Greetings from Iowa City! As I write this, campus is returning from the holiday break, students are preparing for exam week and the UISRM program will soon be holding its Graduation Celebration event at the Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame Building.

Recreation is much more than a way to ‘recharge’ when outside of work. It is a time to imagine and pursue the infinite possibilities ahead. Taylor Kruse, Alex Tuttle, and other UISRM students are realizing this and experiencing success through the efforts of faculty member Sarah Hardin.

Jailene Bernal (ex. BS 2025) is experiencing a dream field experience opportunity this fall as a Pittsburgh Penguins media relations intern.

Current students, recent graduates, and UISRM alumni have been busy earning their way into and moving up within the sport and recreation industry.

Join former Hawkeye linebacker A.J. Edds in supporting UISRM! Gifts to the UISRM program before the end of the year will help students take a field trip to meet with A.J., now V.P. of Football Administration at the Big Ten, and other top college athletics executives at the Big Ten Conference headquarters.

The UISRM Symposium is one of the program’s special ingredients that builds momentum in multiple ways toward an array of student successes.

Current students, recent graduates, and UISRM alumni have been busy earning their way into and moving up within the sport and recreation industry.

Meet Ethan Stallman, an HHP graduate on his path to the Carver College of Medicine. Learn more about his aspirations for serving underserved communities and how the department prepared him for his next steps.

Interventions targeting biobehavioral factors such as physical activity, sleep, and circadian rhythms may improve patient QOL following EC surgery.