UREC Annual Report 2023-2024

University of Wisconsin- Stout Annual Report 2023-2024 UREC: UNIVERSITY RECREATION

Visits

Open Rec: 5,111

Total Urec: 84,002

Fitness: 69,768

Blue Devil Glow Run: 121

Climbing Wall: 3,025

Intramural: 6,098

Who We Serve

Urec Participant Demographic:

Urec Gender self report

Male Female

Stout Adventures

Transgender Non-Binary A gender

229

154

4

20 331

578 Intramural

2,569

Intramurals

Fitness

Stout Adventures

Students

Employees

Fitness Center

*This data includes fitness,intramurals & stout adventures

Community

Total Reach

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000

Student Employees

Student Staff Development: Alex Lerch - WIRSA Basketball- Officiating Clinic; Intramurals Sammie Kotek - WIRSA Basketball- Officiating Clinic; Intramurals Aaron Polum - PCIA CWI Assistant; Stout Adventures Amber Kuhn - PCIA CWI Assistant; Stout Adventures Gale Eidam - PCIA CWI Assistant; Stout Adventures Kai Ahrens - PCIA CWI Assistant; Stout Adventures

17 State Payroll

1 Work Study

6.25

5 First Year Students

Average Retention

72

(In Semesters)

Total Student Staff

Fitness Center

New Events & Programs:

- Minnesota Vikings trip (UWEC collaboration) - Mall of America trip (UWEC collaboration) - Offered two noon hours classes for the first time in years

Highlights: -Group Ex had four instructors, including Mackenzie. Mackenzie taught two classes (Chair Yoga & Express Lower) -Hired our first Personal Trainer in 2.5 years -Purchased new dumbbells and benches for North Point Fitness Center

Challenges:

-Limited Group Ex staff

-Lead Student Manager graduated at the end of this year, was also our most veteran instructor

Staffing:

18 csr

4 GROUP EX

1 not reported

27 Female

66 Student employees from CSR/fitness/ Marketing

17 male

4 MARKETING

-We continue to work with a disjointed membership system, that causes lapses in member access (Blackboard, CONNECT, card office doing bulk entry)

15 Non-work study

4 work study

Sport Clubs

3 New Clubs: -Fishing (Reactivated) -Women’s Club Soccer -Dodgeball Deactivated: -Competitive Shotgun -Figure Skating

Total unique participants: 590

New fundraising Vertical Raise

All sport clubs attended backyard bash

Clubs competed at national competitions: -Disc Golf -Women’s Volleyball -Men’s Volleyball

Total Clubs: - 30 Active Clubs: - 28

Intramural Sports

Brought back indoor soccer block 3 Pickleball increased in popularity

Had a full staff throughout the year

Increases social media presence

Offered Sports:

5,143 Participants 622 Games played 1,033 Participations

-3v3 Basketball -4v4 Sand Volleyball -6v6 Volleyball -7v7 Flag Football

-Basketball -Cornhole -Outdoor Tennis -Pickleball -Futsal

Stout Adventures

4 climbing wall staff took the PCIA Climbing Wall Instructor Course

Added a 3rd session of YCL Spring semester

Rockfest was run at max capacity of 70 competitors

Highlights:

598 Clinic & Event Participation

301 Total Daily Passes

1,350 Free Climb Friday

125 Youth Programming Participants

3,950 Climbing Wall Visits

Partnered with the Office of International Education on a campfire & s’mores event that aligned with the Mid-Autumn Festival

Changed First Year Wilderness Experience (FWE) to Blue Devil Rec Connect to more accurately represent the kind of program we will offer

Increased community

Offered a campfire cooking clinic

involvement in Birthday Party Program and YCL

Rentals and Reservations

Stout Adventures

Item Rented 79

Stout Bike Rentals 39

Outdoor Reservations 30

Gear Shop Sales 80

Birthday Parties 20

Indoor Reservations 4

Reservation Participants 982

Events and Trips Stout Adventures

62 Crate Stacking

Stout Adventure Trips:

60 Fall Glow Climb

40 Campfire & S’mores

4067 hrs. Trip Contact Hours: (The # of hours that trip leaders were in contact with participants)

Stout Adventure Events

55 Family wkd/ Dest. wkd

51 Belay Clinics

70 Trip Participants

70 Rockfest

Professional Staff

Samantha Carney Sandleback Stout Adventures Coordinator Conferences Attended & Professional Development -Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Recertification Challenge UW-Stout -Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Leadership; Menomonie, WI Committees served on (on campus and for professional associations) -Sustainability Steering Committee

Associate Director of Recreation Mackenzie Stutzman

Tiara DeLapp

Competitive Sport Coordinator

ISSA personal trainer certification WIRSA State Conference Committees (on campus and professional) -WIRSA E-Board

Conferences Attended & Professional Development -WIRSA; Madison, WI -Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Leadership; Menomonie, WI -Wisconsin College Personnel Association; Virtual -Recreation for Wellbeing: Elevating Our Impact; NIRSA, Virtual -Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Recertification Challenge – UW-Stout Committees served on (on campus and for professional associations) -WIRSA Basketball – All Tournament Committee -Stout Pickleball Open Committee – Tournament Director

-WIRSA Scholarship Committee -Campus Wellness Committee -Homecoming Committee -Stout Adventures Search & Screen Committee Chair

-Identity Standards Committee -Sports Module Advisory Group -Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor Recertification; UW-Stout Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Leadership; Menomonie, WI On-campus professional development -Mental Health Across Institutions -Igniting Engagement Efforts

-Art of Belonging -Drupal Training -Running on Empty -Unleashing Potential -Legal Hot Topics -Prioritizing Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing of Students of Color Contributed to/Participated in -Anderson Wellness Fair

-Transportation Sub-Committee -Events and Outreach Committee -PCIA Programs Committee -Midwest Climbing Series Board Member

-Green Ribbon Award -Destination Weekend -Meal Pack-a-Thon

Professional Staff

Assistant Intramural Sports coordinator & Women’s Lacrosse head coach Jordyn Merkel

Matt Schauf Assistant sport clubs coordinator & Head Cross country coach