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NIRSA board approves Affiliate Status for ALA

American Leisure Academy the first to receive new designation

Signing the agreement in Baltimore (seated, from left): NIRSA Executive Director Dr. Kent J. Blumenthal; ALA President Dr. Patrick T. Long, University of Colorado at Boulder; (standing, from left) Dr. Gerald Fain, Boston University; Dr. Christopher Edginton, University of Northern Iowa

From left: Dr. Larry Neal, University of Oregon; ALA President Dr. Patrick T. Long, University of Colorado at Boulder; NIRSA Executive Director Dr. Kent J. Blumenthal

The NIRSA Board of Directors voted unanimously to accept the American Leisure Academy’s (ALA) request for NIRSA Affiliate Status. ALA serves as a forum for the promotion and advancement of the quality of life of individuals through leisure and recreation, and acknowledges the contributions of educators, practitioners, and others credited with advancing leisure and recreation. In exchange for NIRSA Affiliate Status, ALA has agreed to offer discounted registration fees to NIRSA Members for ALA education and training programs, and to leverage ALA assets to assist NIRSA with research and presentations, where feasible. NIRSA Executive Director Dr. Kent J. Blumenthal presented the details to the ALA at their membership meeting on March 14 at the Center for Civic Society at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.