In the <a href="https://www.athleticbusiness.com/images/digitalissues/0918/#34">September issue</a> of <em>Athletic Business Magazine</em>, Executive Editor Andy Berg writes about the role campus rec programs play in the development of the students on their campuses. Campus rec departments are uniquely positioned to help a new generation of students—those most used to interacting with their peers over the internet—learn how to socialize and develop other soft skills. NIRSA Executive Director <a href="https://connect.nirsa.org/network/findamember/members/profile?UserKey=74dc3c4b-9de2-48a2-bac2-c4d45897c8eb">Pam Watts</a>, CAE and <a href="https://connect.nirsa.org/network/findamember/members/profile?UserKey=de01777c-1bb2-4f58-826b-d530345ea563">Todd Misener</a>, Chief Wellness Officer at Oklahoma State University, contribute to the conversation.
<h2>Athletic Business is the preferred media partner of NIRSA</h2> Athletic Business has been associate member of NIRSA since 1997. More than 40,000 subscribers turn to the Athletic Business print publication and tens of thousands more turn to the AB website for award-winning editorial content, as well as to view products and services offered by leading companies. Athletic Business is a Preferred Media Partner of the Association. <div class="see-also">See related: “<a href="https://nirsa.net/2018/02/20/nirsa-partners-with-athletic-business/">NIRSA is excited to announce a new partnership with Athletic Business</a>”</div> <div class="for-more-info"> <ul class="fa-ul"> <li><i class="fa-li fa fa-comments"></i> For more information, contact NIRSA Director of Communications, <a href="mailto:simon@nirsa.org"> Simon Bravo</a>.</li> </ul> </div>
