Heather Hartmann

How Yale Campus Recreation is moving forward while keeping one foot firmly planted in traditions. In 1701, the Connecticut legislature adopted a charter to erect a collegiate school. Seventeen years later, it was named Yale College. Fast-forward to today, with Yale University standing firm, 300-plus years of tradition bolstering it up. Such rich history is found everywhere on campus, including architecture.

The University of Illinois Chicago has adopted the mission to be a health-promoting campus, and RecWell is helping lead the charge with out-of-the-box thinking, adaptability and community reach. On average, the city of Chicago welcomes 50-plus million visitors a year, according to Chicago.gov. They come for all sorts of reasons, from museums like the Art Institute of Chicago to icons like Willis Tower and Cloud Gate — also known as The Bean.

Welcome to the Director Download, powered by Campus Rec Magazine. It’s time to go behind the curtain of the director role and have honest discussions with leaders in the campus recreation industry. In this episode, host Grady Sheffield, the director of Campus Recreation at Towson University and senior advisor to Campus Rec Magazine, sits down with Dr. Iisha Voltz, the executive director of Recreation and Well-Being at Texas Southern University.