The Recreation Facilities Advisory Board (RFAB) is the principal advisory committee on sporting facilities and related policies at the University of California, San Diego. RFAB reviews the annual budget for the Recreation department and provides student feedback, questions and concerns to represent the student body.

RFAB operates under this charter with the approval of the Chancellor, the Associated Students Council and the Graduate Student Association Council. The Committee is charged by the Chancellor and given the responsibility of ensuring that the sports facilities have the emphases, breadth, and coordination to complement optimally the philosophy, missions, and goals of UC San Diego.

RECREATION LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

email: rlc@ucsd.edu

The Recreation Leadership Council (RLC) provides guidance within the Recreation department to enhance the experience of the broader campus and student employees while promoting lifelong well-being, growth and success. The RLC fosters unity among all the Recreation program areas, which include: Aquatics, Business Office, FitLife, Competitive Sports, Engagement, Esports, Events, Maintenance, Marketing, Recreation Experience, Outback Adventures, and Rec Classes. The RLC is to serve as a voice to ensure each program area can advocate ideas and concerns pertaining to their area as well as the broader department of Recreation.

Current Members

Sam Duzen - Esports Delegate

REC Service Years: 3 Years

Favorite REC Activity: REC @ TEC

What do you do in your spare time?: If the weather is nice, I like to travel or play disc golf, but if I'm staying inside I like to play games with people on my computer.

Which REC value do you identify with most?: I identify most with REC's value of service. UCSD has so many students that want to have something to do and I know that without REC, their experience here on campus would be worse. That is why not only do I take pride in working for REC to help provide these services to students, but I try my best to make sure I do the best job that I can because if there is any way that I can brighten the lives of my fellow students, I will gladly do that without hesitation.

Dylan Mullaney - Outback Delegate, Outgoing Vice Chair

REC Service Years: 4 years

Favorite REC Activity: My favorite Rec activity is helping others feel empowered to do things that they didn't think they could before - whether that be braving the gym as someone new to weightlifting or backpacking for the first time.

What do you do in your spare time?: In my spare time I like to swim in the ocean, bake cookies, and take photos of the outdoors.

Which REC value do you identify with most?: I identify most with inclusivity and fun in that I think that making recreation - caring for your mind and body - more fun is a great way to make it more attainable for a larger audience.

Daniela Estrada - Rec Experience Delegate

REC Service Years: 2.5 years

Favorite REC Activity: My favorite UCSD Rec activity is signing up for fitness classes. I love the variety offered, there’s always something new to try. The classes help me stay active, manage stress, and build a consistent routine.

What do you do in your spare time?: In my spare time I enjoy going on walks/hikes, trying new coffee shops, watching movies and hanging out with friends.

Which REC value do you identify with most?: I most identify with community because I value creating welcoming spaces where everyone feels supported, connected, and included. Being part of a strong community motivates me to stay engaged, help others, and grow alongside the people around me.

Jason Dillon - RLC Exec Team Pro Staff Advisor

REC Department Position: Aquatics

REC Service Years: 22 years

Favorite REC Activity: I love so many of the activities in Recreation, but the one that always leaves me beaming from ear to ear is inner-tube water polo. No other sport combines the high octane, adrenaline pumping natural high of a professional sport, with the laziness of sitting on a floaty in an indoor pool while competing.

What do you do in your spare time?: Read, lift, swim, surf and spend quality time with my family.

Which REC value do you identify with most?: Community - When I was an undergrad student, UCSD Recreation was a huge part of my community and what made me enjoy my time here as much as I did. Now as a professional staff I look to continue that inclusive community that made me feel so welcome in my program area and through the amazing work of the RLC.

Marc Beasley – Pro Staff Advisor

REC Department Position: Events

REC Service Years: 11 years

Favorite REC Activity: Working with our student employees on providing memorable events to enhance the student life on the campus.

What do you do in your spare time?: Working in the events world spare time is valued and I remember to reconnect with my family and friends.

Which REC value do you identify with most?: I couldn't identify with just one of our values since I believe they should be and are how I approach my role within UC Recreation in representing my program area, supervising my team and mentoring them. I would emphasize the "FUN" a little heavier than the others. Because as Groucho Marx said "IF you are not having fun you are doing something wrong."

