Josie Wielinski serves Region IV as the Coordinator of Fitness & Wellness with the Department of Campus Recreation at Texas State University. Josie has been at Texas State since 2019, starting as the Graduate Assistant of Fitness & Wellness before transitioning to the Coordinator role.
Prior to joining Region IV, […]
In its first year, the Region IV Facility Operations Committee was created to provide Facility Operations professionals an opportunity to collaborate across our region and provide resources to better serve Region IV. This committee works to support, provide guidance, and enhance departments on a safe […]
In this edition of the Region IV COVID Conversation Series, we chat with Brittney Jacobs, Klee Sellers and Britton Lyon with the Oklahoma State University Department of Wellness. Their facility reopens on Monday, August 3. During our conversation, Klee and Britton address the challenges in creating Intramural […]
In this extended cut edition of the Region IV COVID Conversation Series, we chat with Ashleigh Lewellen and Lauren Easter from Missouri State, and Eric “Red” Redinger and Hannah Weathers from Southeast Missouri State (SEMO) on their reopening plans. Throughout this conversation, our Missouri colleagues […]
In this Region IV COVID Conversation, we talk with Karolina Mosa and Luke Mozena from Wichita State University’s Campus Recreation. Their facility has been open since June 1. During our conversation, they highlight a few key changes and updates as they reconfigured some of their spaces and operations. […]
Johnny Keefer, current Facility Operations Graduate Assistant at Emporia State University (Emporia, KS), serves as the Student Leader for the State of Kansas. Though only beginning his first year at ESU, Johnny is already racking up the leadership opportunities. In addition to his role as Student State Leader, Johnny […]
Serving as the Assistant Director of Recreation Services at Emporia State University (Emporia, KS), Daniel Fragel is the Region IV Member Representative for the state of Kansas. Through Daniel’s state leadership role, he also holds the title as Chair of the Communications Committee in our region. Before joining the […]
In this Region IV COVID Conversation, we talk with Oscee Wheatfall III, Zach Granger and Stephen Opskar with Texas A&M Rec Sports. Their facility has been open since May 18. During our conversation, they highlight a few key changes and updates from the Facilities and Strength and […]
Dayton Einck is currently the Graduate Assistant of Fitness at Oklahoma State University. Prior to becoming a Cowboy, Dayton completed his undergrad at Iowa State University, which is where he learned about NIRSA. During his senior year, “the Associate Director of Programs…created a program called ‘NIRSA Wednesdays’ where a group of interested students met […]
Re-Open plans, ordering cleaning and PPE equipment, implications of programming for the fall and more have been the main focus for Campus Recreation Professionals across the state and country. This month’s Wheat A Minute highlights the state’s Program Specific Meetings, the Book of the Month, The Value of Campus Recreation […]
