The  Student Recreation Center: Underutilized Resource for Improving Student Retention

Deborah Mixson-Brookshire; Ruth Goldfine; Donald Brookshire

doi:10.24926/jcotr.v30i1.4952

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2023-05-04

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Vol. 30 No. 1 (2023):

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Campus Notes

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Mixson-Brookshire, D., Goldfine, R., & Brookshire, D. (2023). The Student Recreation Center: Underutilized Resource for Improving Student Retention. Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention, 30(1). https://doi.org/10.24926/jcotr.v30i1.4952

The Student Recreation Center

Underutilized Resource for Improving Student Retention

Deborah Mixson-Brookshire

Kennesaw State University

Ruth Goldfine

Kennesaw State University

Donald Brookshire

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/jcotr.v30i1.4952

Keywords: Retention, First-time full-time students, recreation center, engagement, wellbeing

Abstract

This article explores the potential impact of campus recreation centers on student retention and suggests strategies for leveraging that impact to improve the retention rate of first-time full-time students.

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Author Biographies

Deborah Mixson-Brookshire, Kennesaw State University

Professor of Management, Michael A. Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship, and Hospitality, Kennesaw State University

Ruth Goldfine, Kennesaw State University

Associate Dean and Professor of English, Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kennesaw State University

Donald Brookshire

Senior Director of Sports and Recreation, Kennesaw State University