Campus Rec Fest: A Weekend For Everyone
April 4, 2019
There are endless opportunities at Liberty University to try something new or find community, but what you might not know is a lot of the activities on campus are part of Campus Recreation. Campus Recreation started as Ultimate LU, which offered video game tournaments, intramural sports, and other various events. The department has grown tremendously from a humble beginning to having thousands of participants each year. Campus Recreation continues to push itself to offer the ever-changing student body of Liberty University exciting and interesting opportunities.
This is the first year that Campus Recreation includes popular and new departments like: SnowFlex, Liberty Mountain Gun Club, Liberty Skate Park and Liberty Equestrian. Student Activities, Outdoor Recreation, Intramurals and Rec Centers have been part of Campus Recreation for years and are so excited for all the new departments that joined. Campus Rec Fest will include activities put on by eight different departments with new competitions, artists, and tournaments for students. There will be opportunities for engaging workshops, a chance for students to show off their own talents, and a chance to make new memories with friends.
I asked one of the lead designers, Kari Moye, to offer insight on the creative process behind the overall aesthetic of Campus Rec Fest. She shared how multiple designers from various departments of Campus Recreation, all contributed ideas to the appearance of the festival. As she continued to share the process she said something that stuck out to me, which was that “the designers came together, as a group, to create an idea that reflected each diverse department”. Each department that is part of Campus Recreation is different than the other, which shows how CR is intentional about providing opportunities for every unique student. Kari mentioned how each photo that is part of the Campus Rec Fest design expresses a student participating in a physical activity. Campus Recreation provides connection between community and active interactions for the student body of Liberty University. All of us at Campus Rec understand that students sit at a desk or in the library a majority of their time, and we strive to offer each individual a physical activity and community they can enjoy.
We (at Campus Recreation) are so thrilled to offer the first Campus Rec Fest at Liberty University and hope you all participate in the countless activities the weekend of April 26-27! Make sure you check out the Campus Rec Fest website for all information and schedules. We cannot wait to see you there!
Sources
https://ae-activities.okd.liberty.edu/campusrec/campus-rec-fest/
Written by: Marissa Kusayanagi
Marissa is a Southern California girl that loves spending time in the sun and talking about the injustices in the world. Her passions include: fighting for women’s rights, serving people in underdeveloped countries and travelling the world. She hopes that the blogs she writes will teach you something new or open your mind to a world that you have never experienced.