Open Positions

Bylaws

Annual Report

Current Members

Subcommittee Goals

2022-2023 Subcommittee Goals

The RIC has two main subcommittee goals this year in addition to the full council goals.

Adaptive Recreation Assessments and Implementations

Cassey, Leo, Bo

LGBTQIA+ Collaborative Outreach

Cassey, Leo, Tessa, Juliana, Selene,

Assessment & Marketing Reviews

Full RIC

2021-2022 Subcommittee Goals

The RIC had three subcommittees in 2022:

Partnerships, collaborations and outreach to underrepresented groups

Tiffany Healy, Leo Ho, Clayton Claiborn

Hiring practices and professional development 

Hector Fletes, Liz Henry

Inclusive facilities

Cassey Marsh, Tessa Opperman, Leo Ho

2020-2021 Subcommittee Goals

Hiring and Department Training:

Implicit Bias Training:

Taking this training is the first step for the department as a whole to learn about and acknowledge implicit bias without shame. In addition, the RIC hopes this training will provide resources and tools to assist against bias allowing our department to be more successful when establishing policies and procedures, committees, hiring practices, etc.

By end of winter quarter

Time frame- flexibility

Implicit bias training will be online

Recreation wide hiring audit:

To ensure that the department is being active in providing a robust group of employees. This audit will be valuable in identifying gaps related to staff diversity and share resources and practices that lead to more representation within the dept. In addition, the RIC hopes that this audit will inform the department about steps needed to fill gaps, including but not limited to, better recruitment, intentional outreach practices, improving retention, etc.

This is not an overnight fix but it is intentional to help our department in being more inclusive.

1/28-2/3- First draft of questions completed and submitted to management for approval

2/15-2/25- pending approval the audit will be sent out to department areas

Mid Spring- Data is collected- during these time frames the committee will determine how to present the data collected and actions taken from there.

Facilities and marketing:

Use of Spaces

Many student organizations use Recreation spaces, and we want to ensure equity in the access to our resources. We will evaluate and identify student orgs that are less active in our spaces to see if there is a need for our spaces and find out how we can support them either by providing access or any other ways we could help. We have already identified orgs that are in this category, so our goals are framed around the next steps.

Short term goal: draft a template email to send to orgs that (week 2 of winter quarter)

Long term goal: send individual emails reaching out to orgs (by end of winter quarter)

Facility Inclusivity & Imagery

As the subcommittee for inclusive facilities, we want to evaluate how our facilities are being showcased, how effective they are at welcoming all demographics of students, staff, faculty and community members. This goal is more about the assessment of the spaces to see if there is a need for any changes or improvements.

Short term goal: Walk through spaces to assess inclusion (1st walk through by end of December, 2nd look in February to identify gaps)

Long term goal: Collaborate with Marketing, Operations, and Building Maintenance on future events and projects (reach out to plant the seeds by end of fall quarter, and schedule initial check-ins for Jan/Feb to start the conversation)

Gender Inclusivity:

There is a concern about the lack of resources and availability of restrooms, showers, and locker rooms for the LGBTQIA+ community on campus and within Recreation facilities.

Short term goal: assessment of current facilities and access to non-binary restrooms, showers and locker rooms (ongoing during winter quarter)

Additional short term goal: research to identify what strategies other universities have used to increase gender inclusivity to gather general advice and ideas (send out requests for information week 5 of winter quarter)

Long term goal: influence decisions for future building planning and identifying possible solutions for current spaces (end of spring quarter)

General Resources for Inclusivity on Campus

We would like to provide additional resources for Recreation staff to be better able to support patrons with various needs such as lactation and prayer spaces. This goal could also expand to incorporate other resources that would help our staff better serve our community.

Short term goal: assess current (and accurate) campus locations of lactation rooms and prayer spaces (by end of winter quarter)

Long term goal: create an inclusivity FAQ for front desk staff (draft ready for the next all student staff training in September)

Partnerships and Collaborations with underrepresented groups:

Take inventory of pre-existing partnerships and collaborations between Rec and campus resource centers to identify established points of contact and to understand relationship history.

