Dr. Nathan Schaumleffel
Education
- Ph.D. - Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - 2005
- Other - Administration of Recreation and Park Systems, Southern Illinois University Carbondale - 2001
- Other - Liberal Arts and Sciences, Belleville Area College - 1999
- B.S. - Recreation Program Services, Southern Illinois University Carbondale - 1998
- Other - Liberal Arts and Sciences, Belleville Area College - 1996
Professional Webpage
www.indstate.edu/faculty-staff/nathan-schaumleffelTeaching Interests
- Nonprofit leadership and management, fundraising, volunteer management, youth development, program development and evaluation, parks and recreation,
Research Interests
- Staff and volunteer training, park foundations, philanthropy, community engagement, service-learning Scholarship of Application/Engagement: • Increasing content validity in program logic model design • Integrating positive program evaluation data into the resource development function of nonprofit organizations Scholarship of Teaching & Learning: • Enhancing NLSA fundraising education through partnerships with university foundations and institutional advancement • Achieving the benefits of service-learning through community-based distance education: Nonprofit partnerships for fundraising, health, and aging education Scholarship of Discovery: • Real & stereotypical crime and traffic impacts on the management, access & use of Dewey Point and the Wabashiki Fish & Wildlife Area
Dr. Nathan A. Schaumleffel, CPRP, CNP, CFRM, CVA, CYSA holds a Ph.D. in Recreation, Youth, and Community Development from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He also holds a M.S.Ed. in the Administration of Recreation and Park Systems and a B.S. in Recreation Program Services both from Southern Illinois University Carbondale where he was named the Recreation Alumnus of the Year in 2014. He also earned an A.A. and A.S. from Southwestern Illinois College.
Dr. Schaumleffel is an Associate Professor at Indiana State University where he serves as the Campus/Executive Director of the nationally award-winning Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Certification Program that was recognized as the 2013 Nonprofit Leadership Alliance - Sprint Campus Partner of the Year. In 2009, under his leadership, the nonprofit leadership program was recognized as the fastest growing nonprofit leadership education program in the United States. At this time, he also teaches in the Recreation Management & Youth Leadership program, the Outdoor Recreation Leadership curricula, the Social Justice & Sociology major, the Visual Arts Administration major, the University Honors program, and the Master’s in Public Administration program.
Dr. Schaumleffel served as Co-Director of the Center for Recreation Management, the consulting arm of the former Department of Recreation and Sport Management at Indiana State University, where he would direct wilderness first responder (WFR) courses with Wilderness Medical Associates at the ISU Field Campus (now Sycamore Outdoor Center). He also provided consultation to the Terre Haute Parks and Recreation Department on park foundation development and getting the Booker T. Washington Community Center approved as a U.S. Department of Homeland Security - FEMA Approved Emergency Shelter. Just six short months after the community center was approved as an emergency shelter, the Flood of 2008 devastated Terre Haute, Indiana causing the community center to be used as a fully-operational emergency shelter. Dr. Schaumleffel's consultation was based on his research on emergency management capacity-building for park and recreation professionals. While coordinating consultation projects for the ISU Center for Recreation Management, he also assisted in conducting a program evaluation for the Wabash Valley Senior Classics (i.e., Senior Olympics) for the West Central Indiana Economic Development District, Inc.
He has also served as a Development Associate & Faculty Fellow for the Indiana State University Foundation, a Faculty Fellow for the Indiana State University Center for Public Service and Community Engagement, and served as Faculty Fellow and Senior Faculty Fellow for Indiana Campus Compact.
He recently published a book titled: Cooperate – Advancing Your Nonprofit Organization’s Mission Through College & Community Partnerships: A Guide for Nonprofit Leaders. He has tested and practiced the principles from this book with the Friends of Shakamak, an independent nonprofit state park foundation for Indiana DNR’s Shakamak State Park. He has engaged with Shakamak through a variety of consulting service-learning projects, such as constructing a comprehensive fundraising case statement, writing volunteer board member position descriptions, and reviewing IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status applications.
