Kara Kehe has a pair of strong bonds with UISRM: 1999 MA alum and eighth-year Lecturer in the program. As an undergraduate student at another school, a non-credit summer experience pointed her towards sport and recreation for graduate coursework at Iowa. Once in the industry, a connection with Dr. Christine Grant led to engagement with multiple projects and organizations. Kara’s commitment to facilitating similar connection and engagement for current students is behind her generosity and why she gives.

Dr. Michael Teague built the foundation that UISRM uses to deliver life-changing educational offerings. To honor his contribution to the program and other professionals in sport and recreation who support UISRM’s motto of ‘Student focused. Industry centered.’, the program created the Dr. Michael Teague All-Star Award in 2018. Learn more about the award and hear from the fifth class of award recipients in this feature article.

The UISRM Symposium provides a ‘home-field’ advantage for attendees to explore what is possible with a Sport and Recreation Management degree and discover career opportunities in the industry. This year’s event program featured seven informational sessions and professionals representing many sectors of the industry. Learn more about the 2023 event and see evidence of the exploration, discovery and engagement that took place throughout the day via UISRM Symposium highlight video.

While students in UISRM, Hunter Arbogast and Marc Cortez used several elements of the program’s experiential learning formula to discover opportunities in the industry and engage with professionals. This led to both beginning their professional careers with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Since their first day on the job, they went on an unforgettable journey with the team all the way to the World Series. Learn more through the article and the accompanying highlight video.

Current students, recent graduates, and UISRM alumni have been busy earning their way into and moving up within the sport and recreation industry. See the accomplishments that the UISRM program is aware of and let us know of any achievements, updates, or news that you would like to share.

Since its inception, UISRM, a program within CLAS, has provided its students with countless curricular opportunities to explore, discover, create, and engage.

My career journey has been exciting! I am very thankful to all the people in my life who have helped get me where I am.

I had the opportunity to attend and help with the operations of numerous Iowa Parks and Recreation Association Conferences. Many of the people I met there I am in touch with to this day.

I remember a Sport Event Management class. It was that first ‘ah ha’ moment where I felt like I was on the right track and learning career applicable information.