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.ProgrammingCollege Recreation Works to Launch Esports ProgramsIf you think the esports competitions sweeping college campuses these days are nothing more than a passing fad, consider this: More than 100 cities bid for the opportunity to host the 2019 National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) National ConventMay 8, 2019AquaticsHow One Colorado Recreation District Brought the Outdoors InPentairA vibrant aquatic center, the right Pentair equipment and creative programming options have turned the Montrose Community Recreation Center into a major success.April 15, 2019Rec CenterHow Campuses Bring Integrated Wellness to Broader AudiencesCollege and university recreation professionals are making giant strides toward integrating wellbeing across multiple campus programs and services. As many can strongly attest, these efforts by definition include consideration of employee health and wellnApril 3, 2019ProgrammingWhy Engaging More Students Should Be Top Priority for College RecLast spring, students in Oklahoma State University's health education and promotion program met with campus wellness leaders about ways to engage more students. They came up with a colorful solution.January 9, 2019ProgrammingHow Cross-Campus Collaboration Helps Promote Student WellbeingThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) may not have invented the culture of all work and no play, but many students at the prestigious research university have no doubt long subscribed to it.October 20, 2018ProgrammingHow College Rec Integrates Health and WellbeingVirginia Tech's recreational sports department applied a different strategy than usual to its freshmen orientation in August. "Previously, we gave students information we wanted them to know right then — who we are, what we do," says Ali Cross, VT's direcOctober 3, 2018AquaticsTips for Designing an Outdoor PoolOne of the three outdoor pool options presented to the Boulder City (Nev.) Parks and Recreation Commission earlier this year included a $27.3 million plan to build three bodies of water — including a competition pool and a recreation pool with extensive pAugust 2, 2018Rec CenterHow Campus Recreation Advances Social Justice CausesColorado State University has a history of making noise when it comes to inclusionary policies, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the department of Campus Recreation.July 11, 2018FitnessHow Campus Rec Centers are Offering New and Diverse ServicesRecreation leaders are seeking innovative and cost-effective ways to create spaces that appeal to diverse populations and provide broad, inclusive opportunities. Indeed, rethinking how various departments can team together to use new andJune 6, 2018Rec CenterHow the Role of Campus Rec Continues to ExpandIn the days after Hurricane Harvey slammed into Texas last August, causing unprecedented flooding and evacuations, the Stephen F. Austin State University campus in Nacogdoches — about two hours north of hard-hit Houston — came alive with efforts to help dMay 9, 2018Previous PagePage 8 of 8Top StoriesNewsletter OnlyAB Today Replay - Week of August 18Test your knowledge of this week's top stories from AB Today with five quick multiple-choice questions.LegalAttorney Calls for Terminations in Girl High School Wrestler Injury CaseFundraisingFundraising Friday: South Dakota, Navy, Kennesaw State Secure Major DonationsStadium & ArenaIU Signs Historic Partnership with Merchants Bank for $50M Football Field Naming RightsSponsored ContentDecarbonizing Aquatics: Balancing Sustainability Goals with Aquatics Facility Needs
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