He also has worked substantially with IDNR’s Friends of Turkey Run and Shades State Parks, the R.E.I.N. Coalition, Special Olympics Indiana, Happiness Bag, Inc., Autism Speaks, the Foundation for Autism Resources, the Boy Scouts of America, among others. An example of this service-learning/consulting work was a long-term project working with nonprofit leadership students to evaluate Wabash Valley Cub Scout programs. His local efforts to engage nonprofit leadership students in service engagement opportunities with the Boy Scouts of America has led to a national partnership. Principles and tips given to nonprofit leaders in the Cooperate book also come from his extensive work with nonprofit health and medical-related organizations, and with organizations that serve individuals with special needs like Special Olympics. In all of these unique partnerships, Dr. Schaumleffel functions as a university-based student volunteer manager and nonprofit consulting partner. His volunteer management and nonprofit consulting expertise was critical to the success of the Ducks on the Wabash signature fundraising special event and the success of the YMCAs of the Wabash Valley Spring Break Camp. Dr. Schaumleffel's commitment to YMCA STEM & FIT Spring Break Camp has extended into a second successful year of a strategic partnership for community engagement and service-learning with the Vigo County YMCA. The strategic partnership with the YMCAs of the Wabash Valley led to the Y receiving the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance - 2018 Mutual of America Nonprofit Partner of the Year Award.
As a professional fundraiser, Dr. Schaumleffel has been successful with annual fundraising and comprehensive campaigning with the ISU Foundation. He served as a Faculty/Staff Captain for the ISU March On! Comprehensive Campaign. While serving Autism Speaks, he has twice been recognized for his annual fundraising efforts with Grand Club recognition for online & social media and signature special event annual fundraising. The Boy Scouts of America recognized Nathan with the James E. West Fellow Award. Dr. Schaumleffel has also served as an annual fundraiser for the Boy Scouts' Friends of Scouting annual campaign using phone solicitation strategies; the YMCA of Champaign County's Strong Kids Campaign using face-to-face asks; and the Hoyleton Children's Home Foundation. He has also been deeply involved with the Boy Scouts' efforts to maintain and increase funding from the local United Way by leading a program evaluation effort to document the impact of the local ScoutReach program. Dr. Schaumleffel has a very successful record of grant proposal writing with Indiana Campus Compact, Illinois Campus Compact, the Illinois Attorney General's office, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, among other grant makers.
For his college-community partnership efforts in the nonprofit sector, he has been awarded both the Indiana State University Distinguished Faculty Award for Community-Based Learning and Scholarship and the Distinguished Faculty Service Award, as well as the Boy Scouts of America Silver Beaver Award, District Award of Merit, Whitney M. Young, Jr. Service Award for outstanding service to youth, the BSA Alumni Award, and the BSA H. Roe Bartle Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Training Award. Most recently, in March 2018, Dr. Schaumleffel was awarded the 2018 Terre Haute Disability Awareness Recognition Award by the Disability Awareness Work Group (DAWG), and, in May 2018, he was recognized by the Boy Scouts of America with the Special Needs Scouting Service Award.
In his role as Campus/Executive Director, he was recognized three times (2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012) with the Indiana State University Student Organization Advisor of the Year Award for advising the Nonprofit Leadership Student Association, the Association of Fundraising Professionals Collegiate Chapter, and the Autism Speaks U Collegiate Chapter. He has also served as faculty advisor to the Larry Legend Foundation; Best Buddies ISU; Epsilon Tau Pi Eagle Scout Fraternity; and the Rho Phi Lambda Honorary Professional Recreation, Park, and Leisure Service Fraternity. He is now co-advising the ISU Alpha Phi Omega chapter.
As Faculty Advisor to the Autism Speaks U Collegiate Chapter, Dr. Schaumleffel served on the Terre Haute Walk Now for Autism Speaks Committee for several years that planned this annual signature special event, and he was recognized with the Autism Speaks Grand Club Award in 2010 and 2011 for social media fundraising. He also spearheaded a national initiative for Autism Speaks to develop autism-friendly program leader training for youth-serving organizations.
As a recreation and youth work expert, he was certified with the Indiana Youth Development (IYD) credential and has served the profession in Indiana by serving as Chairperson of the Indiana YouthPRO Association's Credentialing and Accreditation Committee. In this role, he designed the 1st academic accreditation process for the field of youth work and then piloted the accreditation process with the Recreation Management and Youth Leadership Program at Indiana State University. He also serves on the Indiana Department of Natural Resources – Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Planning Committee where he provided input on the 2011 - 2015 SCORP and the 2016 - 2020 SCORP. Dr. Schaumleffel also served on the National Recreation and Park Association’s Public Policy Committee. He is currently serving on the planning and leadership team for the NRPA pilot project, Safe Routes to Parks Dewey Point, in partnership with the Vigo County Parks and Recreation Department and the IDNR Wabashiki Fish and Wildlife Area. He also recently coordinated Youth Mental Health First Aid Certification Courses with Hamilton Center, Inc., and a special night with the author of Population: One in partnership with the Foundation for Autism Resources.
