UISRM’s Independent Field Experience structure allows students to earn field experience credit anywhere they’re able to find an approved position. Three students, with the help of UISRM and UI resources, earned field experience outside of the United States during the summer 2025 session. Learn more in this feature article.

Iowa is the only National Congress of State Games member to host summer, winter, senior, adaptive, and corporate games, bringing a wide range of health and wellness benefits to participants. Learn how UISRM students and alumni fuel the Iowa Sports Foundation in this feature article.

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 2019, the John E. Evans Experiential Learning Award has impacted hundreds of UISRM students by helping remove financial barriers to the experiences they need to achieve their goals. Read about John Evans’ legacy and some of the students that have benefitted from the scholarship established in his memory.

HSHP assistant professor Jessica Gorzelitz and Carver College of Medicine professor Heather Reisinger will oversee the nearly $650,000 project funded through the University of Iowa’s P3 initiative.

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences alumna Jaecee Hall (BA24, MA24) founded her company Unbreakable Female Athlete to help address gender equity in sports.

Twenty students from the Department of Health, Sport, and Human Physiology ventured to Spain for three weeks to learn about the preventative side of health and wellness.

Dan Matheson, director of the Sport and Recreation Management program in the Department of Health, Sport, and Human Physiology, addressed the NCAA House settlement and the future of college athletics during a panel with Big Ten leaders.

Nearly 50 University of Iowa students traveled to the Big Ten Conference headquarters in Chicago, where students gained career insight and networking opportunities.

Nearly 50 University of Iowa students traveled to the Big Ten Conference headquarters in Chicago, where students gained career insight and networking opportunities.