NIRSA Annual Conference Career Fair 2022
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Available Positions •
Four Graduate Assistant Positions: ✓
Rec Sports and Family Programs
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Fitness
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Outdoor Adventure
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Member Services
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Mission Campus Recreation provides inclusive recreational experiences that inspire student success and lifelong well-being.
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Vision •
UH Campus Recreation aspires to create a culture of: •
Engagement, by providing opportunities for involvement through the
utilization of extraordinary facilities, programs, and services •
Connection, by uniting individuals through recreational activities and
programs to foster a sense of belonging •
Learning, by creating experiential learning opportunities that meet the
needs of the diverse UH community
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Reporting Lines Vice Chancellor/Vice President
Student Affairs & Enrollment Services Dr. Dan Maxwell
Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Health & Well-being Dr. Suzy Harrington Department of Campus Recreation
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Org Chart
Kim Clark Executive Director
Campus Recreation Advisory Board
Rachel O’Mara Senior Associate Director
Rodney Rodgers Aquatic Program Director
Arleen Rodriquez Assistant Director Outdoor Adventure
Dan Belcher Associate Director
Gus Perez Administrative Assistant
Jean Sanders Assistant Director Member Services
Joseph Secrest Assistant Director Leadership Development & Assessment
Vyckie Avila Assistant Director Marketing & Communications
Cara Green Assistant Director, Operations
Vacant Assistant Director, Programs & Safety
Student Staff Lifeguards Instructors Supervisors
Vacant Assistant Director Operations
Steven Knecht Assistant Director, Recreational Sports & Family Programs
Scott Berkowitz Assistant Director Fitness
Will Cornelio Coordinator Operations
Shaneisha Weir Coordinator Recreational Sports & Family Programs
Filled Coordinator, Fitness
Vacant Instructional Assistant
Vacant Instructional Assistant
Michelle Ostolaza Instructional Assistant
Kenny Huynh Instructional Assistant
Vacant Instructional Assistant
Dani Willis Instructional Assistant
Student Staff Climbing Wall Trip Leaders Equipment Rental
Student Staff Assistants Member Service
Student Staff Graphic Designers Student Ambassadors Social Media Strategists Videographer
Student Staff Building Supervisors Welcome Desk & Court Attendants
Student Staff Officials Supervisors Summer camp Counselors
Student Staff Personal Trainers Group Fitness Instructors Fitness Zone Attendants
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Full-Time Staff – 16 Instructional Assistants – 6 Student Staff – 300+ Strengthening the Pride
Facilities •
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Campus Recreation & Wellness Center • 264,000 gsf • Natatorium & Leisure Pool • Climbing Wall • 5 courts & 1 MAC • 6 RB & 2 Squash • 5 MP Rooms • Personal Training Studio • Cycle Studio • Indoor Track CRWC Field Gertner Field 6 Tennis Courts
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Aquatics and Safety Learn to Swim • Health & Safety Classes • Special Events • Host ✓ American Athletic Conference Championships ✓ WAC & PAC 12 Conference Championships •
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Fitness •
Group Exercise Classes – 35 per week
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Personal Training
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24,000 GSF of Fitness Space
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Nutrition programs
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Intramural Sports •
Leagues, Tournaments & eSports
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Participations – 25,706
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Number of Teams – 1,228
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Informal Recreation •
Available Hours – 5,000
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Operating Hours Per Week – 105.5
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Average 3,500 users daily
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Outdoor Adventure •
Trips – Day, Weekend & Extended
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Climbing Wall: 53 foot tall | 6,110 sq.ft. Nicros A.R.T Wall
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Equipment Rentals
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Sport Clubs •
18 Active Clubs
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697 Athletes
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5,000 Participations
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Cougar Cub Summer Camp •
Ages 6-11
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8 weekly sessions
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Sports, arts & crafts, swimming, climbing, & more
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Member Services •
Memberships & guest passes
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Program registrations
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Point of sale
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Pro shop, towel & locker service
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Lost & Found
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Student Staff Development •
300+ Student Employees
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Annual Wages - $ 1,000,000+
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Monthly In-service, Safety topics, Red Manikin Drills
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New Hire Orientation
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Leadership Academy
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Excellence Institute
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University of Houston •
Tier One Research University
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47,000+ students
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Over 500 registered student organizations
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Ranked 9th in Hispanic serving institutions
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Ranked 85th Best Public University in North America
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Prized for Recruitment Retention of Women/Women of Color
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Athletics •
Division I – American Athletic Conference & Big 12 in 2023
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Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Track, Football, Golf, Tennis, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball, Swimming & Diving •
Campus Recreation Natatorium home to Varsity Women’s Swimming & Diving
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GA Benefits •
Out of State Tuition Waiver
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$1,625 monthly stipend
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$1,000 professional development budget
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$150 Health Insurance Stipend
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Committee & special events involvement
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City of Houston
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City of Houston •
Largest city in Texas & 4th largest in US
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Harris County is 3rd most populous county in the US
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Multi-Cultural city with over 145+ spoken languages
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City of Houston- Transportation •
Houston Airport System (HAS) is 4th largest multi-airport system in U.S. serving over 180 cities worldwide
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Bush Intercontinental Airport (23 miles north of Downtown)
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William P. Hobby Airport (7 miles south of Downtown)
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Ellington Field
METRORail connects downtown, midtown, the Museum District, Texas Medical Center, Mood Park and up to the Northline Transit Center.
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City of Houston- Theatre District •
17-block downtown with entertainment complex, restaurants, theaters, plazas, and parks
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Home to 9 major performing arts organizations
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One of only five cities with permanent professional resident companies in each of the major performing arts disciplines: ballet, opera, symphony and theater productions
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Ranks 2nd in US for the number of theatre seats in concentrated downtown area •
12,948 seats for live performances
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1,580 movie seats
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City of Houston- Museum District •
One of the largest concentration of cultural institutions in the country
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19 Non-profit organizations within 9-mile section
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Host 6.5 million visits to the museum district per year •
The Museum of Fine Arts
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Houston Museum of Natural Science
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The Houston Zoo
* Some museums are always FREE on Thursdays! Strengthening the Pride
City of Houston- Sports •
MLB: Houston Astros
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NBA: Houston Rockets
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NFL: Houston Texans
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MLS: Houston Dynamos
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City of Houston- Outdoors •
More than 165 public and private golf courses
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Easy access to beaches, 50 miles from the Gulf of Mexico
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52,000+ acres of park space
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45 minutes from Sam Houston National Forest
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Within 1-3 hours from an array of Ecoregions
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Buffalo Bayou Paddling Trail (26-mile trail)
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30 minutes from Clear Lake •
2,000 acre destination for boating enthusiasts
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Contacts •
Rec Sports & Family Programs – spknecht@uh.edu
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Member Services- Jean Sanders bjsanders@uh.edu
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Outdoor Adventure- Arleen Rodriguez arrodr22@central.uh.edu
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Fitness- Scott Berkowitz smberkow@central.uh.edu
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