As curricula and technology evolves, so does Dr. Schaumleffel. He is now a highly-trained online instructor and staff & volunteer trainer. Dr. Schaumleffel earned the Online Learning Consortium (formerly The Sloan Consortium) Online Instructor Certification, an internationally-recognized credential, as well as the Indiana State University Online Instructor Certificate. Dr. Schaumleffel has made tremendous efforts at taking community engagement cyber with new nonprofit classes at Indiana State. Not only has he taken community engagement and service-learning (now known as service engagement) online using the SENCER model, but he has also created new nonprofit management courses within the open educational resource (OER) course format meaning students use no textbooks.
Dr. Schaumleffel has published articles and contributed textbook chapters in:
- American Scouting Digest
- Autism Speaks Leading the Way: Autism-Friendly Youth Organization Guide
- Cooperate: Advancing Your Nonprofit Organization's Mission Through College & Community Partnerships: A Guide for Nonprofit Leaders
- National Recreation & Park Association Parks & Recreation
- National Recreation & Park Association Management of Park and Recreation Agencies - Politics & Advocacy
- American Camp Association Inside ACA
- Illinois Parks & Recreation
- Indiana Park and Recreation Association Profile
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources Volunteer View
- Indiana Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Journal
- Connecticut Parks and Recreation Association Today
- Journal of Park and Recreation Administration
- Community Development: Journal of the Community Development Society
- Managing Leisure: An International Journal
- Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
- Youth First: Journal of Youth Sports
- Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education
- Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education
- Illinois Institute of Rural Affairs-Rural Research Report
- Indiana Business Review
- Sport Governance and Policy Development: An Ethical Approach to Managing Sport in the 21st century - Senior Olympics/Senior Games Governance
He has also presented at local, state, national, and international conferences and research symposia including the Community Development Society international conference, Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Management Institute, National Recreation and Park Association national conference, American Camp Association national conference, National AfterSchool Association national conference, Illinois Park and Recreation state conference, Indiana Park and Recreation Association state conference, Indiana School Counselors Association state conference, Kentucky Parks and Recreation Society state conference, Illinois Rural Health Association state conference, the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis, Indiana Youth Institute Because Kids Count conference, Indiana Student Affairs Association state conference, Indiana Campus Compact Service Engagement Summit, International Association of Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement conference, among many more.
He has served in a variety of other professional roles that include: Director of Social Services and Recreation at the Union County (Illinois) Housing Authority, Special Facilities Manager for the Belleville (Illinois) Parks and Recreation Department, Aquatics Instructor at several YMCAs, and in several management roles at multiple day and resident camps, and afterschool programs, affiliated with the BSA, YMCA, and faith-based agencies. He has served as a student affairs professional at Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a Hall Director in University Housing. Dr. Schaumleffel also served as Board President of the Oxford Building Corporation, a nonprofit cooperative housing association in Champaign, Illinois.
Dr. Schaumleffel, an Eagle Scout and Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow, was awarded the Boy Scouts of America's Honor Medal for Unusual Heroism in Saving or Attempting to Save Life at Considerable Risk to Self stemming from a river rescue on Mother’s Day 2011 at Turkey Run State Park in Marshall, Indiana. Only 2,302 Honor Medals have been awarded by the BSA since 1923. His early experiences as a youth in Scouting, from volunteering at American Red Cross blood drives to serving as a YMCA swim instructor to completing his Eagle Scout project at a faith-based camp and conference facility, all culminated in him being elected Lodge Chief of Taleka Lodge #81, Order of the Arrow in Okaw Valley Council #116, Boy Scouts of America. As Lodge Chief, he served as a voting member of the Council's board of directors at 17 years old. HIs entire career has been nonprofit youth work and public recreation ever since!
- 2005, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism with a concentration in Recreation Administration, and Youth and Community Development; Dissertation Title: An examination of program leaders’ intention to process recreation experiences to achieve targeted outcomes: An application of the theory of planned behavior
- 2001, M.S.Ed.,Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Department of Health Education and Recreation, Major: Administration of Recreation and Park Systems with a concentration in Business; Thesis Title: Effects of fiscal trends on leisure service delivery in Illinois’ small-town public recreation agencies from 1996 to 2000
- 1999, A.S., Southwestern Illinois College, Liberal Sciences
- 1998, B.S., Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Major: Recreation Program Services with a concentration in Outdoor Recreation
- 1996, A.A., Southwestern Illinois College, Liberal Arts
Articles Published in Peer-Reviewed Journals
VanSickle, J. L., & Schaumleffel, N. A. (2016). Developing recreation, leisure, and sport professional competencies through practitioner/academic service engagement partnerships. Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 31 (2), 37-55.
