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Getting involved in NRPA. (Student Branch).


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At the NRPA National Congress & Exposition in Tampa, the Student Branch inducted eight new members onto its board of directors. The new members are: President-Elect Kindal Hunt, from Texas A&M University; Administrative Assistant Angle Tupas, from the University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. ; Great Lakes Regional Representative Bryan Amundson, from the University of Wisconsin LaCrosse lacrosse (ləkrôs`), ball and goal game usually played outdoors by two teams of 10 players each on a field 60 to 70 yd (54.86 to 64.01 m) wide by 110 yd (100.58 m) long. Two goals face each other 80 yd (73. ; Mid-Atlantic Representative Erin Powell, from Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University, main campus at University Park, State College; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855, opened 1859 as Farmers' High School. ; Pacific Southwest Regional Representative Bear Williams, from California State University, Sacramento California State University, Sacramento, more commonly referred to as Sacramento State or Sac State, is a public university located in the city of Sacramento, California, USA. It is part of the California State University system. ; SPRE SPRE Software Process Risk Evaluation  Liaison Jenny Cavin, from Clemson University; NAB Liaison Tina Hotze, from Southwest Missouri State; and C-BM Liaison Kate Schneider, from San Jose State University.

To obtain information on the Student Branch Board, more information about available positions or information on how to apply to these positions, contact Student Branch President Heather Vilhauer at hvilhaue@yahoo.com.

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This year's New England Training Institute and Therapeutic Recreation Symposium, held in the heart of historic Portsmouth, N.H. at the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside, April 1-April 4,. brings some of the finest regional and national speakers to your backdoor See trapdoor.  with affordable rates and no-frills options for students. The program has sessions for aquatics, therapeutic recreation, programmers, youth workers, conservationists and managers.

For more information, go to www.nrpa. org and click on the Northeast Regional training, or e-mail sderosa@nrpa.org. To reserve your room, call 603-431-2300.
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