2025 Recreation for Wellbeing: Elevating our Impact

Course Description 

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, and how to understand the broader landscape of wellbeing on your campus.   

As a result of participating in the Recreation for Wellbeing course, participants will raise their own literacy around essential, foundational concepts thereby being better prepared to engage meaningfully in the work of wellbeing. They’ll understand how to think systemically and substantively about their work in recreation and how that work connects to the larger campus wellbeing journey. Join us for study, critical examination, and growth; we’re always stronger when we move forward together. 

Course Format 

This iteration of the Recreation for Wellbeing is a fully online, asynchronous experience so participants can engage with the material as their schedule allows and move through it at their own pace.  

The course is anchored by two, approximately 75-minute on-demand modules. Attendees are provided resources, including suggested readings, pre- and post-module questions, and worksheets for deeper, personalized engagement with the material. Furthermore, attendees will have access to bonus video content to help further their learning amidst the wider context of this work.  

A Connect community will also be accessible to attendees so that they can opt to engage in dialogue with peers, ask questions, and share real-world experiences as they move through this course.  

The course will launch with both modules becoming available on Wednesday, February 12, 2025.

Course Modules 

Module 1: Foundations of Wellbeing & Systems Thinking 

By completing this module, learners will be able to:   

• Articulate the concept of wellbeing and understand its distinction from wellness  

• Explain the components of the inter-association definition of wellbeing  

• Articulate what it means to take a systems and settings approach to your work  

Module 2:  Applying Systems Thinking to Impact Wellbeing  

By completing this module, learners will be able to:   

• Explain at least one way that wellbeing is supported through recreation 

• Identify levers of systemic change for wellbeing  

• Apply the principles of systems thinking into your daily work – no matter your role - to impact wellbeing 

For Institutional Bundle Registrants: The base Institutional Bundle rate is $229.00. Included with the Bundle are 5 free registrations. For each additional after 5, there is a 65% savings over regular individual registration pricing. After the Bundle is purchased, you will be emailed 2 promo codes to be used to register your other attendees. The email will include instructions on entering and applying the codes at checkout. The first promo code has 5 uses and will apply a 100% off discount. The second promo code is uncapped and will apply a 65% savings over regular individual registration pricing for anyone you wish to register beyond the base Institutional Bundle (a sixth participant or more). 

Continuing Education Credits 

Participants who complete the course will be eligible for Continuing Education (CE) credits in either the Core Student Affairs Educator Certification (CSAEd™) or Certified Student Affairs Educator-Campus Recreation (CSAEd-CR™).  

NIRSA has been approved by the Higher Education Consortium for Student Affairs Certification to provide CE credit for Certified Student Affairs Educators (CSAEd™). Programs that qualify for CE credit in this program are clearly identified. NIRSA is solely responsible for all aspects of this program. 

The two course modules qualify for the amount and types of CE credit listed below: 

• Module 1 = 1.5 Core credits in the Foundations of the Profession domain 

• Module 2 = 1.5 Campus Recreation Specialty Credits in the Leadership domain 

How to get CE credits for attending this course:

1. Complete the online modules (which will become available on February 12, 2025)
2. Upon completion, submit a program evaluation for each module at this link
3. Within two weeks of completing the survey, you should receive a certificate of completion via email

NIRSA Core Competencies 

Philosophy & Theory; Programming 

Acknowledgments

Thank you to the NIRSA Foundation for their continued support of NIRSA's wellbeing work.

How to get CE credits for attending this course:

1. Complete the online modules (which will become available on February 12, 2025)
2. Upon completion, submit a program evaluation for each module at this link
3. Within two weeks of completing the survey, you should receive a certificate of completion via email