VanSickle, J. L., & Schaumleffel, N. A. (2015). Putting partnerships on paper: Creating service engagement opportunities in kinesiology and recreation. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 86 (4), 24-33.
Frank, J. B., Malaby, M., Bates, L. R., Coulter-Kern, M., Fraser-Burgess, S., Jamison, J. R.,Stalker-Prokopy, L., & Schaumleffel, N. A. (2011). Serve at your own risk?: Service-learning in the promotion and tenure process. Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 1 (2), 1-13.
Schaumleffel, N. A. (2010). Lessons for rural Indiana communities from the other bank of the Wabash: A case study of successful rural recreation development. IPRA Profile: The Official Publication of the Indiana Park and Recreation Association Peer-Reviewed Web-Extra Research Section. Full-Text Available at: http://www.inpra.org
Schaumleffel, N. A., & Payne, L. L. (2010, May). Research update: Rural recreation and park development: Trends, issues, and strategies for success. Parks and Recreation,45 (5), 33-37. Unabridged Version Available at: http://www.parksandrec-magazine.com
Schaumleffel, N. A. (2009). Enhanced academic advisement with online learning management systems. Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 24, 142-147.
Bodey, K. J., Schaumleffel, N. A., Zakrajsek, R., & Joseph, S. (2009). A strategy for coaches to develop life skills in youth sport. Youth First: Journal of Youth Sports, 4 (2), 16-20.
Schaumleffel, N. A., & Backlund, E. A. (2009). Program leaders’ intention to process recreation experiences to achieve targeted outcomes. Managing Leisure: An International Journal, 14 (2), 141-160.
Schaumleffel, N. A., & Martin, C. A. (2009, February). Research update: Plan your work, work your plan: Master planning for rural communities: A tool for community organizing. Parks and Recreation, 44 (2), 56-61.
Bodey, K. J., & Schaumleffel, N. A. (2008). Programming professional student organization’s activities and events. Indiana Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Journal, 37 (3), 4-9.
Payne, L. L., & Schaumleffel, N. A. (2008). Relationship between attitudes toward rural community parks and recreation (RCPR) and rural community satisfaction. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 26 (3), 116-135.
Drabczyk, A. L., & Schaumleffel, N. A. (2006). Emergency management capacity building: Park and recreation professionals as volunteer managers in cross-systems collaboration. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, 24 (4), 22-39.
Schaumleffel, N. A., Smith, D. A., O’Dell, I., & Yoder, D. G. (2003). A study of fiscal trends on leisure service delivery in Illinois’ small-town public recreation agencies from FY96 to FY00. Rural Research Report, 14 (10), 1-10. Macomb, IL: Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs.
Smith, D. A., O’Dell, I., & Schaumleffel, N. A. (2002). Building a learning community for fieldwork students: A case study example. Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 17, 21-36.
Published Peer-Reviewed Edited Book Chapters
Schaumleffel, N. A. (2014). Why a college and nonprofit organization partnership? In N.A. Schaumleffel (Ed.), Cooperate - Advancing your nonprofit organization’s mission through college & community partnerships: A guide for nonprofit leaders (pp. 1-3). Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Campus Compact.
Schaumleffel, N. A., McElwain, M. L., & Mott, N. D. (2014). What is the value for nonprofit organizations partnering with a college? In N.A. Schaumleffel (Ed.), Cooperate - Advancing your nonprofit organization’s mission through college & community partnerships: A guide for nonprofit leaders (pp. 4-11). Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Campus Compact.
Schaumleffel, N. A., & McElwain, M. L. (2014). What college partners can offer nonprofit organizations: Time, treasure, & talent. In N.A. Schaumleffel (Ed.), Cooperate - Advancing your nonprofit organization’s mission through college & community partnerships: A guide for nonprofit leaders (pp. 12-53). Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Campus Compact.
Schaumleffel, N. A., Kruger, T. M., & McElwain, M. L. (2014). Why would students and faculty work free of charge (or below market value) for nonprofit organizations? In N.A. Schaumleffel (Ed.), Cooperate - Advancing your nonprofit organization’s mission through college & community partnerships: A guide for nonprofit leaders (pp. 54-80). Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Campus Compact.
Schaumleffel, N. A., Mott, N. D., Harms, D. E., & St. Jean, W. (2014). How to get started with a college and nonprofit organization partnership: Setting expectations, networking on campus, and managing student volunteers. In N.A. Schaumleffel (Ed.), Cooperate - Advancing your nonprofit organization’s mission through college & community partnerships: A guide for nonprofit leaders (pp. 81-109). Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Campus Compact.
