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- Presented by
- Kevin George Matt Curio
- Assistant Director Graduate Assistant
- Rowan University Rider University
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- Develop knowledge of NIRSA’s history, mission, & values
- Learn the importance of networking & identifying educational
opportunities available
- Become familiar with volunteer opportunities through the NIRSA
- Identify avenues of job opportunities through the National Conference
and Career Opportunities Center (COC)
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- Organized by Founder William Wasson
- Meeting of 22 African-American men & women IM Directors from HBCU’s
- Formed National Intramural Association
- Mission
- Provide for the education & development of professional &
student members and to foster quality recreational programs, facilities
& services to diverse populations
- Demonstrates commitment to excellence by utilizing resources that
promote ethical and healthy lifestyle choices
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- Non-Profit Association focusing on campus recreation
- Approximately 3,300 members (900 students)
- NIRSA Family” is always willing to help
- Benchmarking other institutions programming, policies, staff trainings,
etc.
- Internships, Graduate Assistantships, and Professional Job opportunities
through Bluefishjobs.com
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- Where: NIRSA 2008: Austin, Texas
- Consistently rated one of the best cities to live in
- When: April 2-5, 2008 • Recreation. Career. Conference. You've got
to participate!
- How: Register online before Feb. 20th for best pricing
- From NIRSA member institution cost is $295 for students
- To get price, need to be a student member: $51 from member institution
- What: Conference provides educational sessions, job fair, exposition
hall, networking opportunities, and social events
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- NIRSA's Annual Conference & Recreational Sports Exposition is a
wonderful opportunity to join together with professional, student, and
associate members within the recreational sports field for four days of
education and networking possibilities.
- This conference is not only where friendships and professional
mentoring can begin
- Generally 2000 attendees to each National Conference
- Spring 2009 National Conference is in Charlotte, NC
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- Student Professional Development
- Cost: $40 (register by February 20) $70 after Feb. 20
- 8:30am-3:30pm, lunch included
- This workshop is designed to assist future practitioners in
professional preparation and development.
- Students may choose from one of two tracks, depending on whether they
are beginning their career exploration or seeking immediate job-search
skills.
- Interactive sessions by experienced professionals will provided an
enlightening foundation and applicable tools for a successful
conference.
- A meeting with the NIRSA Board of Directors will be included, along
with guidance on using the NIRSA Foundation Career Opportunities
Center, presented by Star Trac.
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- NIRSA 101: You Are Pure Potential
- The focus of this track will be on engaging in self-analysis of
strengths & opportunities for growth. It will include input on how
to take advantage of opportunities in the development of knowledge
about the field as well as incorporating them into a career plan.
- Learning Outcomes for 101 Track
- Participants will engage in a self-assessment of personal and
professional individual strengths and areas for growth.
- Participants will gain insight into the contributions that their
individual strengths can make as part of a team.
- Participants will develop basic strategies for career exploration and
preparation.
- NIRSA 301: Turning Your Passion Into Your Career
- The focus of this track will be on assisting those who are in the midst
of a job search to be prepared for interviews & their first
positions. We will provide information to assist in the immediate job
search process as well as take them beyond the search process with
knowledge & information for new professionals.
- Learning Outcomes for the 301 Track
- Participants will gain tips for conducting a successful job search.
- Participants will learn effective interview preparation techniques
through actual mock interviews.
- Participants will develop strategies for success once the graduate
assistant or professional position has been secured.
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- A New Practitioner’s Guide to Sport Clubs 8:30am -2:30pm Cost: $45.00
- Are you new to the arena of sport clubs? If so, then this workshop is
tailor-made for you. It will provide all attendees with the basics of
sport clubs, including budgeting, risk management, disciplinary
procedures, and creating a handbook. Attendees will learn from seasoned
experts about the nuts and bolts of a basic sport club program and how
to implement these ideas on their campuses.
- Session Learning Objectives:
- Learn about sport club programming with specific detail in areas of
establishing policies, budgeting, handling disciplinary issues,
managing risk, working with National Governing Bodies, training
officers and leaders, and accessing tools of success.
- Understand and be able to apply the basic principles of effectively
managing a sport club program.
- Discuss the ideas presented regarding sport clubs, and how they may be
able to tailor these to meet the needs of their own individual
campuses.