Create a questionnaire for all program areas to complete by January 30th, 2021.
- Date of form creation to submit to management?: 1st week of February
- Date of questionnaire dissemination?: Second week of February.
  - Deadline to complete: February 26th

Connect with RIC / Cross Cultural Center and Resource Centers to establish partnerships

Identify points of contact for all community resource centers by March 5th
Draft email to introduce RIC and our intentions to CCC and Resource Centers (review with RIC before sending) by March 5th.
Extend invites to points of contact for partnership discussion by March 12th.
Draft roundtable discussion questions by March 20th
Hold roundtable discussion with points of contact by the first week of Spring Quarter (determined upon partner availability)

Discuss pre-existing and past partnerships, collaborations, and experiences
Discuss resource center needs and requests
Discuss preferred/current programming calendar and current opportunities for collaboration (low hanging fruit)

**Will establish new goals for Spring Quarter after partner meeting**

2020-2021 Subcommittees:

Inclusive Facilities

Tessa
Kane
Gabrielle
Cassey

Partnerships, Collaborations and Outreach to Underrepresented groups

Leo
Alex
Tiffany
Clayton

Hiring practices and professional development

Liz
Hector
Samantha
Eszter

Charter

Purpose

The Recreation Inclusion Council (RIC) advises Recreation on all matters related to the department actions around equity, diversity, inclusion, and social justice.

Charge

Promotes social justice within Recreation and its units. Its purview is broadly defined, encompassing diversity in all its dimensions: race, gender, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, physical abilities, religion, and others.

Articulates the value and importance of equity, diversity, inclusion, and social justice within Recreation’s goals and priorities and embraces an organizational culture that is strengthened by multiple opinions and perspectives.

Provides guidance and recommendations on professional development, student development and other strategies for developing an inclusive organization. This includes, but is not limited to, staffing, programs, trainings, and accessibility.

Liaises with the resource centers and other related partners on campus in supporting Recreation efforts and campus initiatives of common interest. Identifies, in appropriate consultation with campus units, measurable goals and assessment for diversity and inclusion outcomes for Recreation. Creates cross-campus collaboration and engagement within inclusion initiatives.

Membership

10 members: 4 Recreation full time staff, 4 Recreation Student Staff, and 2 campus partners. The Director of Recreation appoints the first RIC chair for a one-year term. Chair and vice- chair are voted on by the members of the RIC.

Terms

The chair serves a two-year term, the first as vice-chair and the second as chair or, in the case of an unexpected vacancy, until a replacement is found. In year one, the chair will serve a one-year term. A RIC member serves a two-year term renewable at the conclusion of years one and two.

Meetings

The RIC meets monthly to conduct the work of its charge. Some work will be outside of the meeting and could include other staff in Recreation. Additional meetings can be added by the RIC if needed

Decision-Making

The committee makes recommendations to the Director of Recreation and, as appropriate, to the Management Team and/or Leadership Team.

Code of Conduct

The RIC adheres to and uplifts the UC San Diego Principles of Community in all its deliberations and activities.

RECREATION FACILITIES ADVISORY BOARD

Jasmen Martinez - Chair

Seline Hemelians - Co-Chair

Kaitlyn Rim - AS Representative

Xavier Lopez - At Large Representative

Noa Kliger - Muir College Representative

Maxine Mah - Marshall College Representative

Mikel Amaro - Warren College Representative

Cameron Ettefagh - ERC Representative

Kamala Paspuleti - Sixth College Representative

Dylan Schmidt - Seventh College Representative

Ben Du - GPSA Representative

Macey Kadifa - Alumni Representative

Dylan Mullaney - RLC Representative

Heidi Carty - Staff Representative

RECREATION LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

Nemesis Lopez- Executive Chair

Percy Dallman- Executive Vice Chair

Emma Hargreaves – Executive Assistant Chair

Sam Duzen - Esports Delegate

Aime Nguyen - Rec Experience Delegate

Machaela Ouyang - FitLife Delegate

Dylan Mullaney - Outback Delegate, Outgoing Vice Chair

Pedro Grimaldo Jr. - Events Delegate, Outgoing Assistant Chair

Daniel Onu - Comp Sports Delegate

Jadyn Tunnell - Aquatics Delegate

Daniela Estrada - Rec Experience Delegate

Shaimae Khan - Aquatics Delegate

Sara Jones - Comp Sports Delegate

Jason Dillon - RLC Exec Team Pro Staff Advisor

Dominic Ackerman – Pro Staff Advisor

Marc Beasley – Pro Staff Advisor

RECREATION INCLUSION COUNCIL