May endings
May is finally here! This month signals the end of the school year and the graduation of some of our great student employees.
Thanks
The first “official” day of spring is some weeks away but many of us have been working hard since the calendar hit mid-January. The Championship Series and its many constituents have been as well. We completed the National Flag Football Championships in Pensacola; Wichita Hoops has been chosen as the future site for […]
A time for reflection
As the holidays approach and the semester starts to conclude, it’s always great to look back and reflect on where we are and what we’ve accomplished this year.
This most wonderful time of the year
These next few weeks will provide endless new opportunities and experiences for a lot of folks. From new and returning participants to young and experienced professionals, tournament time is always the best time!
Humans of NIRSA: Tori Allmendinger
By William Trent, Graduate Assistant for Marketing & Social Media at James Madison University
In last month’s edition of my notes, I alluded to summer being a catalyst for change. Summer has in fact brought its fair share of changes my way as I’ve taken a break from my graduate assistantship to return to my […]
What a long strange trip it’s been
By Kurt Klier, Assistant Director at the University of Maryland-College Park
“The NIRSA Championship Series is a platform for professional development for NIRSA members to build skills and engage in all levels of learning through their programming, staff, official, and volunteer positions.” As my time as the NIRSA Championship Series Committee Chair comes to […]
Oh, the places we have gone!
By Stan Shingles, 2015-2016 NIRSA President, Assistant Vice President at Central Michigan University
As I prepare my final entry in the NIRSA President’s Notes leadership blog, I do so reflecting on a simply outstanding year for the Association. This has been a tremendous journey as the NIRSA President this past year, but one that I […]
Thank you for an unforgettable journey!
By Erica Estes, Coordinator of Member Services at James Madison University
Number of days in the term: 365. Number of members on this unforgettable Student Leadership Team: 7. Number of conference calls: 30. Number of times Jordan took an elbow to the eye for the team: 1. Number of memes shared via group messages: 27. […]
The impetus of change
By William J. Trent, Graduate Assistant for Marketing & Social Media at James Madison University
If you’re reading this, congratulations! You’ve made it to summer and another successful year is in the books.
Summer, for a lot of us, is a catalyst of change—whether that’s due to graduation, summer internships, landing a graduate assistantship, or onboarding […]
Try not to become a person of success, but a person of value
By Stan Shingles, 2015-2016 NIRSA President, Assistant Vice President at Central Michigan University
As I prepare each month to write my entry in the President’s Notes leadership blog, I sometimes find inspiration from unlikely sources; it can be something as common as a street sign or an advertisement, a billboard or even just a simple […]