UH Campus Recreation Graduate Assistantship information

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Available Positions •

Four Graduate Assistant Positions: ✓

Rec Sports and Family Programs

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Fitness

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Outdoor Adventure

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Member Services

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Mission Campus Recreation provides inclusive recreational experiences that inspire student success and lifelong well-being.

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Vision •

UH Campus Recreation aspires to create a culture of: •

Engagement, by providing opportunities for involvement through the

utilization of extraordinary facilities, programs, and services •

Connection, by uniting individuals through recreational activities and

programs to foster a sense of belonging •

Learning, by creating experiential learning opportunities that meet the

needs of the diverse UH community

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Reporting Lines Vice Chancellor/Vice President

Student Affairs & Enrollment Services Dr. Dan Maxwell

Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Health & Well-being Dr. Suzy Harrington Department of Campus Recreation

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Org Chart

Kim Clark Executive Director

Campus Recreation Advisory Board

Rachel O’Mara Senior Associate Director

Rodney Rodgers Aquatic Program Director

Arleen Rodriquez Assistant Director Outdoor Adventure

Dan Belcher Associate Director

Gus Perez Administrative Assistant

Jean Sanders Assistant Director Member Services

Joseph Secrest Assistant Director Leadership Development & Assessment

Vyckie Avila Assistant Director Marketing & Communications

Cara Green Assistant Director, Operations

Vacant Assistant Director, Programs & Safety

Student Staff Lifeguards Instructors Supervisors

Vacant Assistant Director Operations

Steven Knecht Assistant Director, Recreational Sports & Family Programs

Scott Berkowitz Assistant Director Fitness

Will Cornelio Coordinator Operations

Shaneisha Weir Coordinator Recreational Sports & Family Programs

Filled Coordinator, Fitness

Vacant Instructional Assistant

Vacant Instructional Assistant

Michelle Ostolaza Instructional Assistant

Kenny Huynh Instructional Assistant

Vacant Instructional Assistant

Dani Willis Instructional Assistant

Student Staff Climbing Wall Trip Leaders Equipment Rental

Student Staff Assistants Member Service

Student Staff Graphic Designers Student Ambassadors Social Media Strategists Videographer

Student Staff Building Supervisors Welcome Desk & Court Attendants

Student Staff Officials Supervisors Summer camp Counselors

Student Staff Personal Trainers Group Fitness Instructors Fitness Zone Attendants

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Full-Time Staff – 16 Instructional Assistants – 6 Student Staff – 300+ Strengthening the Pride

Facilities •

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Campus Recreation & Wellness Center • 264,000 gsf • Natatorium & Leisure Pool • Climbing Wall • 5 courts & 1 MAC • 6 RB & 2 Squash • 5 MP Rooms • Personal Training Studio • Cycle Studio • Indoor Track CRWC Field Gertner Field 6 Tennis Courts

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Aquatics and Safety Learn to Swim • Health & Safety Classes • Special Events • Host ✓ American Athletic Conference Championships ✓ WAC & PAC 12 Conference Championships •

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Fitness •

Group Exercise Classes – 35 per week

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Personal Training

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24,000 GSF of Fitness Space

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Nutrition programs

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Intramural Sports •

Leagues, Tournaments & eSports

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Participations – 25,706

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Number of Teams – 1,228

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Informal Recreation •

Available Hours – 5,000

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Operating Hours Per Week – 105.5

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Average 3,500 users daily

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Outdoor Adventure •

Trips – Day, Weekend & Extended

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Climbing Wall: 53 foot tall | 6,110 sq.ft. Nicros A.R.T Wall

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Equipment Rentals

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Sport Clubs •

18 Active Clubs

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697 Athletes

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5,000 Participations

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Cougar Cub Summer Camp •

Ages 6-11

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8 weekly sessions

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Sports, arts & crafts, swimming, climbing, & more

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Member Services •

Memberships & guest passes

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Program registrations

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Point of sale

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Pro shop, towel & locker service

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Lost & Found

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Student Staff Development •

300+ Student Employees

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Annual Wages - $ 1,000,000+

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Monthly In-service, Safety topics, Red Manikin Drills

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New Hire Orientation

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Leadership Academy

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Excellence Institute

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University of Houston •

Tier One Research University

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47,000+ students

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Over 500 registered student organizations

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Ranked 9th in Hispanic serving institutions

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Ranked 85th Best Public University in North America

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Prized for Recruitment Retention of Women/Women of Color

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Athletics •

Division I – American Athletic Conference & Big 12 in 2023

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Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Track, Football, Golf, Tennis, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball, Swimming & Diving •

Campus Recreation Natatorium home to Varsity Women’s Swimming & Diving

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GA Benefits •

Out of State Tuition Waiver

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$1,625 monthly stipend

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$1,000 professional development budget

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$150 Health Insurance Stipend

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Committee & special events involvement

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City of Houston

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City of Houston •

Largest city in Texas & 4th largest in US

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Harris County is 3rd most populous county in the US

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Multi-Cultural city with over 145+ spoken languages

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City of Houston- Transportation •

Houston Airport System (HAS) is 4th largest multi-airport system in U.S. serving over 180 cities worldwide

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Bush Intercontinental Airport (23 miles north of Downtown)

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William P. Hobby Airport (7 miles south of Downtown)

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Ellington Field

METRORail connects downtown, midtown, the Museum District, Texas Medical Center, Mood Park and up to the Northline Transit Center.

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City of Houston- Theatre District •

17-block downtown with entertainment complex, restaurants, theaters, plazas, and parks

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Home to 9 major performing arts organizations

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One of only five cities with permanent professional resident companies in each of the major performing arts disciplines: ballet, opera, symphony and theater productions

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Ranks 2nd in US for the number of theatre seats in concentrated downtown area •

12,948 seats for live performances

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1,580 movie seats

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City of Houston- Museum District •

One of the largest concentration of cultural institutions in the country

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19 Non-profit organizations within 9-mile section

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Host 6.5 million visits to the museum district per year •

The Museum of Fine Arts

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Houston Museum of Natural Science

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The Houston Zoo

* Some museums are always FREE on Thursdays!

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City of Houston- Sports •

MLB: Houston Astros

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NBA: Houston Rockets

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NFL: Houston Texans

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MLS: Houston Dynamos

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City of Houston- Outdoors •

More than 165 public and private golf courses

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Easy access to beaches, 50 miles from the Gulf of Mexico

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52,000+ acres of park space

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45 minutes from Sam Houston National Forest

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Within 1-3 hours from an array of Ecoregions

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Buffalo Bayou Paddling Trail (26-mile trail)

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30 minutes from Clear Lake •

2,000 acre destination for boating enthusiasts

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Contacts •

Rec Sports & Family Programs – spknecht@uh.edu

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Member Services- Jean Sanders bjsanders@uh.edu

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Outdoor Adventure- Arleen Rodriguez arrodr22@central.uh.edu

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Fitness- Scott Berkowitz smberkow@central.uh.edu

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