Rec Insider: Fall 2014

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INSIDER

DER Volume 5, Issue 4 August - October 2014

From the Director

FEATURES

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Upcoming Events New Graduate Assistants Fitness Tips and Tricks Alumni News

Welcome back to the latest edition of the Rec Insider!

Campus Rec is back in full swing and fired up for this year. We have a lot of growth and great things going on this semester and hope you can join us for at least one of them. A number of events are happening for students and alumni alike during October and surrounding Homecoming Week.

Rugby hosts their Alumni event on Oct. 11 and there is a Lacrosse match in October as well. Then things really heat up as Homecoming Week finds us hosting our annual Tie Dye event on Oct. 21, Disc Golf Tourney Oct. 24, and 5K Run/Walk Oct. 25. This year, the run ends in downtown with a pancake breakfast and then the Homecoming parade. In addition, we have Open Climb at the Challenge Course, Fit Jack Challenge, and several weekend outdoor

Janice Casper Business Supervisor Kelley Consford Administrative Assistant Kate Houlik Fitness & Wellness Cody Kuykendall Intramural Sports & Camps Jessica Waguespack Employee Wellness

Ken Morton

trips in October. Don’t forget the popular Hip Hop Halloween Zumba event on Oct. 28. We hope you can come back for at least one of these events – I even hear there may be a football game that weekend☺ Read further about our new staff and GAs as well as hear from some great voices from Campus Rec alumni. We hope you all are doing well and continue to keep fond memories of your time here with Campus Recreation.

Scott Wagner Assistant Director Facilities & Member Services Steven Whitman Outdoor Pursuits Jess Varlack Aquatics & Safety Travis Lankford Sport Clubs & Camps Sarah Kouliavtsev Promotions & Sponsorships

HAPPENINGS ins the team

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Spring PUPPYPALOOZA

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Many thanks to the Nacogdoches Animal Shelter for their volunteer efforts and for helping make this event so successful.

a SFA Alumn er and form tor creative direc o d re at Hotel F FA S nia, is now tion Rec’s Promo hip rs so and Spon r. o Coordinat

Hip Hop Halloween

Students enjoyed an escape from studying and the puppies were able to burn some energy.

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NIRSA’S Best of Sh awarded ow the Rec’s promot ion team wit s h 3rd plac e for T-Sh irt Design.

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New Look t, n e m ip u q E W NE A total of 32 new machines and cardio equipment has been added to the floor.

Enhancing the member experience with a new look!

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UPCOMING EVENTS

September SEPT. 16

SEPT. 8

New Sport Clubs!

-Lumberjack Quidditch

Color Me Zumba

-Ranch Horse Versatility

at the Rec Courtyard

SEPT. 22

Happy 7th B-Day, SFA Campus Rec!

October Oct. 11

Rugby Club Alumni Tournament

Oct. 15

Involvement

SFA Fall Sustainability Fair

Oct. 24

HOMECOMING Disc Golf Tournament

Oct. 25

HOMECOMING 5K Run/Walk

Registration: www.OneStopRace.com

Do you have an announcement you’d like to share?

Email our Promotions staff! kouliavtsg@sfasu.edu

SPOTLIGHT ON...

Emily Waller

Outdoor Pursuits

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Emily is currently pursuing a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and chose SFA as her current home after attending a conference with her outdoor program called Association for Outdoor Recreation Education (AORE.) She hopes to land a job to do wilderness therapy with at-risk youth and adults alike.

Cory Eiffert

Facilities & Member Services Cory began his journey to the Rec as a sophomore at the University of Arizona and is currently pursuing a Masters in Student Affairs and Higher Education. He felt SFA offered the greatest opportunity for personal and professional growth and hopes to continue to stay in Campus Recreation.

Rachel Nanez

Aquatics and Safety Earning her Master’s in Kinesiology with emphasis in Fitness and Human Performance she hopes to move back to the DFW area and either find stay in Campus Recreation or go into Cardiac Rehabilitation to work with Special Populations in Health and Fitness.

BERKOWITZ Dr. Raymond Lee Worsham 2014 Scholarship Recipient

“I

used to be very shy”, says Caryn, as she begins to share her Campus Rec story.

JUNIOR

Classification

Sugarland, TX Hometown

Education Major

“One of the coolest things is to see people progress in their fitness.”

Joining Campus Rec in Spring 2013 as a Fitness Assistant, Caryn has “learned how to approach [new] people” and has enjoyed being able to collaborate with others throughout many aspects of her leadership responsibilities.

“This coming Fall, Caryn will be walking through the facilities as a Fitness Manager, where she will be able to do more of what she enjoys: Helping people reach their goals. Oh, did we mention... She is also a Group X Instructor for the popular Core ‘N More class!”

Academic Success: President’s Honor Roll Hobbies: Working Out, Reading, Writing Bucket List Item: Travel to Barcelona, Spain When I Grow Up, I want to: Coach

FOR MORE INFORMATION about the Dr. Raymond

Lee Worsham Scholarship, contact Janice Casper at jcasper@sfasu.edu or call 936-468-1569.

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ALUMNI NEWS

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ichael Maningas

Former SFA Campus Rec Assistant Director of Outdoor Pursuits 2006 - 2011

WHERE ARE YOU NOW? was your best experience working in Q: What SFA Campus Rec? Working alongside incredible student and A: professional staff.

Q: Where are you now? the Director of the Center for Leadership and A: I’m Student Involvement at Colgate University in Hamilton, NY.

Q: A:

Courtesy Family Photo

How did working at Campus Rec helped you prepare for your current job?

