The United States Military and NIRSA: A shared history
As we honor this Veteran’s Day, we celebrate the enduring partnership between NIRSA and military recreation professionals, both are celebrating major milestones in 2025.
Recap: Growing pickleball on your campus
To help campus recreation professionals understand how to develop or expand their programs, NIRSA, the Association of Pickleball Players (APP), and USA Pickleball recently presented the free webinar “Growing Pickleball on Your Campus.”
Insights from the “Level Up Esports for Campus Rec: Spaces, Access, and ROI” webinar
The webinar "Level Up Esports for Campus Rec: Spaces, Access, and ROI" offered practical insights for creating esports spaces that are both functional and student-centered, while maximizing return on investment.
Meet the new Canadian Student Leader joining the NIRSA Member Network
The 2025-2026 Member Network is proud to welcome Simran Lally from the University of Regina as the incoming Canadian Student Leader. Simran was appointed by the Member Network to fill the vacant student leader position.
NIRSA is teaming up with IDEA Health & Fitness Association in 2026
NIRSA is thrilled to share with members that the Association will be teaming up with IDEA® Health & Fitness Association—a leading organization for fitness and wellness professionals—to expand the 2026 conference experience!
Members on the Move – October 2025
Congratulations to the movers and shakers within NIRSA who have recently changed jobs within the collegiate recreation profession!
Heart of the Series: Notes from the NIRSA Championship Series Committee Chair
Chair of the Champ Series Executive Team Stephanie Calhoun shares her passion for campus rec and what she believes the "heart of the Series" is all about: it's the people.
New Members – October 2025
Join us in welcoming our new professional, student, institutional, and associate members who are now part of the NIRSA community. The following members joined NIRSA as of October 15, 2024.
Federal and state policy and legislative updates
As an association, NIRSA strives to monitor and track policy and legislative issues with the potential to impact our members or the campus communities they serve; see the Active Policy Solutions updates from September 16.
Announcing NIRSA’s Wellbeing Collaborative, in partnership with Wellfleet
NIRSA is excited to introduce the NIRSA Wellbeing Collaborative, in partnership with Wellfleet—a year-long, high-impact initiative that supports campus recreation departments in embedding wellbeing into their culture, operations, and strategy.