Schaumleffel, N. A., Harms, D. E., Mott, N. D., & St. Jean, W. (2014). The nuts and bolts of college and nonprofit organization partnerships: Memorandums of understanding. In N.A. Schaumleffel (Ed.), Cooperate - Advancing your nonprofit organization’s mission through college & community partnerships: A guide for nonprofit leaders (pp. 110-124). Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Campus Compact.
Kruger, T. M., Harms, D. E., & Schaumleffel, N. A. (2014). Ethical issues with college and nonprofit organization partnerships. In N.A. Schaumleffel (Ed.), Cooperate - Advancing your nonprofit organization’s mission through college & community partnerships: A guide for nonprofit leaders (pp. 125-146). Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Campus Compact.
Bodey, K. J., & Schaumleffel, N. A. (2010). Politics and advocacy. In M. Moiseichik (Ed.), Management of Park and Recreation Agencies (3rd ed.) (pp. 57-69). Ashburn, VA: National Recreation and Park Association.
Schaumleffel, N. A. (2008). Senior Olympics/senior games governance. In T. H. Sawyer, K. J. Bodey, & L. W. Judge (Eds.), Sport governance and policy development: An ethical approach to managing sport in the 21st century (pp. 297-308). Champaign, IL: Sagamore Publishing, Inc. Accompanying instructor materials were also developed (i.e., test bank questions and power point presentation).
Articles Published in Professional Publications
Schaumleffel, N. A. (2017, February). Forget about grants! Annual fundraising for park foundations and friends groups. Parks and Recreation, 52 (2), 38-41.
Schaumleffel, N. A. (2017, February). On being a faculty advisor to a student organization. Goal Line Newsletter. Terre Haute, IN: Office of Student Success, Indiana State University.
Schaumleffel, N. A. (2016, January/February). Setting your park foundation’s cornerstone to build optimally functioning, fundraising, & engaging volunteer organizations. Illinois Parks and Recreation, 47 (1), 12-15.
Schaumleffel, N. A. (2015, Spring). Fun cost funds!: Engaging volunteers to build and finance impactful state park friends groups. Volunteer View: A Newsletter for Indiana Department of Natural Resources – State Park and Reservoirs Volunteers Who Have Dedicated 50+ hours. Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
Schaumleffel, N. A. (2014). Boy Scouts of America Nonprofit Leadership Alliance (formerly American Humanics) H. Roe Bartle Training Award: A path to the BSA Community Organization Award. Retrieved September 23, 2014, from http://www.nonprofitleadershipalliance.org/handsonlearning/bartlesquareknot.html#sthash.0z4K9jPs.dpbs
Schaumleffel, N. A., & Carmichael, R. (2008, July) The student camp leadership academy: Developing the next generation of camp professionals. Inside ACA (American Camp Association). Available at: http://www.acacamps.org/scla/next_generation.php
Schaumleffel, N. A., & Bodey, K. J. (2008, Summer). Beyond competition: Best practices for staff/volunteer training in youth sport. The Profile: An Official Publication of the Indiana Park and Recreation Association,(2), 15. Web Extra: Full-Text 3-page article additionally at: http://www.inpra.org or http://www.inpra.org/pdffiles/PROFILE%20Web%20Feature%20Article.pdf
Schaumleffel, N. A., & Salmon, S. (2007, Spring). Are we really achieving the aims of Scouting? American Scouting Digest, 5 (2), 8-14.
Ramsey, M., & Schaumleffel, N. A. (2006, Fall). Agritourism and rural economic development. Indiana Business Review, 81 (3), 6-9.
Schaumleffel, N. A., & Tialdo, T. (2006, April). Hungry for media attention. Parks and Recreation, 41 (4), 54-57.
Smith, D., Schaumleffel, N., & O’Dell, I. (2005, Spring). Responding to economic need: Strategies from recreation professionals in a time of fiscal restraint. Connecticut Parks and Recreation Association Today, 2 (2), 8-9.
Schaumleffel, N. A., Smith, D. A., & O’Dell, I. (2004, September/October). Stretching small town budgets. Illinois Parks and Recreation, 35 (5), 22-28.
Schaumleffel, N. A., Smith, D. A., O’Dell, I., & Yoder, D. G. (2004, September/October). Web extra: Small town fiscal trends - positive or negative? Illinois Parks and Recreation, 35 (5), 29. Additionally at: http://www.ilparks.org/webextra_sept_oct04.pdf
Smith, D. A., Schaumleffel, N. A., & Herrmann, A. (2002, March/April). Promoting civic engagement in higher education. Illinois Parks and Recreation, 33 (2), 11-13.
