Aspiring sport and recreation professionals, like college basketball teams, often have resume-defining experiences that help them rise to the top. UISRM gave students the opportunity to participate in four such experiences in February. Learn about each experience and student achievements.

Women Leaders in Sports’ mission is to help more women develop, connect, champion, and advance in the industry. Learn about the organization, its partnership with UISRM, and the 27 current students who are now members because of the UISRM community’s generosity.

UISRM offers an array of benefits to students beyond an excellent classroom experience. One of the benefits UISRM is offering more and more is scholarship funding. This is a direct result of the UISRM community’s generosity through the UI Center for Advancement. Learn about recent scholarship recipients in this feature article.

Will McIntire transferred into the UISRM program and quickly found his footing. As a result, he has countless resume-building experiences that have positioned him for success after graduation. Learn more about his experiences and why his parents, Liz and Gary, give to UISRM through the UI Center for Advancement.

UISRM alumni work in the front office of each current ‘Big Five’ championship winning team. Not only that, but there are alumni at many of the runners-up as well. Learn who is at which champions and how several champions in the industry moved from student in Iowa City to their current position.

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.

With industry success and Super Bowl championships in mind, the theme of this newsletter edition is “champions in the industry.” Our newsletter team has prepared features on champion UISRM alumni, as well as features on current UISRM students succeeding in national competitions, students earning scholarships, and a new UISRM program partnership with the Women Leaders in Sports organization to give our students every possible advantage as they pursue championship dreams.