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Director of Campus Recreation-PRF #SA26025
Minnesota State University Mankato
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Posted: 20-Oct-25
Location: Mankato, Minnesota
Type: Full Time
Salary: $63,405.00 - $128,300.00
Categories:
Director
Salary Details:
The salary range denoted is the contractual range; however, salary upon hire is dependent upon qualifications and experience.
Required Education:
Masters
Internal Number: SA26025
The Director of Campus Recreation is a Student Affairs leadership position responsible for the strategic planning, administration, and oversight of the Campus Recreation department. This position will provide visionary leadership and ensure the integration of recreation, fitness and wellness to support the holistic well-being of diverse students. The Director will work collaboratively with students, faculty, staff, campus partners and the general public to foster a student-centered environment that promotes academic success, personal development, overall wellness, and inclusivity.
Application deadline - Review of applications will begin on November 5, 2025 and continue until the position has been filled.
AA/EOE and a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System.
Master’s Degree in recreation, sport management/administration or related field.
Minimum of five years of advanced professional experience in the management of a collegiate recreation program and facilities.
Experience with managing large teams and overseeing multifaceted departments or programs.
Strong knowledge of student recreation and wellness practices, and higher education trends.
Ability to develop and manage budgets and secure and allocate resources effectively.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
The ability to foster collaborative relationships with diverse stakeholders including students, faculty, staff, administrators, and the general public.
Demonstrated commitment to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of departmental programming and services.
Preferred Qualification
Experience and comprehensive knowledge in a university setting with oversight of a complex set of principles, policies, practices and data appliable to the operations of multiple functions of recreation programs.
Experience and ability to serve as recognized authoritative expert across one or more functional areas on behalf of university managing facilities and programs related to student recreation.
Knowledge of legal, ethical, and compliance issues related to student recreational operations.
Minnesota State University, Mankato is a member of the Minnesota State system. Minnesota State has established a strategic vision, Equity 2030, which aims to close the educational equity gaps across race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, ability, and geographic location by the end of the decade at every Minnesota State college and university and to provide an opportunity for all Minnesotans to create a better future for themselves, for their families, and for their communities. The focus of the work includes:
· Enhancing access and student success.
· Providing Minnesota with the talent it needs.
· Anchoring the communities and regions we serve.
Equity 2030 seeks to bridge efforts occurring within divisions and institutions, creating an intentional statewide culture of equity-minded collaboration and resulting in equitable practice embedded throughout our institutions. The full Equity 2030 plan is linked here: https://www.minnstate.edu/Equity2030/index.html.
Destination 2030, the University’s strategic plan announced by President Edward Inch in August 2023, commits the University to making transformative strides in four main areas: being a lifelong provider of access to an e...quitable and affordable education; being a leader in transformational learning generating inspired action; being a nimble and innovative steward of resources; and being a community of care built upon diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We seek to attract teacher-scholars who will be culturally and academically diverse faculty members, and staff with a demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive learning and working environment. Minnesota State University, Mankato, is student-centered and focuses on applied research that expands knowledge; improves learning; and serves the region, state, and nation.
Founded as a Normal School in 1868, Minnesota State University, Mankato is now the second largest university in Minnesota with a tradition of combining big-ideas with real-world thinking to find solutions for pressing problems in the state, region, and global society. Mankato, Minnesota, is a community of nearly 44,500 people, about 85 miles southwest of the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. The University acknowledges the land and the tribal nations upon this land whose work is being accomplished. We acknowledge that we are on Dakota land. We also take the opportunity to recognize that we live, work, and learn in the homeland of the Dakota people, whose language frames our name—Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Serving approximately 17,900 students annually, the University is an applied research institution, with more than 200 academic programs, from bachelor’s through doctoral degrees. The University is a diverse and global campus with 18% students of color and1,175 + international students from 95 countries, cutting-edge information technology solutions and extensive partnerships, with 1,600 faculty and staff, including 700 teaching faculty. The University has additional locations and a growing number of on-line programs to accelerate educational access and opportunity. These locations include partnerships in northern Minnesota’s the iron range region. Fast facts about the university can be found here: https://mankato.mnsu.edu/about-the-university/fast-facts/.