Edited Published Books
Schaumleffel, N. A. (Ed.) (2014). Cooperate - Advancing your nonprofit organization’s mission through college & community partnerships: A guide for nonprofit leaders. Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Campus Compact.
Book Reviews Published in Peer-Reviewed Journals
Schaumleffel, N. A. (2006). Non-profit bookkeeping basics [Review of the book Bookkeeping basics: What every nonprofit bookkeeper needs to know]. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Journal of the Community Development Society, 37 (4), 128-129.
Peer-Reviewed Published Abstracts
Schaumleffel, N. A., Malaby, M., & Frank, J. B. (2010). Risk management is not just for park and recreation professionals anymore: How to partner with faculty on mutually beneficial community engagement and service-learning projects. Book of Abstracts (2010 Indiana Park and Recreation Association State Conference Recreation Research Symposium). Cicero, IN: Indiana Park and Recreation Association.
Schaumleffel, N. A., Klarner, C., Carmichael, R., & Garst, B. A. (2009, February). Emerging trends and issues in American camps. Paper presented at the Camp Research Symposium at the annual meeting of the American Camp Association, Orlando, FL. Online at: http://www.acacamps.org/research/connect/09symposium.php
Schaumleffel, N. A., Klarner, C., Carmichael, R., & Garst, B. A. (2008, October). Emerging trends and issues in American camps. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Camping Congress, Camp Research Symposium, Quebec City, PQ, Canada. Online at: http://www.iccquebec2008.com/en/Congress/Presentations/Presentations.html.
Schaumleffel, N. A., & Payne, L. L. (2007). Does seasonal camp staff really intend to make camp more than fun and games? Paper presented at the Camp Research Symposium at the annual meeting of the American Camp Association, Austin, TX. Online at: http://www.acacamps.org/research/07symposium.php.
Schaumleffel, N. A., & Payne, L. L. (2006). An examination of program leaders’ intention to process recreation experiences to achieve targeted outcomes. Book of Abstracts (2006 National Recreation and Park Association Congress Leisure Research Symposium). Ashburn, VA: National Recreation and Park Association.
Schaumleffel, N. A., & Drabczyk, A. L. (2006). Public park and recreation agencies: Stakeholders in cross-systems collaboration for emergency management capacity building. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Community Development Society, St. Louis, MO. Online at: http://comm-dev.org/.
Schaumleffel, N. A., & Payne, L. L. (2004). Rural recreation development: An examination of attitudes toward public parks and recreation development and community satisfaction. Book of Abstracts (2004 National Recreation and Park Association Congress Leisure Research Symposium). Ashburn, VA: National Recreation and Park Association.
Herrmann, A., Schaumleffel, N. A., & Smith, D. A. (2002). Using outcome-based recreation programming as a community development tool. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Community Development Society, Cleveland, MS. Online at:
Edited and Compiled Books of Abstracts
Schaumleffel, N. A. (Ed.) (2010). 2010 Indiana Park and Recreation Association Recreation Research Symposium Book of Abstracts. Cicero, IN: Indiana Park and Recreation Association.
Accreditation Self-Studies
Schaumleffel, N. A. (2008). Academic accreditation self-study for the Indiana State University Recreation Management and Youth Leadership & the American Humanics Nonprofit Management Certificate Programs for the Indiana YouthPRO Association Academic Accreditation Committee, Indianapolis, IN.
