Campus Rec Podcast

In this special Virtual Roundtable from Campus Rec Magazine, panelists were specifically looking to answer questions around how to initiate conversations about race and racism; defining and exhibiting “ally” on your campus; and practical steps to take to impact EDI via campus recreation.

The Panel

- Jocelyn Hill, the director of Recreational Sports and Fitness at American University

- Vicki Highstreet, the associate director for Recreation Programming at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

- Kevin Marbury, the vice president for Student Life at the University of Oregon

- Maureen McGonagle, the director of the Campus Recreation, Centers LLC at DePaul University

- Myrum Washington-White, the director of Athletics at St. Cyril of Alexandria School

How it works: The first 40 minutes of the roundtable are spent answering on the three predetermined topics above. After, the panel spent 20 minutes answering questions from the audience.

Here is Campus Rec Magazine’s first ever Digital Roundtable! We discussed how to implement an esports program at your university. On the panel: David Kirk, the assistant director of esports at The University of Akron; Nicholas Singer, the assistant director of competitive sports at Vanderbilt University; and Dylan Wray, the recreation program specialist/esports coordinator at the University of North Texas. Listen to the experts dissect esports programs and answer your questions.

In this Virtual Roundtable from Campus Rec Magazine, five campus rec professionals shared where they are now with COVID-19.

The Panel

Lindy Fenex, the director of Recreation at the University of California, Riverside

Clint Hafliger, the associate director of Recreational Services at Kansas State University 

Timber Hines, the director of Recreation Services at Georgia State University 

Tiffany Lomax, the director of Recreation Services at Colby College 

Lashica Thomas, the assistant director of Operations and Marketing for Campus Recreation at Columbus State University

How it works: There are 30 minutes in which the panelists give a brief overview of how they’ve responded to COVID-19. After the introduction, the experts spend 30-minutes answering questions from the audience.