Welcome to the Director Download, powered by Campus Rec Magazine.
It’s time to go behind the curtain of the director role and have honest discussions with leaders in the campus recreation industry.
In this episode, host Grady Sheffield, the director of Campus Recreation at Towson University and the senior advisor to Campus Rec Magazine, gives you the listener real and authentic conversation between himself and special guest Scott Haines, the director of campus recreation at SUNY Brockport.
Haines walks Sheffield through how he came to SUNY Brockport, which started with a question concerning hockey. With that — and a great first experience at NIRSA — he was sold on the industry.
Finding his footing in campus recreation, Haines details what has made him the most successful as a director, the two-percent of the job he doesn’t like and the one thing he was afraid of stepping into the role.
Finally, he shares on opening a new facility and why he doesn’t think you should delay.
I hope you enjoy the conversation between Haines and Sheffield.
Show Notes from the Conversation with Scott Haines
- Where is Brockport? Haines shares at 1:30.
- He dives into how he got introduced to campus rec at 5:36 — hint, it involves the question “Can you help?”
- The impact attending NIRSA had on him at 8:56.
- Why Haines called up his parents and told them it all makes sense at 12:37.
- At 16:25, he shares why he’s spent his whole career at SUNY Brockport.
- Are we chasing the next good thing? Haines shares his answer at 18:20.
- Haines is most proud of… Find out at 20:26.
- What makes Haines most successful as a director? He details this out at 22:25.
- The 2% of the job he doesn’t like is revealed at 25:18.
- If there’s a committee, SUNY Brockport probably has someone on it. Haines shares how it helps staff at 30:24.
- Haines talks about a time of sleeplessness nights in his career. Found out about it at 33:58.
- What it was like for Haines on the day the facility it opened at 38:54.
- During COVID-19, Haines shares what he learned at 41:07.
- At 44:53, he shares the one thing was afraid of as he stepped into the director role.
- Why he doesn’t think you should delay at 48:10.
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