Together, OF and AORE recognize the power of this partnership will achieve the following:
Help college-aged students develop a future that includes a lifetime of outdoor experiences
Allow the campus outdoor participation work of the Outdoor Foundation to continue, deepen and evolve with a competent and relevant organization
Build new and enhanced brand awareness and support for AORE and its mission
Enhance AORE’s presence in the outdoor industry, elevating AORE’s advocacy work including access to public lands, and diversity, equity and inclusion for facilitated programs
Increase reach to new members (and future workforce) in the outdoor industry via the Campus Challenge
With many outdoor programs having already launched their fall and winter programming schedules for 2018 and spring 2019, OF and AORE will use the remainder of 2018 to inform members and sponsors of the program transfer. This is to provide past and future challenge participants all the resources needed for successful engagements on their campus in 2019.
We believe that AORE’s mission and proven track record working in the field of outdoor recreation makes them the perfect partner to lead the Campus Challenge,” said Ivan Levin, deputy director of the Outdoor Foundation. “Over the last five years, we have sparked a connection to the outdoors with thousands of college students. I am excited to see how AORE grows the program.”
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There’s a revolution on and NIRSA needs you to help lead the charge. Join the leaders in collegiate recreation for the NIRSA Annual Conference & Campus Rec and Wellness Expo February 16-19, 2019, in Boston, Massachusetts, where rec and wellness professionals can “join the health and wellbeing revolution” by engaging with each other and learning about innovative ways of integrating health and wellbeing on campuses
Photo courtesy NIRSA: Leaders in Collegiate Recreation
Join the health and wellbeing revolution at the NIRSA Annual Conference
By Sarah Kosch, NIRSA Communications Specialist
across North America. Conference registration opens November 1, and AORE members can register at NIRSA member rates.
As conference attendee Jason Vlastaras of Iowa State University shared: “NIRSA Annual Conference is an amazing opportunity to learn, connect, and collaborate with professionals in our field. I always come back from conference energized, with a pocket full of new business cards and a head full of new ideas!”
The 2019 conference theme aligns with NIRSA’s recently launched 2018-2021 Strategic Plan which prioritizes the role of the association as “a driving force in an integrated