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Campus Rec <\/strong> \"Facebook<\/a> \"Instagram<\/a> \"Youtube<\/a><\/p>\n

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Club Sports <\/strong> \"Facebook<\/a> \"Instagram<\/a> \"Youtube<\/a><\/p>\n

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Assessment<\/h2>\n

Western Oregon University’s Campus Recreation Department has been an active member of NIRSA: Leaders in Collegiate Recreation since 2012. NIRSA provides for the education and development of professionals and student members and fosters quality recreational programs, facilities, and services for diverse populations. Collecting research and data is integral to NIRSA’s processes of improving the profession and associated programs, services, and facilities of collegiate recreation. Established in 2009, the Recreation and Wellness Benchmark \/ Survey provides a benchmarking mechanism to capture ways in which campus recreation enhances the lives of students inside and outside the classroom. It has become one of the nine Consortium studies that institutions can choose to participate in. The NASPA Assessment & Knowledge Consortium<\/a> is a collection of assessment instruments focused on key areas within Student Affairs. (Forrester, 2014)<\/p>\n

The Campus Recreation Department has participated in this national benchmark survey on a biannual basis (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019). The consortium studies are designed to provide the Campus Recreation Department with actionable, campus-specific (Benefits of Campus Recreation at WOU<\/a>) and benchmarking data to shape and enhance future programming. Below are a few questions and response rates from previous assessments.<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nWOU<\/td>\nNational<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\n75.06%<\/td>\n74.85%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\n86.69%<\/td>\n83.50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\n92.31%<\/td>\n81.87%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/td>\n85.55%<\/td>\n82.74%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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Percentages above are the user’s answer “Yes”.<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nWOU<\/td>\nNational<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\n55.13%<\/td>\n48.61%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\n60.67%<\/td>\n47.59%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\n66.28%<\/td>\n48.92%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/td>\n53.19%<\/td>\n48.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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Percentages above combine the users’ answers “Very or Moderately Important”.<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nWOU<\/td>\nNational<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\n71.23%<\/td>\n76.51%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\n77.91%<\/td>\n77.74%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\n81.77%<\/td>\n77.17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/td>\n79.77%<\/td>\n76.54%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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Percentages above combine the users’ answers “Strongly or Somewhat Agree”.<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nWOU<\/td>\nNational<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\n86.86%<\/td>\n82.49%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\n90.18%<\/td>\n85.32%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\n89.35%<\/td>\n83.99%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/td>\n86.97%<\/td>\n83.69%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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Percentages above combine the users’ answers “Strongly or Somewhat Agree”.<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nWOU<\/td>\nNational<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\n86.45%<\/td>\n86.20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\n89.60%<\/td>\n87.75%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\n90.54%<\/td>\n86.78%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/td>\n89.55%<\/td>\n85.42%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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Percentages above combine the users’ answers “Strongly or Somewhat Agree”.<\/p>\n

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Student Fees<\/h2>\n

The Campus Recreation Department is considered an Auxiliary Enterprise and is designed to provide recreational services to students, faculty, staff, other institutional departments, or incidentally to the general public. As such, the designed distinguishing characteristic of an auxiliary enterprise is that it is managed as an essentially self-supporting activity. The majority of the Campus Recreation Department’s funding comes from the Incidental Fee<\/a>, a set amount that every student pays each term as part of Western Oregon University’s tuition and fees.<\/p>\n

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The Campus Recreation Strategic plan 2022-2026<\/a> provided the department an opportunity to create a Mission Statement and develop Values, and establish a series of goals, strategies, and metrics that will guide efforts, both as a comprehensive department and as individual units within our department. It will allow us to continue to achieve our mission, in ways that are consistent with our values, and our commitment to the greater objectives of Athletics and our University.<\/p>\n

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2009-2010<\/td>\n2010-2011<\/td>\n2011-2012<\/td>\n2012-2013<\/td>\n2014-2015<\/td>\n2015-2018<\/td>\n2019-2021<\/td>\n2021-2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Health and Wellness Center (HWC)
Climbing Wall (CW)<\/td>\n		HWC
CW
Aquatic Center (AC)<\/td>\n		HWC
CW
AC
Fitness Programs (FP)
Outdoor Programs & Rentals (OPR)
Informal Rec (IRec)<\/td>\n		HWC
CW
AC
FP
OPR
IRec
Turf \/ Grass Fields (T\/GF)
Intramural Sports (IM)<\/td>\n		HWC
CW
AC
FP
OPR
Informal Rec & Equipment (IRec+E)
T\/GF
IM
7 Club Sports (CS)
Disc Golf (DG)<\/td>\n		HWC
CW
AC
FP
OPR
IRec+E
T\/GF
IM
12 CS
DG<\/td>\n		HWC
CW
AC
FP
OPR
IRec+E
T\/GF
IM
14 CS
DG
Tennis Courts (TC)
Virtual Rec (VRec)<\/td>\n		\n
\n
HWC
CW
AC
FP
OPR
IRec+E
T\/GF
Turf\/Grass Field & Restrooms (T\/GF+R)
IM
13-15 CS
DG
TC
VRec<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The main focus of the Campus Recreation Department is to plan for future growth and requests of our incoming campus population. By utilizing the data gathered from 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2019 NASPA Assessment & Knowledge Consortium<\/a> study the Campus Recreation Department will be requesting\u00a0an increase in funding and developing new collaborations with other departments to develop these areas.<\/p>\n