Connecting: Watch NIRSA President, Elon U. Rec Director Chat on Instagram Live

Nov 29, 2022

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Courtesy of NIRSA

By NIRSA Communications

Did you miss the most recent Instagram Live call between NIRSA President Mila Padgett, director of Campus Recreation and Wellness at the University of South Carolina Aiken and Larry Mellinger, director of Campus Recreation & Wellness at Elon University and current NIRSA Foundation Board of Directors president?

Take a few minutes to see what inspires them for their roles on campus and ignites their passion for the profession, for the association and for its philanthropic arm, the NIRSA Foundation.

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