{"id":11665,"date":"2022-04-04T15:55:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T19:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/?p=11665"},"modified":"2022-04-05T12:43:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T16:43:46","slug":"elizabethtown-colleges-bowers-center-for-sports-fitness-and-well-being-receives-2022-nirsa-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2022\/04\/04\/elizabethtown-colleges-bowers-center-for-sports-fitness-and-well-being-receives-2022-nirsa-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabethtown College\u2019s Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-Being Receives 2022 NIRSA Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_11668\" style=\"width: 245px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2022\/04\/NIRSA-Outstanding-Facility-Award-2022-2-scaled-e1649102082461.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11668\" class=\"wp-image-11668 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2022\/04\/NIRSA-Outstanding-Facility-Award-2022-2-scaled-e1649102082461-235x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2022\/04\/NIRSA-Outstanding-Facility-Award-2022-2-scaled-e1649102082461-235x300.jpeg 235w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2022\/04\/NIRSA-Outstanding-Facility-Award-2022-2-scaled-e1649102082461-801x1024.jpeg 801w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2022\/04\/NIRSA-Outstanding-Facility-Award-2022-2-scaled-e1649102082461-768x981.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2022\/04\/NIRSA-Outstanding-Facility-Award-2022-2-scaled-e1649102082461-1202x1536.jpeg 1202w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2022\/04\/NIRSA-Outstanding-Facility-Award-2022-2-scaled-e1649102082461-1080x1380.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2022\/04\/NIRSA-Outstanding-Facility-Award-2022-2-scaled-e1649102082461.jpeg 1587w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Whitney Crull, Director of the Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-Being (L), Joni Eisenhauer Assistant Director of Health Promotion (R)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elizabethtown College\u2019s state-of-the-art Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-Being was selected as a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nirsa.net\/nirsa\/2022\/02\/04\/announcing-recipients-of-many-nirsa-awards-for-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2022 National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Outstanding Facility Award recipient.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The NIRSA Outstanding Facilities Awards recognize the innovative designs of new, renovated, or expanded collegiate recreational facilities of NIRSA Member Institutions. Etown was one of just 10 facilities across the country to earn this year\u2019s accolade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cannondesign.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CannonDesign<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highconstruction.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">High Construction<\/a> were also recognized for their roles in the transformative space.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Whitney Crull, Director of the Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-Being, and Joni Eisenhaur, Assistant Director of Health Promotion accepted the award at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nirsa.net\/conference\/nirsa-2022-portland\/\">2022 NIRSA Annual Conference and Campus Rec &amp; Wellness Expo<\/a> in Portland, Ore. on March 29-April 1.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cJoni and I were extremely honored to accept the 2022 Outstanding Facility Award at this year\u2019s NIRSA National Conference,&#8221; Crull said. \u201cThis building has allowed us to expand our sports, fitness, and wellness offerings on campus and engage with more students and employees. The Bowers Center has served us well thus far and we can\u2019t wait to see what the future holds!\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Etown\u2019s dynamic Bowers Center opened in fall 2019 to offer the campus community a space to improve health, nutrition, and overall wellbeing goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>About NIRSA<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NIRSA is a leader in higher education and an advocate for the advancement of recreation, sport, and wellness by providing educational and developmental opportunities, generating and sharing knowledge, and promoting networking and growth for their members.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elizabethtown College\u2019s state-of-the-art Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-Being was selected as a 2022 National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Outstanding Facility Award recipient. The NIRSA Outstanding Facilities Awards recognize the innovative designs of new, renovated, or expanded collegiate recreational facilities of NIRSA Member Institutions. 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