Join this live event with NIRSA Members Luna Boydstun and Tanika Santos McSwain to check in how the school year is going thus far within your facilities and fitness programs. They will lead conversation which will allow you to engage and connect with your peers to virtually collaborate, share challenges as well as share solutions. Ideas in Motion Roundtables are not like traditional education sessions where you just “listen”, but rather we encourage you to actively participate in the conversations. *This session is live and will not be recorded.

Campus recreation departments are looking to expand beyond the walls of indoor recreation areas. The goal is to create a Healthy Campus™, where student and faculty health and wellness are part of the college experience. This session will teach proven ways to advocate for new campus recreation initiatives, a framework to quantify results, and a design methodology to transform outdoor areas into spaces where people engage in “Accidental Fitness™.” Our experts will present research on the physical, social, and emotional health benefits of outdoor fitness. You’ll also see case study examples of campus recreation professionals who champion this outdoor fitness approach and the positive outcomes of their efforts.

Join NIRSA CAS Directors, Jake Eubank and Jason Vlastaras to learn more about CAS Standards and hear about the new Esports Standards that are in development. A summary of the Esports Standards will be shared, with opportunity to provide feedback and suggestions. We will provide detail on the revision process for the collegiate recreation standards and put out a call for experts to guide that work!

​Want to learn more about ways to engage and lead within NIRSA? Join the Engagement and Leadership session facilitated by Wendy Windsor and Erin Patchett. During this session you will have the opportunity to learn about the numerous ways to get involved with NIRSA both at the regional and association level. Participants will learn more about the Pathways into Leadership and will then have the chance to participate in breakout rooms. Representatives from across the NIRSA, NIRSA Foundation and Champ Series, will be hosting the breakout rooms where you will learn more about the various volunteer opportunities and ask questions!

Join us live on August 3 to discuss University of Colorado, Colorado Springs’s Promising Practice in-depth. Hear from the experts themselves about the long and winding road for this campus to build an integrated model that thrives through academic and cross-campus partnerships and interdisciplinary collaboration. Be sure to check out UCCS’s Promising Practice PDF as well!

The Fall semester is around the corner and many of us are preparing for new and returning student employees. Do you have innovative solutions/success stories for student recruitment, onboarding and training? In need of updates to your current protocols and procedures? This discussion will be hosted by Patty Williams, Assistant Director of Athletics for Club/Intramural Sports at the University of New England and Tabbitha Gardner, Assistant Director of Recreation & Wellness at St. Edwards University on behalf of the Small Programs Committee.

Join Climate Study Implementation Team Co-Chairs Victoria Lopez-Herrera (NIRSA At-Large Director), Cara Lucia (2021-2022 NIRSA Board President) and Pam Watts (Executive Director) to review key findings and recommendations from the final Climate Study. Priority action steps, timeline and opportunities for member involvement will be shared.

​Certification is generally considered to be the “gold standard” of professional credentialing. A valued certification program provides enormous promise for educators working in student affairs and campus recreation to demonstrate ongoing learning, identify high quality professional development opportunities, and open new pathways for their professional mobility and career advancement. This session will provide an overview of how NIRSA volunteer leaders have spent the last two years in partnership with our student affairs peers to develop a new certification, and what developments you can expect in the upcoming months.

In 2021, NIRSA partnered with 122 Consulting to embark on a climate assessment initiative with the aim of gathering data about the ways members were experiencing the Association through a lens of justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion (JDEI). Over the fall and winter, a climate assessment—grounded in 122’s Sustained Impact Model that includes self (self-awareness, individual accountability), spheres (interpersonal dynamics, relationships), and systems (embedded culture, policies, and practices)—was conducted by 122 Consulting with oversight and support from NIRSA’s EDI Climate Study Steering Committee. Crucially, this work was supported by NIRSA Foundation donors. Data for the climate study was gathered by surveying members and nonmembers, facilitating focus groups, and receiving input from the Steering Committee. Findings from those efforts are presented and discussed in this report.

Join the Canadian Region Leadership Team in recognizing the amazing work accomplished by NIRSA members during the Regional Connection Meeting. This is a great opportunity for professionals and students to gather virtually and hear about all the great things happening in the Canadian Region.