- Volleyball Officiating
8:30am-3:00pm, lunch
included
Cost: $65.00
- Join some of the most knowledgeable and respected clinicians in the
volleyball officiating world in this interactive workshop that will
"train the trainers" to officiate volleyball. This workshop
will provide the participants with the resources to develop a
comprehensive program on their own campus.
- Session Learning Objectives:
- Learn the basic rules associated with officiating volleyball.
- Learn the basic mechanics associated with officiating volleyball.
- Learn the skills necessary to administer a comprehensive volleyball
officials training program at your institution.
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- Softball Officiating
8:30am-1:30pm; lunch
included Cost:
$60.00
- Join members of the Softball Committee in an interactive workshop that
will teach the teachers how to become more effective instructors of
softball umpires. This workshop will provide participants with the
knowledge and resources to create a training and development program on
their own campuses.
- Session Learning Objectives:
- Learn the basic rules associated with umpiring softball.
- Learn the basic mechanics for plate and field umpires.
- Learn the skills needed to administer a comprehensive sports officials
training program at your institution.
- A New Direction in University Aquatics
8:30am-1pm; lunch included
- Cost: $45.00
- $75.00 after Feb. 20
- This workshop focuses on discussion of obstacles overcome in the
programming and creation of a student-focused aquatic facility at The
University of Texas at Austin. Understand the thought process of the
University and how their conclusions for this unique facility may
influence future trends in collegiate recreational aquatics.
- Session Learning Objectives:
- Learn what prompted the specific development and planning for this
facility, and understand the driving factors in its final design.
- Gain a unique understanding of this facility and comprehend its unique
offerings for the University of Texas campus community.
- See why this unique facility is trend-setting in the collegiate market,
and understand its implication on the future of collegiate recreational
aquatics.
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- Pre-Conference Trips:
- Deadline to register March 15th
- Kayaking: San Marcos River
- Rock Climbing: Austin Greenbelt
- Austin Barbecue Tour
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- NIRSA Foundation Golf Tournament
- Deadline: March 7, 2008
- The NIRSA Foundation is pleased to present the 14th Annual NIRSA
Foundation Golf Tournament
- Jimmy Clay Golf Club and Roy Kizer Golf Course
- A terrific 36 hole venue 15 minutes from downtown Austin.
- Entry Fees
- Professional player: $85
$95 after March 7, 2008
- Student player: $65
$75 after March 7, 2008
- Since 1994, tournament proceeds benefiting the NIRSA Foundation have
reached over $52,000.
- Transportation will be provided.
- Tournament play will begin at 8:00am
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- Get out of your comfort zone and meet people!
- Can’t get a job someday if you don’t know about it & who offers
them!
- Use your supervisors to help you
- They may know a colleague that you may have interest in their
school/program
- Make most of opportunities
- Introduce yourself to professionals, GA’s, and students
- Attend “Take a Student to Lunch”
- Ask questions at educational sessions
- Network through volunteer opportunities
- Once you make a connection!!!Keep in touch….
- Update by phone or email every 6 months or less
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- Many NIRSA professionals and students work hard, but also play hard
- Need to be aware of conduct at conferences
- Have fun at conferences, but watch behavior when socializing
- Any indicators that you are out of control may influence future
employment or leave a bad impression of you or your school
- This could hurt your fellow student’s chances of a GA or full-time
jobs
- Some NIRSA job employers are looking to see how you interact in a social
scene
- They are seeing if their organization can include another personality
to “fit” with their team
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- Find Balance
- Manage your time
- Show up to everything you are invited for: School’s info sessions
& socials
- Use people’s names when they are introduced to you
- Attend the Student Professional Development Workshop
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- Keynote Speaker: Joe Martin
- Youngest professor ever hired to teach at an accredited university in
the state of Florida at the age of 24
- Owned and operated a successful special events/public relations agency
at the age of 26.
- Joe is the president and founder of Real World University, the largest
college student success web site in the country
- He’s been recognized nationally as “America’s #1 Educator Motivator”
and was voted “America’s Campus Speaker of the Year” by the Association
for Programming Campus Activities.
- Come and hear Joe speak on how to “Give and Grow Rich” Joe is a
speaker you will not soon forget!
