The Wellbeing Briefing Work Group of NIRSA’s Health & Wellbeing Task Force recently shared the latest issue of the Wellbeing Briefing. Take a few minutes this week to invest in and reflect on resources to create connection through campus recreation, through the curated articles and other resources shared in the August 2026 issue of the newsletter.
About the Wellbeing Briefing
This quarterly email briefing is aimed at educating, communicating, sharing, and connecting members to new and existing resources in the wellbeing space.
The August 2026 issue highlights several articles, success stories, resources, and some ideas of how to move ideas into action, including the Wellbeing Briefing Work Group’s interview with Paige Perkins, Assistant Director of Fitness (Group Fitness) at Purdue University Recreation & Wellness and Rian Knapp, Assistant Director of Fitness (Personal Training) at Purdue University Recreation & Wellness for a question-and-answer session about fostering social connection through fitness programs!
Promising Practices
Promising Practices are collaborative or integrated wellbeing initiatives and campus-wide efforts that—driven and realized by the efforts of campus recreation staff and leaders—support the campus community. Explore the learnings from 10 leading schools online at www.nirsa.org/promising. And the newest Promising Practices “Beyond the Program: Small Steps in Shifting Systems, Culture, and Operations” is around the corner. The free pdf is already available and the corresponding webinar is happening at 1:00pm Eastern, 10:00am Pacific on Thursday, September 3.
See how four leading schools—University of Utah, Towson University, Radford University, and Western Michigan University—extend shared learning about wellbeing into applied practice. And take the chance to ask questions from pilot program participants on September 3 as part of the free webinar experience; discover if this might be the right fit for your team ahead of the September 7 application deadline to participate in the next NIRSA Wellbeing Collaborative.
Support from the NIRSA Foundation
Thanks to NIRSA Foundation donors for their continued support of NIRSA’s wellbeing work! Individual donations made to the NIRSA Foundation in 2026 support its missions and programs into the future.
- If you have questions how to ensure the Wellbeing Briefing reaches your inbox, please contact NIRSA Communications Director Simon Bravo.