Working at SFA allowed me to further develop my philosophy of a student centered and student driven department.

I believe that a university experience should allow for students to be responsible for managing their own experience, for shaping their cultural, intellectual and social landscapes and for establishing an atmosphere where healthy risks can be encouraged and failure can be utilized as a learning experience.

Michael, Mirna, Logan, and Jade

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Advice:

Campus Recreation is an environment where students can participate in positive recreation, learn professional competencies and establish healthy lifestyles. I recommend that all campus recreation employees find ways to empower students while

also establishing clear expectations. Give students responsibility while also holding them highly accountable. Every experience in college should help to shape our students, and thus it’s our responsibility as recreation professionals to accomplish just that.”

FITNESS & WELLNESS Burning Those “Extra” Calories

By John McElrath, Fitness & Wellness

Grab a water bottle and let’s begin!!!

What if I told you that you could burn MORE calories during exercise, and it wouldn’t sap time off of your busy schedule? What if I went even further and told you that you could utilize resistance training and cardio together to help reach your goals?

Active Rest Training

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Leg Press: 3 sets of 12-15 reps

Chest Press: 2-3 sets of 8-12 reps

After each set: jog in place for 1 min

After each set: perform 1 min of jumping jacks

Dumbell Lateral Raises: 2 sets of 10 reps

Lat Pulldowns: 2 sets of 8-12 reps

After each set: perform 45sec of body weight squats, squat jumps, or burpees

After each set: row 200-500 meters on C2 Rower

ctive rest training is the performance of an exercise, such as cardio, in between your main strength exercise set instead of resting between sets. An example of this format follows below.

This format of training is a great way to stay active in between sets! It is a different method to implement within your exercise protocol if you’re crunched for time, especially if you are lacking resistance exercise or cardio throughout the week.

Time wasted standing around in between sets is dismissed, while adding a combination of injury prevention and increased cardiovascular benefits. And the ultimate bonus is that you will be burning those extra calories!

Remember, the goal of active rest training is to “actively” perform an exercise instead of resting!

A few things to keep in mind: The cardio after each set can be interchangeable to your preference.

Always know your individual limits and consult a physician before participating in any form of exercise. Bodyweight exercises can substitute each exercise if equipment is not accessible.

John McElrath, Graduate Assistant

FitnessWellnessGA1@sfasu.edu Certifications: ASCM-Certified Personal Trainer, AFAA-Primary Group Exercise, American Red Cross CPR/AED/First Aid Studying for his Master’s of Education-Kinesiology, John’s fitness philosophy is “Create the ultimate you”. As a personal trainer, he knows that educating individuals is a very important aspect of a training session, and enjoys guiding them towards the right direction in order for them to achieve their goals.

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ALUMNI NEWS

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rittany Winkelblech Former Intramural Sports Staff Member & Participant

WHERE ARE YOU NOW?

Q: A:

What degree(s) did you earn at SFA and what Bachelors of Business Admin. and Masters in Professional Accountancy on May 2014.

What are your best Q: experiences or memories of playing with Manilla

A: Q: A:

Playing Soccer, Volleyball and Sand volleyball and getting to play with great friends. Also winning a few championships!

Where are you now?

Fort Worth, Texas working as a auditor for Weaver and Tidwell.

Q:

What was your favorite IMS sport to play?

A:

Volleyball

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Intramural sports gave me a lot of great memories and great friends. I enjoyed being able to stay competitive in the sports I loved to play,” Winkelblech said.

Courtesy Photo Janice Casper

RETIRING After nearly 35 years

of service, our awesome business supervisor, Janice Casper, has announced that she will be starting a new chapter in her life at the end of January: Retirement!

Janice’s impact on so many of us is undisputable. We ask that you join us in honoring her by sending any photos, memories, and well wishes to our Promotions staff (kouliavtsg@sfasu.edu) as they work on an upcoming piece that will be featured in the next issue of the Rec Insider.

SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Raymond Lee Worsham

Scholarship Fund he Stephen F. Austin State University Campus

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Recreation Department is excited to announce the creation of the Dr. Raymond Lee Worsham Scholarship.

This scholarship is created to provide financial assistance to current student employees of the Campus Recreation Department.

Dr. Raymond “Ray” Worsham was the Intramural Department Director at SFA for 43 years prior to the creation of the Campus Recreation Department.

Dr. Worsham was the keystone to the Intramural Department for more than four decades and his dedication and lasting impact is something that we will celebrate for decades to come with the

FOR MORE INFORMATION about

the Dr. Raymond Lee Worsham Scholarship, contact Janice Casper at jcasper@sfasu.edu or call 936-468-1569.

creation of this scholarship. Under Dr. Worsham, intramural sports flourished to the highest numbers the program has ever seen.

Thousands of students spent nights playing on the intramural fields, in the HPE and around campus over Dr. Worsham’s tenure.

The strong intramural tradition lives on through our current sport offerings, The Intramural Champ shirt, the contact we have with former student athletes in the program and we are privileged to honor him with this scholarship.

If you would like to donate to the Dr. Raymond Lee Worsham Scholarship Fund, please follow these simple steps: 1. Visit www.sfaalumni.com/donations/ 2. Select “Donate Online” next to SFA Alumni Association Scholarship Fund.

3. Select Alumni Scholarship Fund as the donation type and specify “Dr. Raymond Lee Worsham Scholarship” 4. Complete all required information.

5. Submit your donation.

You can also join the Alumni Interest Chapter on the SFA Alumni website to follow Nacogdoches Alumni Chapter events.

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