- List of InvitedSpeakers
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- With more than 70 educational sessions featuring a plethora of
categories such as fitness, aquatics, intramural sports, marketing,
outdoor recreation, sport clubs, informal recreation and facilities,
you'll wonder how we got the entire conference packaged into just four
days!
- CEUs and CECs can be obtained through many of our sessions.
- To receive CEU/CEC credit participants must:
- Register for CEUs/CECs, attend, and participate in the entire session.
- Have the session monitor/instructor sign the CEU/CEC participation
form.
- Complete and sign a session evaluation.
- Send a copy of the signed CEU/CEC Participation Form to the NIRSA
National Center for IACET CEUs, and/or send a copy to ACE for CECs.
Contact and mailing information is included on the CEU/CEC
participation form.
- Learning objectives are given in appropriate session descriptions and
included in the registration materials.
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- Majority of Campus Rec jobs require a master’s degree
- You do NOT need to be a Recreation Major to get involved in NIRSA!
- Harder to go back to grad school
- Used to being a student & being poor
- Grad school is more enjoyable, because you like what you are studying
- Grad school can be free!!!!!
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- Don’t leave your school/program
up to chance.
- Look into different schools to get an idea of where you want to work
BEFORE you go to the Conference
- Apply to schools you are interested in before NIRSA.
- Send a resume and cover letter to the Rec Sports Department.
- You can do this by:
- Bluefishjobs.com
- School’s website
- Talk to people
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- Offered by Campus Recreation
- Offered in Fitness/Wellness, Facilities, Intramurals, Aquatics,
Marketing, Outdoor Recreation, Informal Recreation, Sport Clubs, Youth
Programming, Technology, etc.
- Also offered in some cases by student life/affairs
- Teaching and Research Assistantships also available through academic
institution
- Usually a 2-year program
- Ohio University & other schools have 1 year program, but one year
is optional as a professional
- Positions are considered semi-professional and applicants are expected
to be knowledgeable and qualified
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- Some programs are program specific for 2 years
- Other programs, you rotate each area each semester
- Smaller schools GA’s may have you do a variety of recreational sports
- Full-tuition waiver and generally a stipend
- Stipend varies generally from $4,000 - $18,000 for 9-12 months
- Should consider student insurance waiver, in-state or out-of-state
tuition fee waiver, housing, student fees
- Use the NIRSA Bluefishjobs.com website
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- Where?
- What is it?
- Venue for candidates and employers to meet and interview
- Opportunity to give resumes to potential employers
- Provide a database of all position listings
- Computer/ Printer
- Work Spaces
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- How to Register
- All Student Members of NIRSA receive complimentary access to the COC
- Register On-site
- It is recommended that you register for the Career Opportunities
Center while registering for the NIRSA Annual
Conference. Registration as a candidate will secure you a
candidate mailbox in the COC.
- Check-In at the COC
- After you have checked-in at the Conference Registration area and
received your namebadge, come to the COC to check-in and activate your
candidate box at the Career Opportunities Center.
- Messages from Employers cannot be forwarded until your box becomes
active.
- All non-members and NIRSA Professional Members can pay a nominal fee
for access to the COC during the Annual Conference.
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- Check mailbox 4-5 times per day
- Have your resume on flash drive
- Bring plenty of copies of them as well as cover letters and reference
list
- Conference usually has a Business Center available to print on resume
paper if you run out
- Attend Schools that have General Information Sessions
- Don’t apply for positions you are not genuinely interested in
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- How to send and receive messages
- Checking Your Mailbox
- Using the Mailbox System
- You will have a mailbox in the Candidate section of the COC. This will
allow you to correspond with the Employer mailboxes by leaving your
resume and notes for Employers registered in the COC.
- Be aware not every university or business advertising on
bluefishjobs.com will have a mailbox at the COC. You may wish to
ask the volunteers working in the COC employer mailbox area to verify
if a particular employer has obtained a mailbox in the COC.
- You will need to show your conference nametag to check your mailbox at
the COC.
- Employers will place items in your mailbox after you correspond with
them about positions.
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- Hours of Operation
- Wednesday, April 2:
- Thursday, April 3:
- Friday, April 4:
- 7:45am - 8:45am & 11am - 3:30pm
- Saturday, April 5:
- 8:00am - 9:00am & 11:45am - 2:30pm
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- Job listings for campus recreation jobs
- Position listings will be available year-long, but majority are posted
from February – May
- Computers & printers will be available at COC at NIRSA National
Conference.
