Leaders from the NIRSA Board, NSC Board, NIRSA Foundation Board as well as the Member Network, Assembly and NIRSA Executive Director will share program accomplishments and financial results from 2024 and priorities for 2025 that advance NIRSA’s strategic framework and deliver value to members; the member necrology and retiree report will also be presented. This session is for members only.

Are you an early career professional in campus recreation looking for strategies to manage competing priorities, set boundaries, and gain confidence in your role? This session will provide a space to share experiences, discuss challenges and exchange best practices for thriving for your first few years in the profession. This interactive conversation will help you take control of your workload, develop essential skills, and build connections with others who understand the journey. Don’t miss this opportunity to turn your career from chaos into confidence.

Join us for a discussion on the implications of the recent Dear Colleague Letter from the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Colleagues from states that have already implemented similar legislation will share their experiences, challenges, and strategies for compliance. This interactive roundtable will provide a space for discussion, knowledge sharing, and support, helping institutions prepare for and navigate these evolving requirements. Bring your questions and insights to this important conversation.

Join Erin Patchett and Pam Watts to learn about NIRSA’s goals for 2025 and how NIRSA is responding to member feedback. This interactive session will include time for member questions and ideas.

NIRSA and the Certification Consortium invite you to an exclusive member-only webinar where we will explore the value of Student Affairs Educator Certification. Join us as we provide a detailed update on the program’s progress over its first 1.5 years as well as findings from the recent Certified Student Affairs Educator (CSAEd) Census, showcasing its impact, benefits realized by CSAEd student affairs professionals, and areas for improvement. This webinar will highlight the significant value that certification brings to student affairs professionals and resources to support you and your staff through certification.

NIRSA Award nominations are now open, and we will be going over more specifics on the Outstanding Facility Award, Creative Excellence Award, and the Campus Rec Innovative Programming Award. We will discuss how the nominating process works and there will be time for a Q&A with some of the 2023 and 2024 award recipients.

Learn about the many leadership opportunities available at NIRSA!

This three-part webinar series is designed by CSAEd-CR certified NIRSA members to provide their best tips and tricks for studying for the certification exam. We’ll dive into specific competency areas that you’ll need to understand to prepare for the examination and provide some study resources that other certificants found useful. Additionally, you’ll gain access to an exclusive NIRSA Connect community where you can connect with peers who are also seeking certification, form study groups, and share new resources. These webinars will be live and recorded. If you are interested in joining in the live Q&A with current certificants, you must register at least 24 hours before the scheduled webinar. Otherwise, you will still have access to the webinar, but you will need to utilize the connect community for your questions.

Leaders from the NIRSA Board, NSC Board, NIRSA Foundation Board as well as the Member Network, Assembly, and NIRSA Executive Director will share accomplishments from 2023 and priorities for 2024 that advance NIRSA’s strategic plan and deliver value to members.

Wellbeing is all the buzz in higher education right now and it seems everyone is striving to be part of it. But what does wellbeing actually mean? How does it show up in the work of campus recreation? How does recreation’s work impact campus wellbeing? Whether you’re a director or a coordinator, whether you’ve been in the field for decades or are just starting your recreation career, whether your department has long been a part of campus wellbeing efforts or you’re just starting out, there is so much to learn in this dynamic and ever-evolving area. Recreation for Wellbeing guides participants through understanding the foundations of wellbeing, why wellbeing is critical to and inherent in all areas of campus recreation, how to understand the landscape of wellbeing on your campus, and how to advocate for wellbeing on and beyond your campus. As a result of participating in the Recreation for Wellbeing course, participants will be able to advocate recreation’s impact on wellbeing for the campus community, and they will leave the course with an action plan in mind so they can immediately put their learnings into practice and further foster wellbeing within their department and campus. Join for 8 weeks of study, dialogue, critical examination, and growth; we’re always stronger when we move forward together.