In the <a href="https://www.athleticbusiness.com/digital-edition/8df289f9#22">May 2023 issue</a> of <em>Athletic Business Magazine</em>, writer Michael Popke catches up with three NIRSA members to talk about the challenges of hiring and retaining student staff members for campus recreation centers, especially for aquatics spaces and programs. <a href="https://connect.nirsa.org/network/findamember/members/profile?UserKey=f2534d70-dd2a-43db-9a8c-a706488787bd">Silvia Chan</a>, Senior Associate Director for Human Resources at the University of Connecticut, <a href="https://connect.nirsa.org/network/findamember/members/profile?UserKey=ff95ec81-666b-4a80-b439-2093f40124b0">Richelle Williams</a>, Aquatics & Youth Programs Coordinator at Western Washington University, and <a href="https://connect.nirsa.org/network/findamember/members/profile?UserKey=0de70602-59d5-4f68-a9bb-e06ac2ee1211">Candice Douglas</a>, Assistant Director – Facilities at Western Kentucky University connect with AB Magazine to share the biggest barriers they face when it comes to recruiting and hiring student staff since the pandemic hit.
<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.bravo@nirsa.org">Simon Bravo</a>.</li> </ul> </div>