- Employers and candidates have access to:
- Online job searches
- Online resume searches
- Interview space
- Convenient messaging system
- Opportunities to display employer promotional materials
- Unlimited access to the Career Opportunities Center during scheduled hours
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- Network as much as possible
- Meet fellow students and professionals and discuss how things operate
on your campus
- Go to sessions you are interested in
- Roundtables
- Educational Sessions
- Nationally Renowned Speakers
- Go to sessions that are outside your program area
- Make yourself well-rounded and consider working dual areas
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- Attend Recreational Sports Exposition
- Get free food & giveaways
- Learn about the industry’s equipment available
- Fitness & Weight Equipment
- Sporting Goods Products
- Information on Facility Construction/Renovation
- New sports/events
- Scheduling Software for Front Desk, Employees, Intramurals
- Offer workout times to try out new equipment
- Show Hours
- Thursday, April 3: 3:30pm – 7:00pm
- Friday, April 4: 10:00am – 2:30pm
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- NIRSA T-Shirt Exchange
- Friday, April 4th 1:15pm – 2:00pm
- Exchange IM Champ or Campus Recreation/Fitness T-shirts and receive
other schools designs
- Expo Hall
- Entries will be NIRSA Foundation T-Shirt Competition
- judged on originality, content, graphic design and overall visual
appeal.
- Entry process
- Bring your completed entry forms with you for a quick check-in.
Entries will be accepted at the Foundation Table in the Registration
area during these times:
- Tuesday, April 1 6pm–8pm, Wednesday, April 2 8am–3pm, Thursday, April
3 8:30am–1:30pm
- NIRSA Foundation T-Shirt Quilt Raffle
- This year’s one-of-a-kind quilt will be raffled during the Foundation
report at the Annual Business Meeting on Saturday, April 5. .
- The quilt, designed by Roy Easley, is a display of winning T-shirts
from the 2007 T-shirt Competition.
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- Contact Cheryl Williams at NIRSA
- 541-766-8211 x36
- cheryl@nirsa.net
- Explain specifically what you want to do as a volunteer
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Session Monitor
- No experience necessary
- Introduce speaker(s), provide short overview of subject matter, and
collect completed evaluations at the end of the session
- Sign off on CEU’s & CEC’s
- COC Employer and Employee Tables
- If you are interested in volunteering in the COC please contact Michelle
Stewart.
- mstewart1@unl.edu
- Will fill out availability so you can attend sessions & workshops
that you desire
- Need individuals for Employer Table and Employee Table
- File & organize resumes & notes
- Retrieve mailbox contents for job seekers or employers
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- Volunteer with NIRSA Foundation
- Golf Tournament
- T-Shirt Competition
- Volunteers with the Registration Table
- Check-in conference attendees
- Assist Student Leadership Team (SLT) with Student Members’ Information
Table/Hospitality area
- Consider being a Campus Contact for the NIRSA Student Leadership Team
- Contact Regional Representative Anne MacDonald
- macdon98@students.rowan.edu
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- Make a Child Smile in Austin in 2008
- 2007-2008 Student Leadership Team supported
- Donations to Dell Children’s Medical Center
- Goal is $5,000
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- Find an individual that you trust & want to emulate
- Make sure they will make time for you
- Seek their advice
- Ask them to review your resume, cover letter, use as a reference, get
letters of recommendation
- Ask about their experiences
- Update them bi-weekly or monthly on your progress
- See if they can help you network in NIRSA
- Always….Always….let them know how much you appreciate them & their
time
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- www.nirsa.org/members/join/index.aspx
- $51 for students from member institution; $62 other students
- Discount on conferences
- Career Opportunity Center at National Conference
- Conference Scholarships
- Members Only Website
- More benefits on the NIRSA website
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- February 20: Early Bird Deadline for National Conference
- February 22: National Recreational Sports & Fitness Day
- March 3: Deadline for 2008 NCCS National Volleyball Championships –
Dallas, TX
- March 28-30: Boston U Basketball Regional
- April 2-5: NIRSA National Conference – Austin, TX
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- Feel free to contact us:
- Kevin George Matt Curio
- georgek@rowan.edu curio@rider.edu
- 856-256-4927 609-896-5000 x7114
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