An established culture of wellbeing paves the way during the pandemic
See how NIRSA institutional member The Ohio State University was able to use their established culture of wellbeing to continue succeeding in a virtual world.
NIRSA contributes to Student Affairs Commitment to Racial Justice: Day of Action
NIRSA recently joined other associations to explore how the student affairs profession can make progress in addressing racial justice on college campuses as part of the Student Affairs Commitment to Racial Justice: Day of Action.
Government Affairs Committee shares NIRSA Policy Agenda
The policy agenda is based on principles NIRSA supports and pertains to policies promoting and advancing success for both students and the higher education practitioners who support them as well as their communities.
What is the action that we can take that will make positive change?
Over the past several days, outrage and anger and sadness poured out into the streets across the U.S. NIRSA will continue to champion equity, diversity, and inclusion as crucial to healthy people and healthy communities.
Read the Interassociation Wellbeing Definition on the NIRSA website
In our collective pursuit to co-create cultures of integrated wellbeing on campuses worldwide, we want to ensure we are building from a shared understanding and foundation.
Keeping informed amidst changing times
It’s important that we keep up to date with all the happenings in our states, as well as federally, so we can help our staff and students traverse all the information that pertains to them.
Women leading NIRSA: Experiences and insights
The idea of female leadership might seem novel in a still male-dominated society, so how do four female NIRSA leaders view leadership?
Campus rec centers across Canada add to Bell’s Let’s Talk initiative
Every year on #BellLetsTalk Day, Bell donates five cents ($0.05) towards Canadian mental health initiatives for every interaction that takes place with the #BellLetsTalk hashtag; this year more than $7.5 million was raised.
Physical Activities Recommendations for Americans Act
While the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans were updated recently, the Physical Activities Recommendations for Americans Act emphasizes keeping those guidelines up to date, as well as understandable and useful for all.
Advocating for Student Affairs on the Hill
I had the privilege of being a part of this year’s NASPA Hill Days. This experience is a hands-on opportunity to lobby for issues that affect the student affairs profession and higher education more broadly.