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CRI IMPACT 2022-2023

CRI Total Participation Numbers

466,814

total engagements

37,000+

rounds of golf played

1,800+

treatments provided by Injury Prevention & Care (IPC)

466

Club Sports participants

396

programs offered by CRI

361

student employees

22

youth camps offered by CRI

6

Club Sports teams qualified for National Championships

Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

466,814

Total Department Participations

415,106

Total Department Student Participations

17,812

Total Unique Participants

$8,144,377

Total Department Expenditures

$5,687,167

Total Mandatory Student Fee Revenue

$308,322

Recreation Sales & Service Revenue

$1,325,000

Golf Course Sales & Service Revenue

$245,000

Shooting Sports Sales & Service Revenue

Student Success – Fall 2022 cohort

“CRI Users,” as used in this section, refers to a sample of students who had at least 20 CRI visits for the year. Sample size was derived by randomly selecting students to match the gender and ethnicity subgroup frequencies observed in the smaller non-user group.

First-Time Freshmen (n=643)

CRI Users (>20 visits)

84% retention rate

Non-Users

61% retention rate

Underrepresented Minority First-Time Freshmen (n=269)

CRI Users (>20 visits)

Non-Users

82% retention rate

57% retention rate

Campus Highlight – Armstrong

52,216

engagements (increase in first-year students)

173

NIRSA Rec Day participants

4

active Club Sports teams

01/23

Game Room opened, creating unique engagement opportunities

75

recreation professionals attended GRSA conference hosted at the Armstrong Recreation Center (ARC)

Photo of students inside the Armstrong Recreation Center

Student Employee Survey Data

I believe my experience working for CRI has increased or improved my:

83%

Sense of Belonging

55%

Academic Performance

85%

Teamwork
The action of working with others to collectively produce or create something

85%

Communication
Process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs or behavior

83%

Problem Solving
The process of finding solutions to difficult or complex issues

83%

Leadership
The process of utilizing social influence, which maximizes the efforts of others in accomplishing a common goal

82%

Professionalism
Know work environments differ greatly, understand and demonstrate effective work habits, and act in the interest of the larger community and workplace

82%

Health and Wellness
Engage in behaviors that promote holistic wellness and reduce risk

Impact Reported Through Recreation Participation – Student Survey Data

CRI Success Stories

SSEC Hosts USA Archery Collegiate Target Nationals

This event brought nearly 450 of the top collegiate archers and 50 teams from across the country to Georgia Southern to showcase their skills. Our Southern Eagles Archery Club competed in the field, which also featured multiple Olympic athletes.

As one of the premier hubs in southeast Georgia for the continued development of the shooting sports for all ages, hosting this event allows us to introduce more people to our unique facility and further our goal of being an educational resource for the region, state and now, country.

GS Golfer, Ben Carr, qualified for the US Amateur at the GS Golf Course

The Georgia Southern Golf Course was selected as 1 of 94 sites to host a 2022 US Amateur Championship qualifying event. Georgia Southern Men’s Golf Team member, Ben Carr, qualified for the US Amateur Championship on our very own Georgia Southern Golf Course and went on to compete in the Championship at New Jersey’s Ridgewood Country Club finishing as the runner up out of 7,749 golfers.

Ben’s finish also qualified him to compete in the 2023 Masters Tournament and the 2023 US Open Championship in Los Angeles, CA.

CRI Employee of the Year – Charles Curl, Southern Adventures Climbing Wall Program Assistant

I got involved with CRI the first semester I was in college. I went on a couple of different adventure trips with Southern Adventures (SA). The SA Director encouraged me to apply for a position with Southern Adventures because she thought I would really enjoy it. And now I’ve been here for three years.

The leadership positions I’ve held have given me the opportunity to work with a group of people and develop my personnel management skills. My biggest takeaways are learning how to manage people, learning how to manage time efficiently and how to use my resources efficiently.

Being named CRI’s Employee of the Year was extremely meaningful to me because not only does it mean that I was recognized as an individual for the work that I’ve put in, but I also feel like it was a win for the entire program. It is really nice for my staff to see that Southern Adventures is valued and recognized for providing a really great service to our community.