News and updates related to special initiatives, one-time events, or other non-professional development events.
The NIRSA Foundation is proud to again join forces with the #GivingTuesday movement, a global day of giving to celebrate generosity worldwide.
By Chantell Cosner, Publications Coordinator for Washington State University’s Administrative Services
As Washington State University students in the Eastern Washington community of Pullman entered the Student Recreation Center on a cold February day, they were met with a large bulletin board filled with colorful, blank post-it notes and the question at the top of the board: […]
Update, March 16: The list of participating schools has been updated.
By Nazifa Islam
Every February 22, NIRSA members across North America celebrate Recreational Sports & Fitness Day, a commemoration of NIRSA’s founding date. Rec Day is a time to remember when Dr. William Wasson brought 20 intramural directors from 11 Historically Black Colleges and Universities […]
By Cory Granholm
Every February 22, NIRSA members across the country celebrate National Recreational Sports & Fitness Day, a commemoration of NIRSA’s founding date. Rec Day is a time to remember when Dr. William Wasson brought 20 intramural directors from 11 Historically Black Colleges and Universities together to share his research on collegiate recreation. This […]
By Cory Granholm
Every February 22nd, NIRSA members across the country celebrate National Recreational Sports & Fitness Day. Rec Day is a commemoration of NIRSA’s founding date. It’s a day to remember when Dr. William Wasson brought 20 intramural directors from 11 Historically Black Colleges and Universities together to share his research on collegiate recreation.
NIRSA […]
By Cory Granholm
Every year on February 22, NIRSA members across the country celebrate National Recreational Sports & Fitness Day, a commemoration of NIRSA’s founding date. It’s an occasion to remember when Dr. William Wasson brought 20 intramural directors from 11 Historically Black Colleges and Universities together to share his research on collegiate recreation.
NIRSA members […]
National Recreational Sports & Fitness Day, or Rec Day, is a celebration of NIRSA’s founding date—February 22, 1950. On that day, NIRSA’s founding father Dr. William Wasson shared his research regarding collegiate recreation—compiled in “A Comparative Study of Intramural Programs in Negro Colleges”—with 20 intramural directors representing 11 Historically Black Colleges […]
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 Alyssa Whitney
The 2015 Special Olympics World Games were hosted by the city of Los Angeles, July 25 – August 2; it was largest single event hosted by the city since the 1984 Olympic Games. The facts and figures of this global event are astonishing: 30,000 volunteers, 7,000 athletes, 3,000 coaches, 177 countries, 27 venues, […]
By Marisa Penkauskas, Marketing Manager at Interactive Fitness
Mark your calendars and start gearing up because the biggest intercollegiate cycling competition in college recreation is back for a third year and excitement for the knockout tournament is riding high! The 3rd Annual Fall Frenzy Expresso Tournament schedule is set for this fall:
