Michael PopkeMichael Popke is a freelance writer based in Madison, Wis., and a former editor at AQUA and Athletic Business. He now owns Two Lakes Media and has won awards for his writing.Rec CenterStudents at Michigan, Michigan State Drive Campus Rec Center RenaissanceWithin the span of a few months, the two largest public universities in Michigan will have opened new campus recreation facilities this year.July 15, 2026Rec CenterYour Campus Recreation Summer Checklist Begins HereIf practice makes perfect, then summer creates success. That’s the motto Jennifer Jones adheres to every year around this time.June 3, 2026Governing BodiesHow High School Athletes, Coaches and Administrators are Navigating Name, Image and LikenessJake Daugherty, director of collegiate and high school partnerships with Opendorse — a platform that helps athletes and brands navigate the fast-evolving name, image and likeness (NIL) landscape — is getting a lot more calls from high school athletics directors these days. And most of them begin the same way.May 22, 2026Rec CenterNIRSA Updates Website to Meet Changing Needs of MembersWith a history dating back more than 75 years, NIRSA — like most associations serving any industry for that long — has responded to members’ changing needs at numerous times throughout its evolution.May 6, 2026Rec CenterHow NIRSA’s New Championship Series is Promoting Women’s Flag FootballIn January, 34 flag football teams — including nine women’s teams — competed in the 2025 NIRSA National Flag Football Championships at Rice University.April 8, 2026Rec CenterHow Campus Recreation Departments Have Embraced and Promoted the Sport of PickleballPickleball’s popularity, in the words of an official from the Association of Pickleball Players, “has spread like wildfire.” Not long ago, the sport...January 16, 2026Rec CenterCampus Rec Professionals Level Up at NIRSA’s Rec Facilities Institute During AB Show 2025Of all the professional development opportunities available in campus recreation, the NIRSA Recreation Facilities Institute, presented by Mondo and in partnership with AB Show, is among the most anticipated of the year.November 19, 2025Rec CenterWhat's Driving Campus Recreation Design Priorities?When campus recreation leaders at the University of Missouri went to reopen an aging outdoor pool in 2022 after two years of pandemic-induced closure, they discovered it needed significant repairs.October 15, 2025Rec CenterWhy One Municipality Opted for an Upscale Recreation CenterThe building features a competition gym with eight courts, a recreation gym with three courts (one of which can be covered by modular...September 16, 2025Rec CenterNIRSA Rec Center: Highlighting the Value of Campus Rec for Students and the CommunitySometimes, we make things harder than they need to be. Take articulating the value of campus recreation. It’s such a broad topic, yet J.C. Miller puts it so succinctly.September 10, 2025Page 1 of 9Next PageTop StoriesGoverning BodiesAnthony Knox Jr. Stripped of New Jersey State Wrestling Title for Role in BrawlAnthony Knox Jr., one of only five New Jersey high school wrestlers to win four individual state championships, had his fourth title stripped by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association earlier this month.LegalFormer HS Softball Coach Arrested for Assault Now Faces Civil LawsuitLegalOle Miss Sues Two Football Players, Now at LSU, for Breach of ContractStadium & ArenaCommunity Members Disrupt Kansas City Meeting on Future Royals Ballpark, Call for Public VoteSponsored ContentDrawing the Curtain on a Community Arena