Blog Posts
NA Schaumleffel. (2016, July 13). National Association of Park Foundations –Cornerstone Blog with @drschaumleffel: Keeping your cornerstone from crumbling starts with building a strong board of directors through recruitment [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://www.the-napf.org/single-post/2016/07/13/Keeping-Your-Cornerstone-from-Crumbling-Starts-with-Building-a-Strong-Board-of-Directors-through-Recruitment
NA Schaumleffel. (2016, February 22). National Association of Park Foundations – Cornerstone Blog with @drschaumleffel: We should mail fundraising letters? Really?!? E-mail is so much cheaper [Web log post]! Retrieved from http://www.the-napf.org/single-post/2015/12/21/We-Should-Mail-Fundraising-Letters-Really-Email-is-So-Much-Cheaper
NA Schaumleffel. (2016, February 19). National Association of Park Foundations – Cornerstone Blog with @drschaumleffel: To be, or not to be a park foundation with a special event fundraiser [Web log post]? Retrieved from http://www.the-napf.org/single-post/2016/02/19/To-Be-or-Not-To-Be-a-Park-Foundation-with-a-Special-Event-Fundraiser
NA Schaumleffel. (2015, November 12). National Association of Park Foundations – Cornerstone Blog with @drschaumleffel: We have a case statement! Now, what [Web log post]? Retrieved from http://www.the-napf.org/single-post/2015/11/12/We-Have-a-Case-Statement-Now-What
NA Schaumleffel. (2015, October 15). National Association of Park Foundations – Cornerstone Blog with @drschaumleffel: Is there a way to fund our park foundation without grants [Web log post]? Retrieved from http://www.the-napf.org/single-post/2015/10/15/Is-There-a-Way-to-Fund-our-Park-Foundation-Without-Grants
NA Schaumleffel. (2015, September 16). National Association of Park Foundations – Cornerstone Blog with @drschaumleffel: How to set the cornerstone in a park foundation [Web log post]? Retrieved from http://www.the-napf.org/single-post/2015/09/16/How-to-Set-the-Cornerstone-in-a-Park-Foundation
NA Schaumleffel. (2015, August 8). National Association of Park Foundations – Cornerstone Blog with @drschaumleffel: What is an optimally-functioning friends group or park foundation [Web log post]? Retrieved from http://www.the-napf.org/single-post/2015/08/08/What-is-an-OptimallyFunctioning-Friends-Group-or-Park-Foundation
Newspaper articles
Schaumleffel, N. A., & Schaumleffel, M. M. (2016, August 17). Reader’s forum: Appreciation for the professionals. Tribune Star: Terre Haute, IN. Retrieved from http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/readers-forum-aug/article_e4f64dd6-6477-11e6-9943-d355a70d2956.html
- Campus/Executive Director, Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Certification Program
- Faculty Advisor, Nonprofit Leadership Student Association
- Nonprofit Leadership Alliance - AMI Consulting Day - Site Facilitator - YMCA of Greater Kansas City
- Center for Community Engagement Affiliated-Faculty Member
- Co-Faculty Advisor, Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity – Beta Lambda Chapter
- Disabilities Awareness Work Group
- Coordinator, Journey Youth Work Fellowship Program
- Former Faculty Advisor, Association of Fundraising Professionals Collegiate Chapter
- Former Faculty Advisor, Best Buddies ISU Collegiate Chapter
- Former Faculty Advisor, Larry Legend Foundation
- Former American Democracy Project Advisory Committee
- Former Faculty Advisor, Epsilon Tau Pi - All Eagle Scout Service Fraternity
- Former SENCER Affiliated-Faculty Member
- Former Recreation Program Committee Member, University Housing - University Apartment
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
- Terre Haute Air Fair Voliunteer
- Course Director, Wilderness Medical Associates - Wilderness First Responder Courses, Sycamore Outdoor Center
- Terre Haute Walk Now for Autism Speaks Planning Committee
- Service-Learning Trip Coordinator, Camp Tannadoonah, River Bend Council, Campfire
- Field Trip Coordinator & Leader, RCSM-380, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois Park Districts and Sport Facilities
- Student Volunteer Coordinator, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Hooiser Outdoor Experience
- Student Volunteer Coordinator, Special Olympics Indiana Summer Games & Men's State Basketball Tournament
- Student Volunteer Coordinator, Friends of Shakamak, Inc.
- Student Volunteer Coordinator, Friends of Turkey Run and Shades State Parks
- Student Voluntreer Coordinator, Senior Olympics/Senior Games Wellness Expo (Wabash Valley Senior Classics), West Central Indiana Economic District, Inc.
