Benefits of Individual Membership
NIRSA is all about your career as a recreational sports professional. Whether you’re a student just starting out or a seasoned professional, membership in the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association provides direct access to the professional development, educational, research, networking and leadership opportunities you need to advance your career.
NIRSA’s membership consists of individuals actively involved in a variety of areas:
- Wellness and fitness programs
- Sport clubs
- Outdoor recreation
- Aquatic programs
- Student development
- Experiential education
- Student learning & assessment
- Challenge/rope course management
- Special events
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- Intramural sports
- Recreation facility operations
- Informal recreation
- Student leadership
- Personnel management
- Adaptive recreation
- Academic instruction
- Marketing
- Sponsorships
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Professional and Student Members of NIRSA can take advantage of the following Member benefits:
- Significant discounts on registration fees for the NIRSA Annual Conference and specialty institutes
- Discounts when you apply for the Registry of Collegiate Recreational Sports Professionals an endorsed program that guides, encourages and recognizes purposeful and continuous professional development.
- Participate on NIRSA’s professional networking site Habitat: online communities, blogs, event calendars, document sharing, latest industry news, and opinion gathering.
- Members receive a free subscription to the Recreational Sports Journal (refereed professional journal published two times per year) and access to online archives.
- The Career Opportunities Center - is free for Student Members who attend the Annual Conference and discounted rates apply to professional member candidates!
- Leadership, publishing, and NIRSA Foundation scholarship opportunities
- Access to the Members Only section of the NIRSA website, including salary census data and other research.
- Receipt of NIRSA electronic communications including eFASTNEWS and the NIRSA Know newsletter
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