories: Member Benefits, Membership, Research & Assessment|

The NIRSA Institutional Data Set is transitioning to a new and improved online platform!

By Nicole Olmeda, Senior Assistant Director at The University of Texas at Austin and Alice Kersting, NIRSA Special Projects Coordinator

With the generous support of donors to the NIRSA Foundation, the NIRSA Institutional Data Set is being overhauled and moved to a new online platform. The new platform will be hosted by Dynamic […]

By NIRSA Communications|2017-04-08T09:27:49-07:00December 18, 2015|Categories: Member Benefits, Membership, Research & Assessment|

The deadline to participate in the 2015 NIRSA Facility Construction and Renovation Survey is December 31

By Aaron Kroth, Assistant Director for Facility Operations – Aquatics at The University of Texas at Austin and Alice Kersting, NIRSA Special Projects Coordinator

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By NIRSA Communications|2017-04-08T09:28:38-07:00December 7, 2015|Categories: Member Benefits, Research & Assessment|

Participate in the 2015 NIRSA Facility Construction and Renovation Survey

By Aaron Kroth, Assistant Director for Facility Operations – Aquatics at The University of Texas at Austin and Sean Basso, Assistant Director of Programming, Education, and Evaluation at The University of Tennessee

In an effort to keep up with trends in the field of collegiate recreation, we are collecting information regarding current and future […]

By NIRSA Communications|2016-10-23T20:48:56-07:00October 26, 2015|Categories: Research & Assessment|Tags: member benefit, research|

The NIRSA Salary Calculator is now available!

By Cory Granholm

The 2015 NIRSA Salary Survey represents thousands of salaries in the collegiate recreation field compared by numerous factors, including: position, university size, department size, average staff size, composition relative to enrollment, and operating budget. The results of this valuable report were released this past summer; the report is available to all […]

By NIRSA Communications|2016-10-23T20:49:59-07:00October 1, 2015|Categories: Member Benefits, Membership, Research & Assessment|Tags: member benefits, research|

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