- Student Volunteer Coordinator, Heart Walk, American Heart Association
- Public Policy Committee Member, National Recreation and Park Association
- Host Committee - National Congress, National Recreation and Park Association
- Chairperson, Indiana Youth Development Credentialing and Accreditation Committee, Indiana YouthPRO Association
- Higher Education Integration Committee Member, National Collaboration for Youth
- Central District Meeting Host, Indiana Park and Recreation Association
- Small-Town Initiative Coordinator, Indiana Park and Recreation Association
- Director, Indiana Rural Recreation Development Project
- Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Planning Committee, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
- Education Committee Member, American Camp Association - Indiana Section
- Bear Den Leader, Pack #17, Wabash Valley District, Crossroads of America Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Wolf Den Leader, Pack #17, Wabash Valley District, Crossroads of America Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Tiger Den Leader, Pack #29, Wabash Valley District, Crossroads of America Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Crew Advisor, Crew #808, Wabash Valley District, Crossroads of America Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Crew Advisor, Crew #93, Wabash Valley District, Crossroads of America Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Associate Advisor, Crew #93, Wabash Valley District, Crossroads of America Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Assistant District Commissioner, Wabash Valley District, Crossroads of America Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Personal Management Merit Badge Instructor, Wabash Valley District, Crossroads of America Council, Boy Scouts of America
- New Unit Organizer, Crew #1971, Happiness Bag, Inc., Wabash Valley District, Crossroads of America Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Unit Committee Member, Crew #1971, Happiness Bag, Inc., Wabash Valley District, Crossroads of America Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Unit Commissioner, Crew #1971, Happiness Bag, Inc., Wabash Valley District, Crossroads of America Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Committee Member & Wabash Valley District Liasion, National Eagle Scout Association, Crossroads of America Council, Boy Scouts of America
- ScoutReach Chairperson, District Committee, Wabash Valley District, Crossroads of America Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Cub Scout Day Camp Staff Member, Wildwood Day Camp, Crossroads of America Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Aquatics Committee, Crossroads of America Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Adopt-A-Staff/Staff Amigo, Philmont Staff Association
- Merchandise and Promotions Sub-Committee Member, 50th Anniversary Ranger Reunion, Philmont Staff Association
- Cameo Role, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Community Theatre of Terre Haute
- School Age Child Care Ad-Hoc Committee Member, Vigo County YMCA, YMCAs of the Wabash Valley
- Program Director, Spring Break Camp, Vigo County YMCA, YMCAs of the Wabash Valley
- Aquatic Facility Operator Volunteer, Vigo County YMCA, YMCAs of the Wabash Valley
- Planning Team Member, Safe Routes to Parks - Dewey Point Coalition, Vigo County Parks and Recreation & Indiana Department of Natural Resources - Wabashiki Fish & Wildlife Area
- Enhancing the Value of Public Spaces Participant, Terre Haute Parks and Recreation Department
- Event Coordinator, Autism Works Speaker, Foundation for Autism Resources
- Co-Host & Organizer, Youth Mental Health First Aid Crtification Training, Hamilton Center, Inc.
- Pro Bono Consultant , Gift Acceptance Policy, Friends of McCormick's Creek State Park
- Docent, Terre Haute Mid-Century Modern Home Tour, Indiana Landmarks
- Assistant T-Ball Coach, Terre Town Baseball PONY League
- Assistant Swimming Coach, Special Olympics Indiana Area 7
- Head Soccer Coach - Under 4 Division, Vigo County Youth Soccer Association
- Staff, National Scout Jamboree, Boy Scouts of America
- Restoration Biology Assessment Assistant, Oxbow Property, Wabashiki Fish & Wildlife Area, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
- Principal for a Day, Davis Park, Vigo County School Corporation
- Campus Training Coordinator, About Special Kids, Inc.
- Master Planning Focus Group Committe Member, Vigo County Parks and Recreation
- Co-Director, Father-Son Retreat, DuBois Center, United Church of Christ
- Park Foundation Development Advisor, Terre Haute Parks and Recreation
- Community Emergency Response Advisor, Terre Haute Parks and Recreation
- Neighborhood Association Co-Organizer, Meadow Woods Crossing Neighborhood
- Herb Fair Parking Staff, Terre Haute Herb Scoiety
- Campaigner, Campaign for a Cure, St. Jude's Children's Research Hosiptal
- Dutch Oven Cooking Seminar Speaker & Volunteer Coordinator, Civil War Reenactment - The Battle of Sutherland's Hill, Daviess County (KY) Parks and Recreation Department
- Strategic Planning with Needs Assessments & Community Asset-Mapping
- Community Engagement & Service-Learning
- Strategic Partnerships using intentional Memorandums of Understaning (MOUs)
- Fundraising & Grant Proposal Preparation (registered as a Professional Fundraising Consultant with the Indiana Attorney General)
- Volunteer Engagement & Evaluation
- Program Development, Program Leadership, & Program Evaluation (including Logic Modeling)
- Communication, Marketing, & Public Relations (including Crisis Communication Planning, and New & Social Media Implementation)
- Technology Applications & Online Services
- Membership Management
- Board/Committee Development & Governance
- New Nonprofit Organization Set-Up
- Youth Development & Youth Work
- Youth Sports
- Staff & Volunteer Training
- Special Event Planning
- Scholarship of Engagement
- Increasing content validity in program logic model design
- Using program evaluation data to increase park foundation fundraising
- Strategic planning and management of nonprofit organizations to achieve youth, human, and social service outcomes
- Volunteer engagement, training, supervision to lead recreation participants to youth development outcomes
- Professor as volunteer manager
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
- Using strategic service engagement partnerships with university foundations and institutional advancement to enhance student learning in fundraising education
- Assessing student learinng in service engagement settings