Our Values
Inclusion
We welcome, value, and affirm our diverse students, participants, and staff, and strive to offer intentional and socially just recreational opportunities.
Integrity
We hold ourselves and each other accountable by ensuring our actions align with our principles.
Community
We cultivate an environment of collaboration, support, and connection.
Development
We support the whole person in a learning-centered environment focused on meaningful experiences, self-discovery, and leadership.
Our Mission
Campus Recreation promotes healthy lifestyles by offering quality programs, facilities, and services to the CSU community in order to foster personal growth, leadership development, and student success in an environment that embraces individual differences.
Our Vision
We empower every member of the CSU community to pursue their lifelong wellbeing through recreation.
Accomplishments from the FY23-FY25 Strategic Plan
FY26 to FY28 plan is being drafted
Quality & Innovation
Creatively improve & increase the caliber of our impact
Outcomes
- Turf installation on Floor 1
- Comprehensive cardio / weight equipment installation
- Implementation of Trainerize, a personal training app
- New affinity-based climbing wall programs
- Expansion of marketing project management software to include department travel and purchasing
- Creation of core agreements to guide department operations and culture
Access & Equity
Remove barriers & enhance opportunities to fully participate
Outcomes
- Disaggregated demographic analysis of Campus Rec participants
- Salary increases for full-time staff that averaged 14% for Coordinators and 15% for Assistant Directors
- Comprehensive review of the Campus Recreation (participant) Handbook to evaluate policies through an equity lens
- Installation/grand opening of the WeREC Fitness Area including new adaptive equipment, inclusive instructional vides for equipment, and vinyl messaging to encourage inclusion/belonging in the area
- Creation of a standardized, scaffolded checklist for the development, training, and education of staff around DEIJ topics
- Creation of the RECquity Fund, designed to lower financial barriers to recreation for CSU students
Talent Management
Put people & culture first
Outcomes
- New surveys to examine student employee retention and exit
- Evaluation of full-time employee onboarding topics and timing; transfer of the process to MS Planner format
Communication
Promote awareness, understanding, & perception
Outcomes
- Use of MS Teams for meetings and communication to support a hybrid work culture
- Digital signage installed in employee break/office areas to increase communication capacity
- Digital signage installed throughout facility, including digital building map with Spanish translation