April Digital Focus: Campus Recreation

Apr 4, 2022

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This month, Athletic Business offers insights on the evolution of college recreation and the facilities that support students on campus.

From trends in rec center design to new programming ideas, scroll for more on the latest in college recreation:

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How College Recreation Departments Are Designing Facilities to Include Outdoor Fitness Space

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Plastic + Rubber = Rolled Rubber Tracks That Last

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A Manhattan Parking Garage Turned Wellness Destination

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Why Colleges and Universities Are Remodeling Their Climbing Facilities

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NIRSA Facility Feature: University of Minnesota-Duluth Recreational Sports Outdoor Program Pool

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A Manhattan Parking Garage Turned Wellness Destination

This former parking garage now serves as a wellness destination, complete with thermal pools, saunas, steam rooms and more.

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Why Colleges and Universities Are Remodeling Their Climbing Facilities

In 1923, British climber George Mallory was asked by a reporter why he wanted to climb Mount Everest. Mallory famously replied, “Because it’s there...”

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NIRSA Facility Feature: University of Minnesota-Duluth Recreational Sports Outdoor Program Pool

Home to more than 9,500 students, the University of Minnesota-Duluth features a robust recreational sports outdoor program that encourages students to engage in a healthy lifestyle by partaking in a wide variety of recreation activities.

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Digital Focus April: College Recreation

In this edition of Digital Focus we open up the AB archives to bring you valuable content related to college recreation...

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Watch: Take a Look Inside the Rec & Wellness Center at Western Oregon U.

Take a tour through the Peter Courtney Health and Wellness Center at Western Oregon University in Monmouth, Oregon.

Parks and Rec Workers Save Pickleball Player's Life

Parks and recreation department workers in North Carolina were honored for recently saving a man's life when he had a medical incident.

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How NIRSA Members Celebrated Rec Day 2024

Every year on Feb. 22, NIRSA members celebrate Recreational Sports & Fitness Day in commemoration of NIRSA’s founding date...

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How USA Pickleball and Others are Attempting to Mitigate the Sport’s Noise Problem

Nearly 3,500 pro and amateur pickleball players took part in a total of 6,928 matches over the course of the USA Pickleball National Championships in early November. The tournament, which took place at Brookhaven Country Club in Phoenix, Ariz., brought...

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Denver Cuts Rec Center Hours to Pay for Influx of Immigrants, Mayor Blames Feds

Denver mayor Mike Johnston this week announced that the city's rec centers will reduce hours to save money in order to fund the city's immigrant response.

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Vehicle Crashes Into Weight Room at Emporia State University's Rec Center

The student recreation center at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kan., will remain closed for an unspecified period after a vehicle crashed through the building's weight room on the west side of the facility.

NIRSA Founding HBCU Spotlight on Bethune-Cookman University

Located just west of the Halifax River and barely two miles away from the Main Street Pier of Daytona Beach in Daytona Beach, Fla., Bethune-Cookman University is a private HBCU that sits on an 85-acre urban campus. Lifelong educator and civil rights...

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